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Conti Ransomware Group Diaries, Part IV: Cryptocrime

Krebs on Security

Three stories here last week pored over several years’ worth of internal chat records stolen from the Conti ransomware group, the most profitable ransomware gang in operation today. penned a two-part analysis on why smart contracts will make ransomware more profitable. We release ddos. Crypto falls in price.

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Stark Industries Solutions: An Iron Hammer in the Cloud

Krebs on Security

Two weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, a large, mysterious new Internet hosting firm called Stark Industries Solutions materialized and quickly became the epicenter of massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on government and commercial targets in Ukraine and Europe. Image: SentinelOne.com.

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A week in security (February 5 – February 11)

Malwarebytes

Our business solutions remove all remnants of ransomware and prevent you from getting reinfected. Want to learn more about how we can help protect your business?

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Teenagers are being encouraged to spread ransomware

CyberSecurity Insiders

Ransomware-as-a-service gang is on the prowl of teenagers who can act as distributors for malware. As law enforcement is tightening the noose around black hat hackers in all ways, ransomware spreading groups are now focusing more on luring teenagers into their business distribution stream.

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Ransomware operators might be dropping file encryption in favor of corrupting files

CSO Magazine

Ransomware started out many years as scams where users were being tricked into paying fictitious fines for allegedly engaging in illegal online behavior or, in more serious cases, were blackmailed with compromising videos taken through their webcams by malware. To read this article in full, please click here

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Avoslocker ransomware gang targets US critical infrastructure

Security Affairs

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reported that AvosLocker ransomware is being used in attacks targeting US critical infrastructure. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a joint cybersecurity advisory warning of AvosLocker ransomware attacks targeting multiple US critical infrastructure. Pierluigi Paganini.

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A week in security (December 12 - 18)

Malwarebytes

Silence is golden partner for Truebot and Cl0p ransomware. Play ransomware attacks city of Antwerp. Worldwide law enforcement action takes down major DDoS booter services. Virtual kidnapping scam strikes again. Iranian hacking group uses compromised email accounts to distribute MSP remote access tool. Update now!

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