Tag: extortion tactics

  • CSA: What Are the Top Cybersecurity Threats of 2025?

    Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/blog/2025/01/14/the-emerging-cybersecurity-threats-in-2025-what-you-can-do-to-stay-ahead Source: CSA Title: What Are the Top Cybersecurity Threats of 2025? Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text outlines the top 10 emerging cybersecurity threats anticipated for 2025, emphasizing the evolving tactics of cybercriminals and the necessity for organizations to adopt proactive security measures. Key threats include sophisticated ransomware,…

  • Hacker News: Fourteen North Koreans Indicted for Fraudulent IT Worker Scheme and Extortions

    Source URL: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/fourteen-north-korean-nationals-indicted-carrying-out-multi-year-fraudulent-information Source: Hacker News Title: Fourteen North Koreans Indicted for Fraudulent IT Worker Scheme and Extortions Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: This text outlines the indictment of 14 North Korean nationals involved in conspiracies targeting U.S. companies, where they evaded sanctions and engaged in fraudulent IT work, identity theft,…

  • The Register: Cybercriminal devoid of boundaries gets 10-year prison sentence

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/14/cybercriminal_devoid_of_boundaries_gets/ Source: The Register Title: Cybercriminal devoid of boundaries gets 10-year prison sentence Feedly Summary: The serial extortionist of medical facilities stooped to cavernous lows in search of small payouts A rampant cybercrook and repeat attacker of medical facilities in the US is being sentenced to a decade in prison, around seven years…

  • The Register: Ransomware fiends boast they’ve stolen 1.4TB from US pharmacy network

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/13/embargo_ransomware_breach_aap/ Source: The Register Title: Ransomware fiends boast they’ve stolen 1.4TB from US pharmacy network Feedly Summary: American Associated Pharmacies yet to officially confirm infection American Associated Pharmacies (AAP) is the latest US healthcare organization to have had its data stolen and encrypted by cyber-crooks, it is feared.… AI Summary and Description: Yes…

  • Cloud Blog: Emerging Threats: Cybersecurity Forecast 2025

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/cybersecurity-forecast-2025/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Emerging Threats: Cybersecurity Forecast 2025 Feedly Summary: Every November, we start sharing forward-looking insights on threats and other cybersecurity topics to help organizations and defenders prepare for the year ahead. The Cybersecurity Forecast 2025 report, available today, plays a big role in helping us accomplish this mission. This…

  • Cloud Blog: Emerging Threats: Cybersecurity Forecast 2025

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/emerging-threats-cybersecurity-forecast-2025/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Emerging Threats: Cybersecurity Forecast 2025 Feedly Summary: Every November, we start sharing forward-looking insights on threats and other cybersecurity topics to help organizations and defenders prepare for the year ahead. The Cybersecurity Forecast 2025 report, available today, plays a big role in helping us accomplish this mission. This…

  • The Register: Here’s what we know about the suspected Snowflake data extortionists

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/12/snowflake_hackers_indictment/ Source: The Register Title: Here’s what we know about the suspected Snowflake data extortionists Feedly Summary: A Canadian and an American living in Turkey ‘walk into’ cloud storage environments… Two men allegedly compromised what’s believed to be multiple organizations’ Snowflake-hosted cloud environments, stole sensitive data within, and extorted at least $2.5 million…