Russian access broker sentenced to over 6 years in prison for ransomware schemes

A federal court in Indiana sentenced a Russian cybercriminal to 81 months in prison on charges related to his role as an initial access broker for ransomware groups. Aleksei Volkov, 26, of St. Petersburg, Russia, pleaded guilty in November 2025 to six federal charges stemming from his work with the Yanluowang ransomware group and other […]

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Detecting IP KVMs, (Tue, Mar 24th)

I have written about how to&#;x26;#;xc2;&#;x26;#;xa0;use IP KVMs securely, and recently, researchers at Eclypsium published yet another report on IP KVM vulnerabilities.&#;x26;#;xc2;&#;x26;#;xa0;But there is another issue I haven&#;x26;#;39;t mentioned yet with IP KVMs: rogue IP KVMs. IP KVMs are often used by criminals. For example, North Koreans used KVMs to connect remotely to laptops sent to them by their employers. The laptops were located in the US, and the North Korean workers used IP KVMs to remotely connect to them. IP KVMs could also be used to access office PCs, either to enable undetected “work from home”&#;x26;#;xc2;&#;x26;#;xa0;or by threat actors who use them to gain remote access after installing the device on site.

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Russian initial access broker helped ransomware gangs extort millions, sentenced to 81 months

A Russian citizen, Aleksei Volkov, was sentenced to 81 months in prison for helping ransomware groups carry out attacks causing over $9 million in actual losses and over $24 million in intended losses, after being arrested in Italy and extradited to th… Continue reading Russian initial access broker helped ransomware gangs extort millions, sentenced to 81 months

Darktrace expands MSSP offering with AI-driven managed email security

Darktrace has launched its managed security service for MSSPs, enabling partners to deliver AI-native email security with real-time detection, investigation, and response across the email ecosystem. The launch is supported by updates to the Darktrace D… Continue reading Darktrace expands MSSP offering with AI-driven managed email security

Novee introduces autonomous AI red teaming to hunt LLM vulnerabilities

Novee today introduced AI Red Teaming for LLM Applications for its AI penetration testing platform, designed to uncover security vulnerabilities in LLM-powered applications before attackers can exploit them. Enterprises are deploying AI-enabled softwar… Continue reading Novee introduces autonomous AI red teaming to hunt LLM vulnerabilities