Tag: ransomware operations
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The Register: Suspected LockBit dev, facing US extradition, ‘did it for the money’
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/23/lockbit_ransomware_dev_extradition/ Source: The Register Title: Suspected LockBit dev, facing US extradition, ‘did it for the money’ Feedly Summary: Dual Russian-Israeli national arrested in August An alleged LockBit ransomware developer is in custody in Israel and awaiting extradition to the United States.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The arrest of Rostislav Panev, a…
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Krebs on Security: U.S. Offered $10M for Hacker Just Arrested by Russia
Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/12/u-s-offered-10m-for-hacker-just-arrested-by-russia/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: U.S. Offered $10M for Hacker Just Arrested by Russia Feedly Summary: In January 2022, KrebsOnSecurity identified a Russian man named Mikhail Matveev as “Wazawaka," a cybercriminal who was deeply involved in the formation and operation of multiple ransomware groups. The U.S. government indicted Matveev as a top…
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The Register: Russia arrests one of its own – a cybercrime suspect on FBI’s most wanted list
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/02/russia_ransomware_arrest/ Source: The Register Title: Russia arrests one of its own – a cybercrime suspect on FBI’s most wanted list Feedly Summary: The latest in an unusual change of fortune for group once protected by the Kremlin An alleged former affiliate of the LockBit and Babuk ransomware operations, who also just happens to…
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Cloud Blog: Cloud CISO Perspectives: Ending ransomware starts with more reporting
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/cloud-ciso-perspectives-ransomware-cyber-insurance-reporting/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cloud CISO Perspectives: Ending ransomware starts with more reporting Feedly Summary: Welcome to the second Cloud CISO Perspectives for November 2024. Today, Monica Shokrai, head of business risk and insurance, Google Cloud, and Kimberly Goody, cybercrime analysis lead, Google Threat Intelligence Group, explore the role cyber-insurance can play…
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The Register: SafePay ransomware gang claims Microlise attack that disrupted prison van tracking
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/22/safepay_microlise/ Source: The Register Title: SafePay ransomware gang claims Microlise attack that disrupted prison van tracking Feedly Summary: Fledgling band of crooks says it stole 1.2 TB of data The new SafePay ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the attack on UK telematics biz Microlise, giving the company less than 24 hours to…
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The Register: VMware fixes critical RCE, make-me-root bugs in vCenter – for the second time
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/22/vmware_rce_vcenter_bugs/ Source: The Register Title: VMware fixes critical RCE, make-me-root bugs in vCenter – for the second time Feedly Summary: If the first patches don’t work, try, try again VMware has pushed a second patch for a critical, heap-overflow bug in the vCenter Server that could allow a remote attacker to fully compromise vulnerable…
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The Register: INC ransomware rebrands to Lynx – same code, new name, still up to no good
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/11/inc_ransomware_lynx/ Source: The Register Title: INC ransomware rebrands to Lynx – same code, new name, still up to no good Feedly Summary: Researchers point to evidence that scumbags visited the strategy boutique Researchers at Palo Alto’s Unit 42 believe the INC ransomware crew is no more and recently rebranded itself as Lynx over…
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The Register: Cicada ransomware may be a BlackCat/ALPHV rebrand and upgrade
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/04/cicada_ransomware_blackcat_links/ Source: The Register Title: Cicada ransomware may be a BlackCat/ALPHV rebrand and upgrade Feedly Summary: Researchers find many similarities, and nasty new customizations such as embedded compromised user credentials The Cicada3301 ransomware, which has claimed at least 20 victims since it was spotted in June, shares “striking similarities" with the notorious BlackCat…