Tag: ransomware operations
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Slashdot: AUKUS Blasts Holes In LockBit’s Bulletproof Hosting Provider
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…
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The Register: Triplestrength hits victims with triple trouble: Ransomware, cloud hijacks, crypto-mining
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…
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The Register: AUKUS blasts holes in LockBit’s bulletproof hosting provider
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…
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The Register: Another banner year for ransomware gangs despite takedowns by the cops
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/31/banner_year_for_ransomware_gangs/ Source: The Register Title: Another banner year for ransomware gangs despite takedowns by the cops Feedly Summary: And it doesn’t take a crystal ball to predict the future If the nonstop flood of ransomware attacks doesn’t already make every day feel like Groundhog Day, then a look back at 2024 – and…
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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…