GCHQ Christmas Codebreaking Challenge
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Cyber News
- December 20, 2023
- December 20, 2023
Product Explained: Memcyco’s Real-Time Defense Against Website Spoofing
Hands-On Review: Memcyco’s Threat Intelligence Solution Website impersonation, also known as brandjacking or website spoofing, has emerged as a significant threat to online businesses. Malicious actors clone legitimate websites to trick customers, leading to financial scams and data theft causing reputation damage and financial losses for both organizations and customers. The Growing Threat of Website […]
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- December 20, 2023
ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware operation disrupted, but criminals threaten more attacks
The US Department of Justice has announced that it has disrupted the operations of the ALPHV ransomware group, and seized decryption keys that could help 500 victims unscramble their files without having to pay a ransom. The Russian-speaking ALPHV (also known as BlackCat or Noberus) is one of the world’s most notorious ransomware groups, having […]
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- December 20, 2023
Alert: Chinese-Speaking Hackers Pose as UAE Authority in Latest Smishing Wave
The Chinese-speaking threat actors behind Smishing Triad have been observed masquerading as the United Arab Emirates Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship to send malicious SMS messages with the ultimate goal of gathering sensitive information from residents and foreigners in the country. “These criminals send malicious links to their victims’ mobile devices through SMS or […]
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- December 20, 2023
3,500 Arrested in Global Operation HAECHI-IV Targeting Financial Criminals
A six-month-long international police operation codenamed HAECHI-IV has resulted in the arrests of nearly 3,500 individuals and seizures worth $300 million across 34 countries. The exercise, which took place from July through December 2023, took aim at various types of financial crimes such as voice phishing, romance scams, online sextortion, investment fraud, money laundering associated […]
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- December 20, 2023
New Go-Based JaskaGO Malware Targeting Windows and macOS Systems
A new Go-based information stealer malware called JaskaGO has emerged as the latest cross-platform threat to infiltrate both Windows and Apple macOS systems. AT&T Alien Labs, which made the discovery, said the malware is “equipped with an extensive array of commands from its command-and-control (C&C) server.” Artifacts designed for macOS were first observed in July […]
Cyber News
- December 19, 2023
BlackCat Ransomware Raises Ante After FBI Disruption
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) disclosed today that it infiltrated the world’s second most prolific ransomware gang, a Russia-based criminal group known as ALPHV and BlackCat. The FBI said it seized the gang’s darknet website, and released a decryption tool that hundreds of victim companies can use to recover systems. Meanwhile, BlackCat responded […]
Cyber News
- December 19, 2023
FBI Takes Down BlackCat Ransomware, Releases Free Decryption Tool
The U.S. Justice Department (DoJ) has officially announced the disruption of the BlackCat ransomware operation and released a decryption tool that more than 500 affected victims can use to regain access to files locked by the malware. Court documents show that the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) enlisted the help of a confidential human […]
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- December 19, 2023
Behind the Scenes of Matveev’s Ransomware Empire: Tactics and Team
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on the inner workings of the ransomware operation led by Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev, a Russian national who was indicted by the U.S. government earlier this year for his alleged role in launching thousands of attacks across the world. Matveev, who resides in Saint Petersburg and is known by the aliases […]
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