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Hive Ransomware group demands £500000 from School in England

CyberSecurity Insiders

Yes, what is being read is true as Wootton Upper School in Bedfordshire-part of Wootton Academy Trust was victimized by the file encrypting malware spreading gang and are adamant in their demand.

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More details about Operation Cronos that disrupted Lockbit operation

Security Affairs

This site is now under the control of The National Crime Agency of the UK, working in close cooperation with the FBI and the international law enforcement task force, ‘Operation Cronos’,” reads the banner. “We Lockbit ransomware group administrative staff has confirmed with us their websites have been seized.

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Irish Silk Road admin sentenced to 78 months in federal prison

Security Affairs

An Irish national has been sentenced to 78 months in jail for his role as one of the administrators and forum moderators of Silk Road dark web marketplace. Gary Davis (31), of Wicklow, Ireland, has been sentenced to 78 months in prison for his role as one of the administrators and forum moderators of Silk Road dark web marketplace.

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Multinational ICICI Bank leaks passports and credit card numbers

Security Affairs

The leak affected the bank’s staff as well, as CVs of current employees and job candidates were observed in the storage. With regards to it, we do not know which incident you are referring to,” the email reads. Bank statements and filled-in know-your-customer (KYC) forms were also leaked. Thanks for your email.

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Misconfigured Registries: Security Researchers Find 250 Million Artifacts Exposed

eSecurity Planet

” Also read: Software Supply Chain Security Guidance for Developers Sensitive Information Exposed While they expected to find some registries accessible online, the researchers wrote, they were surprised that “on 1,400 distinct hosts we found at least one sensitive key (such as keys, secrets, credentials, tokens, etc.)

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Silk Road admin pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges and faces up to 20 years in prison

Security Affairs

Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that GARY DAVIS, a/k/a “Libertas,” pled guilty today to conspiring to distribute massive quantities of narcotics, a charge arising out of his role as a member of the small administrative staff of “Silk Road.” ” reads the DoJ press release.

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Scammers impersonate execs to target big payout of investor dollars

SC Magazine

Still, if a more competent perpetrator were to employ the same tactics while taking a more targeted approach – perhaps leveraging intel on investors gleaned from public lists and the dark web – the scam could be convincing enough to fool a lot of victims. “This is a capital call and I want payment out immediately.

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