The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sweeping sanctions on Aeza Group, a Russia-based bulletproof hosting (BPH) provider, for its pivotal role in enabling global cybercrime, including ransomware attacks, data theft, and illicit drug trafficking. The action, announced Tuesday, targets Aeza Group’s international network, including affiliated companies in Russia...Read More
The “democratisation” of cybercrime means that even small businesses are regularly becoming victims – often of unskilled teenage hackers equipped with commodity malware whose ransom demands are startlingly modest, warned French security researcher Clement Domingo. Domingo was speaking at a Kaspersky event in Madrid. He recently handled incident response for an architectural firm that had...Read More
According to a report by Data Security Council of India (DSCI), India recorded nearly one million ransomware incidents in 2024, part of a broader spike of 370 million malware attacks across over eight million devices, averaging 702 detections per minute. This staggering volume underscores not only the growing scale of the threat but also the...Read More
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A new ransomware variant, dubbed DEVMAN, has surfaced in the wild, targeting Windows 10 and 11 systems and exhibiting a complex blend of code reuse and novel behaviors. Security analysts have traced its lineage to the notorious DragonForce ransomware family, itself a derivative of the Conti framework, but DEVMAN introduces unique traits that set it...Read More
RICHMOND, Texas (KTRK) — 13 Investigates received documents that reveal just how massive a Fort Bend County libraries cyberattack was and how systems could remain down for months. ‘BIGGEST CYBER EVENT IN FORT BEND COUNTY HISTORY’ In March, the Fort Bend County libraries said it was impacted by a cyber incident from February. Since then,...Read More
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on the Russian IT company Aeza Group for hosting infostealers and ransomware operations, according to a press release published on July 1. Restrictions were imposed on two subsidiaries and four members of the Aeza Group’s management as well, the statement read. The...Read More
Cyberkriminelle haben die Systeme der Welthungerhilfe gehackt. nitpicker – shuttterstock.com Die Welthungerhilfe zählt zu den größten gemeinnützigen Organisationen in Deutschland. Die Cyberbande Rhysida hat kürzlich einen Darknet-Post mit mehreren Datenkopien veröffentlicht, die angeblich von der Welthungerhilfe stammen. Eine Sprecherin der Hilfsorganisation bestätigte gegenüber CSO, dass es am 23. Mai 2025 zu einem Cyberangriff kam. Daraufhin...Read More
An unusual DragonForce ransomware variant tied to the emerging DEVMAN threat actor was detailed in an ANY.RUN blog post Tuesday.DEVMAN has claimed nearly 40 victims since they first appeared on the ransomware scene, according to ANY.RUN.The group have been active since at least May 2025, when they claimed 13 victims in one month, placing them...Read More
