Cybersecurity
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A transnational cybercrime operation was taken down this week after law enforcement agencies from 34 countries coordinated on nearly 3,500 arrests and the seizure of about $300 million in stolen funds. According to Interpol, law enforcement agencies have spent six months running operation HAECHI IV — which sought to target organizations involved in voice phishing, […]
The latest global malspam campaign targets the hotel industry, emphasizing the need to stay alert against such attacks at all times. Cybersecurity researchers at Sophos X-Ops have issued a warning to the hospitality industry about a sophisticated malspam campaign targeting hotels worldwide. The campaign leverages social engineering tactics to lure hotel representatives into opening password-protected archives containing malware designed […]
Dec 20, 2023NewsroomNetwork Security / Data Breach Ransomware groups are increasingly switching to remote encryption in their attacks, marking a new escalation in tactics adopted by financially motivated actors to ensure the success of their campaigns. “Companies can have thousands of computers connected to their network, and with remote ransomware, all it takes is one […]
Security researchers have observed a new fraudulent campaign orchestrated by the Smishing Triad gang and impersonating the United Arab Emirates Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship. Operating through malicious SMS messages that claim to be from the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs, the campaign specifically targets UAE residents and foreigners in the country. […]
The attackers infect victims’ devices and then inject a script onto the victim’s browser to modify webpage content. This new approach makes the attacks more stealthy and harder to detect.
Iranian espionage group Seedworm (aka Muddywater) has been targeting organizations operating in the telecommunications sector in Egypt, Sudan, and Tanzania. Seedworm has been active since at least 2017, and has targeted organizations in many countries, though it is most strongly associated with attacks on organizations in the Middle East. It has been publicly stated that […]
Both Russia and China attempted to influence the 2022 U.S. midterms but did not successfully hack into the country’s election infrastructure or otherwise disrupt voting, the U.S. intelligence community said on Monday. “We have no evidence that any detected activity prevented voting, changed votes, or disrupted the ability to tally votes or to transmit election […]
Dec 20, 2023The Hacker NewsBrandjacking / Cyber Threat Hands-On Review: Memcyco’s Threat Intelligence Solution Website impersonation, also known as brandjacking or website spoofing, has emerged as a significant threat to online businesses. Malicious actors clone legitimate websites to trick customers, leading to financial scams and data theft causing reputation damage and financial losses for both […]
An international group of law enforcement agencies has seized the dark web leak site of the notorious ransomware gang known as ALPHV, or BlackCat. “The Federal Bureau of Investigation seized this site as part of a coordinated law enforcement action taken against ALPHV Blackcat Ransomware,” a message on the gang’s dark web leak site now […]