Category Archives: Group-IB

Fla. Man Charged in SIM-Swapping Spree is Key Suspect in Hacker Groups Oktapus, Scattered Spider

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On Jan. 9, 2024, U.S. authorities arrested a 19-year-old Florida man charged with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiring with others to use SIM-swapping to steal cryptocurrency. Sources close to the investigation tell KrebsOnSecurity the accused was a key member of a criminal hacking group blamed for a string of cyber intrusions at major U.S. technology companies during the summer of 2022. Continue reading Fla. Man Charged in SIM-Swapping Spree is Key Suspect in Hacker Groups Oktapus, Scattered Spider→

Researchers identify high-grade phishing kits attacking nearly 60,000 Microsoft 365 accounts

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Hackers compromised roughly 8,000 of those accounts with tools that a cybercrime group known as W3LL sold through its underground marketplace.

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Attackers exploited WinRAR zero-day for months to steal money from brokers (CVE-2023-38831)

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Financially-motivated attackers have exploited a zero-day vulnerability in WinRAR (CVE-2023-38831) to trick traders into installing malware that would allow them to steal money from broker accounts. “This vulnerability has been exploited since Ap… Continue reading Attackers exploited WinRAR zero-day for months to steal money from brokers (CVE-2023-38831)→

Two dozen arrested, hundreds of malicious IPs taken down in African cybercrime operation

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The cybercrime and fraud operations, including fraudulent art sales, were linked to financial losses of more than $40 million.

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Group-IB Founder Ilya Sachkov Jailed for 14 Years in Russia

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Ilya Sachkov was accused of treason by Russian authorities for providing classified cybersecurity data to a foreign intelligence firm.
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Russia Sends Cybersecurity CEO to Jail for 14 Years

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The Russian government today handed down a treason conviction and 14-year prison sentence on Iyla Sachkov, the former founder and CEO of one of Russia’s largest cybersecurity firms. Sachkov, 37, has been detained for nearly two years under charges that the Kremlin has kept classified and hidden from public view, and he joins a growing roster of former Russian cybercrime fighters who are now serving hard time for farcical treason convictions. Continue reading Russia Sends Cybersecurity CEO to Jail for 14 Years→

Growing scam activity linked to social media and automation

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The average number of scam resources created per brand across all regions and industries more than doubled year-on-year in 2022, up 162%, according to Group-IB. Additionally, the total number of scam pages detected by Group-IB in 2022 was more than thr… Continue reading Growing scam activity linked to social media and automation→

Russian Cybersecurity Executive Arrested for Alleged Role in 2012 Megahacks

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Nikita Kislitsin, formerly the head of network security for one of Russia’s top cybersecurity firms, was arrested last week in Kazakhstan in response to 10-year-old hacking charges from the U.S. Department of Justice. Experts say Kislitsin’s prosecution could soon put the Kazakhstan government in a sticky diplomatic position, as the Kremlin is already signaling that it intends to block his extradition to the United States. Continue reading Russian Cybersecurity Executive Arrested for Alleged Role in 2012 Megahacks→

Compromised ChatGPT accounts garner rapid dark web popularity

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Compromised credentials were found within the logs of info-stealing malware traded on illicit dark web marketplaces over the past year, according to Group-IB. The number of available logs containing compromised ChatGPT accounts reached a peak of 26,802… Continue reading Compromised ChatGPT accounts garner rapid dark web popularity→