Collaborate Disseminate
Google’s research report on ransomware activity last year underscores how cybercrime is evolving and clouding a collective understanding of its full impact and scale.
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The botnet, which compromised routers and IoT devices in 163 countries, claimed about 369,000 victims and $5.8 million from its cybercriminal customers, officials said.
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Angelo Martino is accused of playing both sides — committing attacks and conducting ransomware negotiations on some of the same cases on behalf of his former employer.
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Researchers said the threat group behind the campaign is associated with ShinyHunters, an outfit that’s previously stolen data from Salesforce instances for extortion attempts.
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The vendor said six of the 83 vulnerabilities it addressed this month are more likely to be exploited.
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Attackers can exploit the defect in the widely deployed pac4j with relative ease, but researchers haven’t observed active exploitation in the wild.
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Attackers have turned AI into a “force multiplier” for the country’s expansive scheme to get and keep operatives hired at global companies, researchers said.
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The 43-year-old Russian national ran a ransomware operation that impacted more than 1,000 victims globally. The conspiracy netted more than $39 million in extortion payments.
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The vendor said it’s not aware of any active exploitation of the vulnerabilities, which could allow remote attackers to achieve root access and execute code.
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Microsoft, which led the effort, said it seized 330 domains that powered the phishing platform’s core infrastructure. The alleged creator was also named in a civil complaint.
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