In 2019 alone, government entities reported 163 ransomware attacks — a nearly 150 percent increase in reported attacks from 2018 — with more than $1.8 million in ransoms paid and tens of millions of dollars spent on recovery costs. Keep Reading
The indictment alleges that Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov, 27, a citizen of Russia, attempted to recruit an employee of a company located in Nevada, with the purpose of introducing malicious software into the company’s computer network. Keep Reading
Kriuchkov is alleged to have conspired with associates to recruit an employee of a company to introduce malware into the company’s computer network. Keep Reading
The Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) 85th Main Special Service Center (GTsSS) military unit 26165, whose activity is sometimes identified by the private sector as Fancy Bear, Strontium, or APT 28, is deploying malware called Drovorub, designed for Linux systems as part of its cyber espionage operations. Keep Reading
A large scale hacking campaign is targeting governments and university websites to host articles on hacking social network accounts that lead to malware and scams. Keep Reading
The FBI seeks to inform US companies in the healthcare, chemical, and finance sectors of potential targeting activity by the Chinese government against their business and operational components based in China. Keep Reading
In addition, U.S. Cyber Command has released the malware sample to the malware aggregation tool and repository, VirusTotal. Keep Reading
Infraud was an Internet-based cybercriminal enterprise engaged in the large-scale acquisition, sale, and dissemination of stolen identities, compromised debit and credit cards, personally identifiable information, financial and banking information, computer malware, and other contraband. Keep Reading
CISA and NCSC are investigating a strain of malware known as QSnatch, which attackers used in late 2019 to target Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices manufactured by the firm QNAP. Keep Reading
McAfee researchers found it is typical of COVID-19 campaigns to use pandemic-related subjects including testing, treatments, cures, and remote work topics to lure targets into clicking on a malicious link, download a file, or view a PDF. Keep Reading
Although in this case the officer's attempt didn't work, the news shows that the use of so-called network investigative techniques (NITs)—the U.S. government's general term for hacking tools deployed by law enforcement—is not limited to the FBI. Keep Reading
DCJS is one of 11 agencies within the commonwealth's Secretariat of Public Safety and Homeland Security, and is charged with planning and carrying out programs and initiatives in support of the criminal justice system. Keep Reading
Ministers raised the persistent threat of hostile state activity as well as the spread of disinformation during the pandemic which is putting lives at risk. Keep Reading
Unattributed cyber actors are registering numerous domains spoofing legitimate U.S.-based airport websites, indicating the potential for future operational activity. Keep Reading
The scanner preemptively scans for infected files such as ransomware, malware, and other cyber threats before they infect a system. Keep Reading
An employee at Maersk, the world’s largest shipping conglomerate, saw computer screens suddenly turn black and irreversibly lock in late June 2017. Keep Reading
Using sandbox testing, we found that this sample produced two executables, and in turn, one of those two executables produced three more. Keep Reading
A code obfuscation tool that’s been linked to Chinese-based hackers has been used in tandem with an implant that has been attributed to Equation Group, a hacking faction that is broadly believed to have ties to the National Security Agency. Keep Reading
Law enforcement authorities have dismantled InfinityBlack, a hacking group involved in distributing stolen user credentials, creating and distributing malware and hacking tools, and fraud. Keep Reading
Symantec discovered 11 Android applications that were all made to appear like they were legitimate apps related to tracking cases in the Covid-19 pandemic, but which were in fact secretly downloading a malicious payload after installation. Keep Reading