Cybersecurity

U.S. Charges Iranian Hacker, Offers $10 Million Reward for Capture

Mar 02, 2024NewsroomCybercrime / Social Engineering The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Friday unsealed an indictment against an Iranian national for his alleged involvement in a multi-year cyber-enabled campaign designed to compromise U.S. governmental and private entities. More than a dozen entities are said to have been targeted, including the U.S. Departments of the […]

Cybersecurity

Microsoft Warns as Scattered Spider Expands from SIM Swaps to Ransomware

Oct 26, 2023NewsroomCyber Threat / Social Engineering The prolific threat actor known as Scattered Spider has been observed impersonating newly hired employees in targeted firms as a ploy to blend into normal on-hire processes and takeover accounts and breach organizations across the world. Microsoft, which disclosed the activities of the financially motivated hacking crew, described […]