Collaborate Disseminate
The 47-year-old man, who was not identified, faces up to five years in prison for producing, obtaining and sharing computer programs used to conduct cyberattacks.
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Polish police said they found evidence of cybercrime on the 47-year-old suspect’s devices.
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There is good news for any organisation which has been hit by the Phobos ransomware.
Japanese police have released a free decryptor capable of recovering files encrypted by both the notorious Phobos ransomware, and its offshoot 8Base.
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Pierluigi Paganini reports: Japanese authorities released a free decryptor for Phobos and 8Base ransomware, allowing victims to recover files without paying. Japanese police released the free decryptor for ransomware families, which was likely built us… Continue reading Authorities released free decryptor for Phobos and 8base ransomware
Roman Berezhnoy and Egor Nikolaevich Glebov are alleged to have extorted over US $16 million in ransom payments using the Phobos ransomware, impacting over 1000 organisations in the United States.
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Roman Berezhnoy and Egor Nikolaevich Glebov are alleged to have extorted over US $16 million in ransom payments using the Phobos ransomware, impacting over 1000 organisations in the United States.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading US charges two Russian men in connection with Phobos ransomware operation
Russian national Evgenii Ptitsyn, linked to Phobos ransomware, faces U.S. charges for extortion and hacking, with over $16M… Continue reading Russian Man Extradited to US, Face Charges in Phobos Ransomware Operation
Graham Cluley reports: Over 20 hospitals in Bucharest have reportedly been impacted by a ransomware attack after cybercriminals targeted an IT service provider. As a consequence medical staff have been forced to use pen-and-paper rather than computer s… Continue reading 20+ hospitals in Romania hit hard by ransomware attack on IT service provider
A solar eclipse on Earth is usually a sight to behold, and for NASA rovers tasked with exploring Mars, alignments of its moons and the Sun are also good reason to look upward. The Perseverance rover has used its advanced camera system to capture the cl… Continue reading Perseverance captures clearest video yet of a solar eclipse on Mars
A new strain of ransomware known as “Phobos” is using the same ransom note employed by Dharma to demand payment from its victims. Ransomware incident response provider Coveware found that Phobos’ ransom message differs from DharmaR… Continue reading New Phobos Ransomware Using Same Ransom Note as Dharma