Tag: cybercriminal

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

Feb 12, 2025

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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…

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

Feb 12, 2025

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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

Feb 12, 2025

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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: Triplestrength hits victims with triple trouble: Ransomware, cloud hijacks, crypto-mining

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/11/triplestrength_google/ Source: The Register Title: Triplestrength hits victims with triple trouble: Ransomware, cloud hijacks, crypto-mining Feedly Summary: These crooks have no chill A previously unknown gang dubbed Triplestrength poses a triple threat to organizations: It infects victims’ computers with ransomware, then hijacks their cloud accounts to illegally mine for cryptocurrency.… AI Summary and…

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…

The Register: Man who SIM-swapped the SEC’s X account pleads guilty

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/11/sim_swapped_guilty_plea/ Source: The Register Title: Man who SIM-swapped the SEC’s X account pleads guilty Feedly Summary: Said to have asked search engine ‘What are some signs that the FBI is after you?’ An Alabama man is pleading guilty after being charged with SIM swapping the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) X account in…

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

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