Collaborate Disseminate
The North Korean APT tracked as TA444 is either moonlighting from its previous primary purpose, expanding its attack repertoire, or is being impersonated by other hackers.
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A U.S. court sentenced a Canadian man to 11 years in prison for his role in a global hacking and money laundering scheme allegedly spearheaded by North Korean cybercriminals. Ghaleb Alaumary, a 36-year-old Ontario native, was sentenced Wednesday to 140 months in federal prison and to pay more than $30 million in restitution after pleading guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit money laundering, the Justice Department announced. The defendant’s role involved providing bank accounts into which North Korean hackers could funnel stolen currency, and then recruiting individuals to withdraw cash from ATMs around the world. The millions of dollars came from sources including the 2019 theft of a Maltese bank, a 2018 fraud from Pakistan’s BankIslami, as well as a professional soccer team based in the U.K., according to the Justice Department. Alaumary was also reportedly connected to Ramon Abbas, a Nigerian Instagram influencer better known as “Hushpuppi” […]
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Trio alleged to have been at it for more than a decade, and to have made off with well over a billion dollars. Continue reading US names three North Koreans in laundry list of cybercrime charges
The European Union has sanctioned six people and three organizations in Russia, China and North Korea in connection with three major cyberattacks dating back to 2017. EU officials announced Thursday they would enact restrictive measures against the people it deemed responsible for the WannaCry ransomware outbreak in 2017, the NotPetya campaign and Operation Cloud Hopper, a Chinese cyber-espionage effort. Penalties include a travel ban, asset freeze and prohibit people and organizations in the EU from “making funds available” to the sanctioned individuals and entities. The move follows previous U.S. allegations against many of the same parties. “Sanctions are one of the options available in the EU’s cyber diplomacy toolbox to prevent, deter and respond to malicious cyber activities directed against the EU or its member states, and today is the first time the EU has used this tool,” officials said in a statement. The sanctions name unit 74455 of Russia’s […]
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The malware’s operator, Grim Spider, could be affiliated with Russian cybercrime rings, according to some — others say there’s no concrete evidence. Continue reading Ryuk Hauls in $3.7M in ‘Earnings,’ Adds TrickBot to the Attack Mix
Aside from Brexit, Cyber Threats and Cyber Attack accusations against Russia are very much on the centre stage of UK government’s international political agenda at the moment. The government publically accused Russia’s military ‘GRU’ intelligence … Continue reading Cyber Security Roundup for October 2018
A new security report reveals that the APT38 hackers have started a new worldwide attack against financial institutions, as a result of this millions of dollars have been hijacked from financial institutions. It is estimated that the criminal collectiv… Continue reading Apt38 Hackers Steals Over $1.1 Billion from Banks in Its New Attack