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Hackers breached four prominent underground cybercrime forums

Security Affairs

A suspicious wave of attacks resulted in the hack of four cybercrime forums Verified, Crdclub, Exploit, and Maza since January. Since January, a series of mysterious cyberattacks that resulted in the hack of popular Russian-language cybercrime forums. No other information looked to be compromised in the attack.”

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Exclusive: Lithuania under cyber-attack after the ban on Russian railway goods

Security Affairs

Cyber Spetsnaz is targeting Lithuanian government resources and critical infrastructure – the recent ban on Russian railway goods has caused a new spike of hacktivist activity on the Dark Web. June 20th one of the units of Cyber Spetnaz called “Zarya” has announced the attack against www.mna.gov.lv Pierluigi Paganini.

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The operator of DDoS-for-hire service pleads guilty

Security Affairs

Usatyuk developed and operated other DDoS-for-hire services with a co-conspirator between August 2015 and November 2017. The list of illegal DDoS-for-hire services operated by the man includes ExoStress.in (“ ExoStresser ”), QuezStresser.com, Betabooter.com (“ Betabooter ”), Databooter.com, Instabooter.com, Polystress.com, and Zstress.net.

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Crooks target Ukraine’s IT Army with a tainted DDoS tool

Security Affairs

Cisco Talos researchers have uncovered a malware campaign targeting Ukraine’s IT Army , threat actors are using infostealer malware mimicking a DDoS tool called the “Liberator.” A Telegram channel was used to coordinate the efforts and plan the cyber-attacks that will be conducted by the IT Army. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Law enforcement worldwide hunting users of DDoS-for-Hire services

Security Affairs

Europol and law enforcement agencies worldwide are investigating DDoS-for-hire services and hunting users that paid them to carry out cyber attacks. The operation dubbed Power Off allowed to shut down the biggest DDoS-for-hire service ( webstresser.org ) and arrest its administrators. webstresser.org.

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Hunters International ransomware gang claims to have hacked the Fred Hutch Cancer Center

Security Affairs

The Hunters International ransomware gang claims to have hacked the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Fred Hutch). Another healthcare organization suffered a ransomware attack, the Hunters International ransomware gang claims to have hacked the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Fred Hutch).

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Russia-Ukraine War: 3 Cyber Threat Effects, 1 Year In

Digital Shadows

Let’s focus attention on three key areas that have seen significant changes: state-sponsored activity, cybercrime, and hacktivism. Everything seemed to point to a wave of Russian state-sponsored destructive cyber attacks to support the invasion, multiplying the threat posed by the Russian army.