Cybercriminal marketplace Rydox seized in international law enforcement operation

The Justice Department announced Thursday that it had participated in a coordinated effort to seize and dismantle Rydox, an online marketplace for stolen personal information and cybercrime tools. The operation led to the arrest of three individuals alleged to be the site’s administrators. Rydox has been linked to over 7,600 illicit sales and generated substantial […]

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Notorious Nigerian cybercriminal tied to BEC scams extradited to U.S.

Abiola Kayode, a 37-year-old Nigerian national, has been extradited from Ghana to the United States to face charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.  Kayode, who was on the FBI’s Most Wanted cybercriminal list, is charged with participating in a business email compromise (BEC) scheme and romance fraud from January 2015 to September 2016, defrauding […]

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International crackdown disrupts DDoS-for-hire operations

An operation known as PowerOFF led to the arrest of three individuals and the shutdown of 27 domains.

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Turla living off other cybercriminals’ tools in order to attack Ukrainian targets

A Russian nation-state threat actor has been observed leveraging tools from other cybercriminal groups to compromise targets in Ukraine, a recent report by Microsoft Threat Intelligence disclosed. This clandestine approach, which is the second time in as many weeks that Microsoft has highlighted the group’s effort, shows how Turla uses a wide range of attack […]

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Latest round of MITRE ATT&CK evaluations put cybersecurity products through rigors of ransomware 

The sixth round of tests included two ransomware variants, while also incorporating macOS for the first time.

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Steady leadership prepares TSA to face evolving cyber threats

New presidents bring new policies. But amid rapidly expanding cyber threats, steady leadership at the federal agencies charged with securing critical infrastructure is, well, critical. David Pekoske, a retired U.S. Coast Guard vice admiral and administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, is uniquely positioned to provide that leadership. Congress showed foresight in 2018 by creating […]

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New ‘Termite’ ransomware group claims responsibility for Blue Yonder cyberattack

The ransomware looks to be a re-worked variant of Babuk.

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