Feb 05, 2024NewsroomCryptocurrency / Financial Fraud A 42-year-old Belarusian and Cypriot national with alleged connections to the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e is facing charges related to money laundering and operating an unlicensed money services business. Aliaksandr Klimenka, who was arrested in Latvia on December 21, 2023, was extradited to the U.S. If convicted, he faces […]
The Belarusian is back Four Walls will be a familiar name to some – his productions for Hands Off, Traxx Underground and many others, have carved out a formdiable reputaution for the techno-slanted Belarusian. The latest in that esteemed company is the Ultraworld Records imprint from DJ Craft, who’ll be issuing a new four track […]
A multinational company lost HK$200 million (US$25.6 million) in a scam after employees at its Hong Kong branch were fooled by deepfake technology, with one incident involving a digitally recreated version of its chief financial officer ordering money transfers in a video conference call, police said. Everyone present on the video calls except the victim […]
This post is also available in: 日本語 (Japanese) Executive Summary Unit 42 researchers recently discovered activity attributed to Mispadu Stealer, a stealthy infostealer first reported in 2019. We found this activity as part of the Unit 42 Managed Threat Hunting offering. We discovered this threat activity while hunting for the SmartScreen CVE-2023-36025 vulnerability. When we […]
DDoS attack trends for the second half of 2023 reveal alarming developments in their scale and sophistication, according to Gcore. The maximum attack power rose from 800 Gbps (1H 2023) to 1.6 Tbps. UDP floods continue to dominate, constituting 62% of DDoS attacks. TCP floods and ICMP attacks also remain popular at 16% and 12% […]
An investigation based on interviews, documents and forensic analysis reveals new evidence that the phones of some three dozen journalists, human rights advocates and lawyers in Jordan were infected with Pegasus spyware. In a report released Thursday, Access Now, a digital rights organization, joined forces with the Citizen Lab, a cybersecurity watchdog organization at the […]
Feb 05, 2024The Hacker NewsData Protection / Threat Intelligence A significant challenge within cyber security at present is that there are a lot of risk management platforms available in the market, but only some deal with cyber risks in a very good way. The majority will shout alerts at the customer as and when they […]
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Ransomware While Average Falls Below 30%, We’re Still Far From Seeing Criminal Profits Dry Up Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • February 2, 2024 Fewer ransomware victims are paying the extortion demanded by ransomware groups. (Image: Shutterstock) The number of victims who opt to pay a ransom appears to […]
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: State-linked hackers, backed by the People’s Republic of China, are actively positioned to attack critical infrastructure providers in the U.S., FBI Director Christopher Wray told a House committee Wednesday. “China’s hackers are positioning on American […]