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Industry professionals comment on the law enforcement operation targeting the Qakbot botnet and its implications.
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Ransomware
Previously seized LockBit websites have been used to announce more arrests, charges and infrastructure disruptions.
Mobile & Wireless
The iServer phishing-as-a-service platform was used by Spanish-speaking criminals to harvest credentials and unlock stolen and lost phones.
Tracking & Law Enforcement
The Tor Project has responded to claims that German law enforcement has found a way to deanonymize users.
Nation-State
The US government has announced the disruption of Raptor Train, a Flax Typhoon botnet powered by hacked consumer devices.
Tracking & Law Enforcement
Australian police have infiltrated encrypted messaging app Ghost, which has been used for illegal activities, and arrested dozens of people.
Tracking & Law Enforcement
Sanctions target five individuals linked to Intellexa Consortium as the US government expands its crackdown on commercial spyware merchants.
Cybercrime
The FBI has published information on six crypto wallets in which North Korean hackers moved roughly 1,580 Bitcoin from various heists.
Cybercrime
US authorities have announced charges against a Polish national who allegedly operated the LolekHosted.net bulletproof hosting service.
Government
The Biden administration has nominated former Navy commander Harry Coker to replace the retired Chris Inglis.
Tracking & Law Enforcement
Russia has sentenced Ilya Sachkov, co-founder of the Group-IB cybersecurity firm, to 14 years in prison on treason charges.
Government
The two foreign companies are being sanctioned for “for trafficking in cyber exploits used to gain access to information systems.”
Cybercrime
Daniel Kelley was just 18 years old when he was arrested and charged on thirty counts – most infamously for the 2015 hack of...
Cybercrime
Philippine police backed by commandos staged a massive raid and rescued more than 2,700 workers who were allegedly swindled into working for cybercrime groups.
Government
New National Security Cyber Section will help the US disrupt and prosecute nation-state threat actors and state-sponsored cybercriminals.
Ransomware
LockBit ransomware operators launched 1,700 attacks in the US and received roughly $91 million in ransom payments.
Government
As it pushes to renew a cornerstone law that authorizes major surveillance programs, the Biden administration faces an American public that’s broadly skeptical of...
Malware & Threats
Cybersecurity news that you may have missed this week: the spyware used by various governments, new vulnerabilities, industrial security products, and Linux router attacks.
Management & Strategy
Inside the collapse of IronNet: Some say the firm collapsed, in part, because it engaged in questionable business practices, produced subpar offerings, and could...
Data Breaches
Network Security
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence
ICS/OT
Report finds most organizations have suffered financial impact of $500,000 or more from cyberattacks on cyber-physical systems over past year.
