US charges suspected LockBit ransomware developer

The US Department of Justice has unsealed charges against Rostislav Panev, 51, a dual Russian and Israeli national, suspected of being a developer for the LockBit ransomware group. Panev was arrested in August 2024 and is currently in custody in Israel… Continue reading US charges suspected LockBit ransomware developer

NFT scammers charged for stealing $22 million through “rug pulls”

A six-count indictment was unsealed on Friday in Los Angeles charging two California men with defrauding investors of more than $22 million in cryptocurrency through a series of digital asset project “rug pulls,” a type of fraud scheme in w… Continue reading NFT scammers charged for stealing $22 million through “rug pulls”

Evilginx: Open-source man-in-the-middle attack framework

Evilginx is an open-source man-in-the-middle attack framework designed to phish login credentials and session cookies, enabling attackers to bypass 2FA safeguards. “Back in 2017, I was experimenting with extracting cookies from one browser and im… Continue reading Evilginx: Open-source man-in-the-middle attack framework

Maximizing the impact of cybercrime intelligence on business resilience

In this Help Net Security interview, Jason Passwaters, CEO of Intel 471, discusses how integrating cybercrime intelligence into an organization’s security strategy enables proactive threat management and how measuring intelligence efforts can help miti… Continue reading Maximizing the impact of cybercrime intelligence on business resilience

What open source means for cybersecurity

With outdated and inadequately maintained components, along with insecure dependencies, the open-source ecosystem presents numerous risks that could expose organizations to threats. In this article, you will find excerpts from 2024 open-source security… Continue reading What open source means for cybersecurity

Week in review: MUT-1244 targets both security workers and threat actors, Kali Linux 2024.4 released

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: MUT-1244 targeting security researchers, red teamers, and threat actors A threat actor tracked as MUT-1244 by DataDog researchers has been targeting acade… Continue reading Week in review: MUT-1244 targets both security workers and threat actors, Kali Linux 2024.4 released

CISA: Use Signal or other secure communications app

In the wake of the widespread compromise of US telecom giants’ networks by Chinese hackers and the FBI advising Americans to use end-to-end encrypted communications, CISA is advising “highly targeted individuals” – senior govern… Continue reading CISA: Use Signal or other secure communications app

Another NetWalker affiliate sentenced to 20 years in prison

A 30-year old Romanian man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for leveraging the Netwalker ransomware to extort money from victims, the US Department of Justice announced on Thursday. Daniel Christian Hulea, of Jucu de Mijloc, Cluj, Romania, was arres… Continue reading Another NetWalker affiliate sentenced to 20 years in prison