NCA Arrests Teenager in Walsall Over TfL Cyber Attack
A recent National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation led to the arrest of a teenager in Walsall, England, linked… Continue reading NCA Arrests Teenager in Walsall Over TfL Cyber Attack
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Trio Admits Running “OTP Agency” Enabling Bank Fraud, and 2FA Bypass
Three men plead guilty to running OTP Agency, a website that enabled criminals to bypass banking security and… Continue reading Trio Admits Running “OTP Agency” Enabling Bank Fraud, and 2FA Bypass
UK Shuts Down ‘Russian Coms’ Fraud Platform Defrauding Millions
The UK’s National Crime Agency has dismantled Russian Coms, a major fraud platform responsible for global financial losses.… Continue reading UK Shuts Down ‘Russian Coms’ Fraud Platform Defrauding Millions
DDoS-for-hire site DigitalStress taken down by police, suspected owner arrested
It has been revealed that earlier this month a website which offered a DDoS-for-hire service was taken offline by law enforcement, but only after they collected data about its criminal customers.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading DDoS-for-hire site DigitalStress taken down by police, suspected owner arrested
Smashing Security podcast #371: Unmasking LockBitsupp, company extortion, and a Tinder fraudster
The kingpin of the LockBit ransomware is named and sanctioned, a cybersecurity consultant is charged with a $1.5 million extortion, and a romance fraudster defrauded women he met on Tinder of £80,000.
All this and much much more is discussed in the … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #371: Unmasking LockBitsupp, company extortion, and a Tinder fraudster
Feds Unmask LockBit Ransomware Leader as Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev
By Waqas
In a major blow to ransomware, international law enforcement has unmasked Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, the leader of LockBit ransomware. Learn about the takedown, sanctions imposed, and the future of LockBit in a post-Khoroshev era.
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BlackCat Ransomware Group Implodes After Apparent $22M Payment by Change Healthcare
There are indications that U.S. healthcare giant Change Healthcare has made a $22 million extortion payment to the infamous BlackCat ransomware group (a.k.a. “ALPHV”) as the company struggles to bring services back online amid a cyberattack that has disrupted prescription drug services nationwide for weeks. However, the cybercriminal who claims to have given BlackCat access to Change’s network says the crime gang cheated them out of their share of the ransom, and that they still have the sensitive data that Change reportedly paid the group to destroy. Meanwhile, the affiliate’s disclosure appears to have prompted BlackCat to cease operations entirely. Continue reading BlackCat Ransomware Group Implodes After Apparent $22M Payment by Change Healthcare
Fulton County, Security Experts Call LockBit’s Bluff
The ransomware group LockBit told officials with Fulton County, Ga. they could expect to see their internal documents published online this morning unless the county paid a ransom demand. Instead, LockBit removed Fulton County’s listing from its victim shaming website this morning, claiming county officials had paid. But county officials said they did not pay, nor did anyone make payment on their behalf. Security experts say LockBit was likely bluffing and probably lost most of the data when the gang’s servers were seized this month by U.S. and U.K. law enforcement. Continue reading Fulton County, Security Experts Call LockBit’s Bluff
LockBitsupp unmasked!!? My reaction to the FBI and NCA’s LockBit ransomware revelation
Check out my “live reaction” (isn’t that what all the kids post on social media these days?) to the much-hyped revelation of the identity of the LockBit ransomware’s administrator. Continue reading LockBitsupp unmasked!!? My reaction to the FBI and NCA’s LockBit ransomware revelation
Feds Seize LockBit Ransomware Websites, Offer Decryption Tools, Troll Affiliates
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