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‘Yes, we are breaking the law:’ An interview with the operator of a marketplace for stolen data

Dmitry Smilyanets September 17, 2021

‘Yes, we are breaking the law:’ An interview with the operator of a marketplace for stolen data
Freedom Hosting admin gets 27 years in prison for hosting child pornography

Catalin Cimpanu September 16, 2021

Freedom Hosting admin gets 27 years in prison for hosting child pornography
Universal decryptor released for past REvil ransomware victims

Catalin Cimpanu September 16, 2021

Universal decryptor released for past REvil ransomware victims
Anonymous hacks and leaks data from domain registrar Epik

Catalin Cimpanu September 15, 2021

Anonymous hacks and leaks data from domain registrar Epik
Ransomware accounted for a quarter of all cyber insurance claims in Europe between 2016 and 2020

Catalin Cimpanu September 15, 2021

Ransomware accounted for a quarter of all cyber insurance claims in Europe between 2016 and 2020
Threat actor ports Cobalt Strike beacon to Linux, uses it in attacks

Catalin Cimpanu September 13, 2021

Threat actor ports Cobalt Strike beacon to Linux, uses it in attacks
Hackers stole Puma source code, no customer data, company says

Catalin Cimpanu September 12, 2021

Hackers stole Puma source code, no customer data, company says
Bail services affected in South Africa after ransomware attack
Brief Bail services affected in South Africa after ransomware attack

Catalin Cimpanu September 11, 2021

Meet Meris, the new 250,000-strong DDoS botnet terrorizing the internet

Catalin Cimpanu September 9, 2021

Meet Meris, the new 250,000-strong DDoS botnet terrorizing the internet
Fortinet warns customers after hackers leak passwords for 87,000 VPNs

Catalin Cimpanu September 9, 2021

Fortinet warns customers after hackers leak passwords for 87,000 VPNs
Money launderer who helped North Korean cybercriminals sentenced to more than 11 years
Brief Money launderer who helped North Korean cybercriminals sentenced to more than 11 years

Adam Janofsky September 9, 2021

Ukrainian indicted for running brute-force botnet, selling hacked PC accounts
Brief Ukrainian indicted for running brute-force botnet, selling hacked PC accounts

Catalin Cimpanu September 8, 2021

REvil ransomware group returns following Kaseya attack
Brief REvil ransomware group returns following Kaseya attack

Catalin Cimpanu September 7, 2021

Jenkins project discloses security breach following Confluence server hack
Brief Jenkins project discloses security breach following Confluence server hack

Catalin Cimpanu September 6, 2021

TrickBot gang member arrested after getting stuck in South Korea due to COVID-19 pandemic

Catalin Cimpanu September 5, 2021

TrickBot gang member arrested after getting stuck in South Korea due to COVID-19 pandemic
FBI: Americans lost more than $8 million to sextortion scams this year
Brief FBI: Americans lost more than $8 million to sextortion scams this year

Catalin Cimpanu September 2, 2021

US farm loses $9 million in the aftermath of a ransomware attack

Catalin Cimpanu September 2, 2021

US farm loses $9 million in the aftermath of a ransomware attack
Fired credit union worker pleads guilty after accessing and deleting thousands of files
Brief Fired credit union worker pleads guilty after accessing and deleting thousands of files

Adam Janofsky September 1, 2021

Confluence enterprise servers targeted with recent vulnerability
Brief Confluence enterprise servers targeted with recent vulnerability

Catalin Cimpanu September 1, 2021

Mozi botnet authors arrested in China

Catalin Cimpanu September 1, 2021

Mozi botnet authors arrested in China
CISA and the FBI warn of ransomware gangs’ tendency of launching attacks over holidays and weekends

Catalin Cimpanu August 31, 2021

CISA and the FBI warn of ransomware gangs’ tendency of launching attacks over holidays and weekends
Bangkok Air confirms passenger PII leak after ransomware attack
Brief Bangkok Air confirms passenger PII leak after ransomware attack

Catalin Cimpanu August 30, 2021

Phorpiex botnet shuts down, source code goes up for sale

Catalin Cimpanu August 27, 2021

Phorpiex botnet shuts down, source code goes up for sale
Ragnarok ransomware operation shuts down and releases free decrypter
Brief Ragnarok ransomware operation shuts down and releases free decrypter

Catalin Cimpanu August 26, 2021

K-12 schools face escalating cybersecurity challenges

Andrea Peterson August 26, 2021

K-12 schools face escalating cybersecurity challenges