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  • The Register: Chinese spies suspected of ‘moonlighting’ as tawdry ransomware crooks

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/14/chinese_spies_ransomware_moonlighting/ Source: The Register Title: Chinese spies suspected of ‘moonlighting’ as tawdry ransomware crooks Feedly Summary: Some employees steal sticky notes, others ‘borrow’ malicious code A crew identified as a Chinese government-backed espionage group appears to have started moonlighting as a ransomware player – further evidence that lines are blurring between nation-state cyberspies…

  • The Register: Ransomware isn’t always about the money: Government spies have objectives, too

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/12/ransomware_nation_state_groups/ Source: The Register Title: Ransomware isn’t always about the money: Government spies have objectives, too Feedly Summary: Analysts tell El Reg why Russia’s operators aren’t that careful, and why North Korea wants money AND data Feature Ransomware gangsters and state-sponsored online spies fall on opposite ends of the cyber-crime spectrum.… AI Summary…

  • CSA: Y2K to 2025: Evolution of the Cybersecurity Landscape

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    Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2025/02/12/from-y2k-to-2025-evolution-of-the-cybersecurity-and-information-security-landscape-over-the-past-25-years Source: CSA Title: Y2K to 2025: Evolution of the Cybersecurity Landscape Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text reflects on the evolution of cybersecurity from the Y2K incident to contemporary challenges and advancements. It highlights key milestones in cybersecurity, emphasizing the growing significance of cybersecurity as a business imperative…

  • The Register: Crimelords and spies for rogue states are working together, says Google

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/12/google_state_cybercrime_report/ Source: The Register Title: Crimelords and spies for rogue states are working together, says Google Feedly Summary: Only lawmakers can stop them. Plus: software needs to be more secure, but what’s in it for us? Google says the the world’s lawmakers must take action against the increasing links between criminal and state-sponsored…

  • Cloud Blog: Cybercrime: A Multifaceted National Security Threat

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    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/cybercrime-multifaceted-national-security-threat/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cybercrime: A Multifaceted National Security Threat Feedly Summary: Executive Summary Cybercrime makes up a majority of the malicious activity online and occupies the majority of defenders’ resources. In 2024, Mandiant Consulting responded to almost four times more intrusions conducted by financially motivated actors than state-backed intrusions. Despite this…

  • Slashdot: AUKUS Blasts Holes In LockBit’s Bulletproof Hosting Provider

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    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/25/02/11/2156211/aukus-blasts-holes-in-lockbits-bulletproof-hosting-provider?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: AUKUS Blasts Holes In LockBit’s Bulletproof Hosting Provider Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The US, UK, and Australia have sanctioned Zservers, a Russian bulletproof hosting provider, due to its involvement with the LockBit ransomware operations. This collaborative effort underscores the importance of disrupting criminal infrastructures that…

  • The Register: AUKUS blasts holes in LockBit’s bulletproof hosting provider

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/11/aukus_zservers_lockbit_sanctions/ Source: The Register Title: AUKUS blasts holes in LockBit’s bulletproof hosting provider Feedly Summary: UK foreign secretary says Putin is running a ‘corrupt mafia state’ One of the bulletproof hosting (BPH) providers used by the LockBit ransomware operation has been hit with sanctions in the US, UK, and Australia (AUKUS), along with…

  • News: Key figures behind Phobos and 8Base ransomware arrested in international cybercrime crackdown

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    Source URL: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/key-figures-behind-phobos-and-8base-ransomware-arrested-in-international-cybercrime-crackdown Source: News Title: Key figures behind Phobos and 8Base ransomware arrested in international cybercrime crackdown Feedly Summary: This follows a series of high-impact arrests targeting Phobos ransomware:An administrator of Phobos was arrested in South Korea in June 2024 and extradited to the United States in November of the same year. He is…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Build a stronger security strategy with proactive and reactive incident response: Cyberattack Series

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/02/10/build-a-stronger-security-strategy-with-proactive-and-reactive-incident-response-cyberattack-series/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Build a stronger security strategy with proactive and reactive incident response: Cyberattack Series Feedly Summary: Find out how a cyberattack by Storm-2077 was halted faster because the Microsoft Incident Response team is both proactive and reactive at the same time. The post Build a stronger security strategy…