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Ransomware negotiator investigated over criminal gang kickbacks

Malwarebytes

That might not have been the case at Digital Mint, a ransomware negotiation company where one worker allegedly went rogue. According to Bloomberg , Digital Mint is cooperating with the US Department of Justive (DoJ) to investigate allegations that a former employee had worked with ransomware criminals.

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Medusa ransomware hit over 300 critical infrastructure organizations until February 2025

Security Affairs

The Medusa ransomware operation hit over 300 organizations in critical infrastructure sectors in the United States until February 2025. The FBI, CISA, and MS-ISAC have issued a joint advisory detailing Medusa ransomware tactics, techniques, and indicators of compromise (IOCs) based on FBI investigations as recent as February 2025.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 494 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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You should probably delete any sensitive screenshots you have in your phone right now. Here's why

Zero Day

Don't save screenshots of sensitive information, such as IDs, passports, crypto wallets, seed phrases, passwords, and two-factor authentication backup codes. Privacy Policy | | Cookie Settings | Advertise | Terms of Use Either delete this data or move the screenshots to a password-protected folder. All rights reserved.

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Cloudflare blocks largest DDoS attack - here's how to protect yourself

Zero Day

On the hardware behind the site, I also maintain my own NextCloud server, an email server, an off-site backup server, and multiple test Linux servers. Privacy Policy | | Cookie Settings | Advertise | Terms of Use On average -- average -- I get a dozen DDoS attacks a week. All rights reserved.

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Top Cyber Attacker Techniques, August–October 2024

Digital Shadows

Despite a slowdown in “LockBit” ransomware activity due to law enforcement actions and a loss of affiliate trust, it remains a key player. Meanwhile, “RansomHub” is rising rapidly due to its attractive ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model. Despite the importance of employee training, sometimes it just isn’t enough.

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16 billion passwords leaked across Apple, Google, more: What to know and how to protect yourself

Zero Day

Indeed, we follow strict guidelines that ensure our editorial content is never influenced by advertisers. As a tip, I would recommend purchasing a pair of keys so one lives on your desk -- or is with you when you're traveling -- and one stays firmly in a safe place as a backup. Apple and Microsoft intend to follow suit.

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