Collaborate Disseminate
A Ukrainian national was extradited to the United States from the Netherlands after being indicted for crimes related to fraud, money laundering, and aggravated identity theft. According to court documents, Mark Sokolovsky conspired to operate the Racc… Continue reading Alleged Raccoon Infostealer operator extradited, verification site set up for victims
U.S. and U.K. authorities have seized the darknet websites run by LockBit, a prolific and destructive ransomware group that has claimed more than 2,000 victims worldwide and extorted over $120 million in payments. Instead of listing data stolen from ransomware victims who didn’t pay, LockBit’s victim shaming website now offers free recovery tools, as well as news about arrests and criminal charges involving LockBit affiliates. Continue reading Feds Seize LockBit Ransomware Websites, Offer Decryption Tools, Troll Affiliates
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To date, the LockBit ransomware gang targeted over 2,000 victims and received more than $120 million in ransom payments.
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In the wake of yesterday’s surprise law enforcement takeover of LockBit’s leak site, the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) and Europol have shared more information about the extent of the takedown. “Today, after infiltrating the group’s … Continue reading LockBit takedown: Infrastructure disrupted, criminals arrested, decryption keys recovered
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All known dark web domains operated by the notorious LockBit Ransomware Gang are displaying a law enforcement seizure notice.
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In January 2024, an operation dismantled a network of hundreds of SOHO routers controlled by GRU Military Unit 26165, also known as APT 28, Sofacy Group, Forest Blizzard, Pawn Storm, Fancy Bear, and Sednit. This network facilitated various crimes, incl… Continue reading U.S. authorities disrupt Russian intelligence’s botnet
The US government says it has neutralized a network of hundreds of Ubiquiti Edge OS routers under the control of the Russia’s APT28 hackers.
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China-sponsored attacks likened to “placing bombs in water treatment facilities, and power plants”.
Is it just me, or does this sound like the plot of a Mission Impossible movie? Continue reading China is hacking Wi-Fi routers for attack on US electrical grid and water supplies, FBI warns
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The KV Botnet, a Chinese state-sponsored threat actor group gained widespread attention for compromising hundreds of U.S.-based small office/home office (SOHO) routers.
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Three Americans were charged this week with stealing more than $400 million in a November 2022 SIM-swapping attack. The U.S. government did not name the victim organization, but there is every indication that the money was stolen from the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX, which had just filed for bankruptcy on that same day. Continue reading Arrests in $400M SIM-Swap Tied to Heist at FTX?