Apr 23, 2024NewsroomCounterintelligence / National Security German authorities said they have issued arrest warrants against three citizens on suspicion of spying for China. The full names of the defendants were not disclosed by the Office of the Federal Prosecutor (aka Generalbundesanwalt), but it includes Herwig F., Ina F., and Thomas R. “The suspects are strongly […]
U.S. authorities charged an Iranian national for long-running hacking campaign Pierluigi Paganini March 02, 2024 The U.S. DoJ charged Iranian national Alireza Shafie Nasab for his role in attacks targeting U.S. government and defense entities. The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) charged Iranian national Alireza Shafie Nasab (39) for multi-year hacking campaign targeting U.S. defense […]
Russian authorities have identified and arrested three alleged members of a local ransomware gang called SugarLocker. The group operates under the guise of a legitimate tech company called Shtazi-IT, offering services for the development of landing pages, mobile apps, and online stores, according to a report by F.A.C.C.T., a Russia-based company that was involved in […]
Myanmar authorities handed over to the Chinese government 10 suspects accused of involvement in the organized cyber fraud industry, including the heads of three prominent crime families. The arrests come after China’s Ministry of Public Security released a wanted list in December for the members of the “family crime syndicates,” which have ties to Myanmar’s […]
Authorities in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States this week levied financial sanctions against a Russian man accused of stealing data on nearly 10 million customers of the Australian health insurance giant Medibank. 33-year-old Aleksandr Ermakov allegedly stole and leaked the Medibank data while working with one of Russia’s most destructive ransomware groups, […]
Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Government Authorities in 15 Countries Helped Dismantle Operations Following 2019 Takedown Cal Harrison • January 5, 2024 Authorities in 2019 posted this notice on the xDedic Marketplace after international law enforcement agencies took it down. The U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday that it has wrapped […]
Jan 05, 2024NewsroomCyber Attack / Data Breach Ukrainian cybersecurity authorities have disclosed that the Russian state-sponsored threat actor known as Sandworm was inside telecom operator Kyivstar’s systems at least since May 2023. The development was first reported by Reuters. The incident, described as a “powerful hacker attack,” first came to light last month, knocking out […]
Europol, along with law enforcement authorities from 17 countries and the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), has partnered with private sector companies to combat digital skimming attacks.
U.S. authorities are struggling to contain a critical vulnerability in Citrix Netscaler Application Delivery Controller and Netscaler Gateway, widely used networking appliances that help companies enable secure remote access. Thousands of organizations worldwide use the technology, and researchers have seen attacks targeting a wide range of industries, including financial services companies, defense contractors, law firms, […]
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