[ad_1] LockBit Ransomware Gang Hacked, 59,975 Bitcoin Addresses Leaked; German Crypto Platform eXch Seized with €34 Million Amid Laundering Probe – “The Defiant”  The Defiant [ad_2] Source link .........................Read More

[ad_1] Amid the ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan (here, here, & here), a post (here, here, here, and here) claiming that ATMs across the country will be closed for 2–3 days due to cyberattacks by Pakistan is being widely circulated on social media platforms. The post reads: ‘ATMs will be closed for the next...Read More

[ad_1] Iowa County’s computer network was impacted by ransomware last week, officials confirmed Friday. The county detected suspicious activity on the network on April 28, and announced on April 30 that part of the network went offline. Cybersecurity experts were brought in to investigate, and determined that ransomware was the cause of the issue. A...Read More

[ad_1] A new ransomware strain dubbed “Mamona” that operates entirely offline and leverages a clever attack strategy that abuses the Windows ping command. Unlike traditional ransomware that communicates with remote servers, Mamona works completely offline, making it particularly difficult to detect with conventional network monitoring tools. “This strain highlights a rising trend: ransomware that trades...Read More

[ad_1] With International Anti-Ransomware Day approaching on May 12, Kaspersky presents its annual report on the evolving global and regional ransomware cyberthreat landscape. The purpose of Anti-Ransomware Day is to raise global awareness about the threats posed by ransomware and to promote best practices for prevention and response. According to Kaspersky Security Network data, the Middle East, APAC and...Read More

[ad_1] The cybersecurity community has witnessed a significant development with the recent compromise of LockBit’s operational infrastructure, providing extraordinary visibility into one of the most sophisticated ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operations active today. This breach has exposed approximately 60,000 Bitcoin addresses associated with LockBit’s extensive ransomware campaigns, offering unprecedented intelligence for both cybersecurity researchers and law enforcement...Read More

[ad_1] DODGEVILLE, Wis. — Iowa County’s computer network was impacted by ransomware last week, officials confirmed Friday. The county detected suspicious activity on the network on April 28, and announced on April 30 that part of the network went offline. Cybersecurity experts were brought in to investigate, and determined that ransomware was the cause of...Read More

[ad_1] Cybersecurity researchers are raising the alarm about a newly discovered commodity ransomware strain dubbed Mamona, which is rapidly spreading across Windows systems. Unlike traditional ransomware, Mamona employs a unique set of tactics, notably exploiting the humble Windows “ping” command as a timing mechanism, and operates entirely offline, making detection and response more difficult. Mamona Ransomware...Read More

[ad_1] On 7 May 2024, the presumed identity of the operator of the LockBit 3.0 franchise, also known as LockBitSupp, was revealed during UK National Crime Agency and its partners’ Operation Cronos: Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev. One year later, to the day, the entire contents of the SQL database of a web administration interface for...Read More

[ad_1] The notorious LockBit ransomware group appears to have gone from cybercrime perpetrator to victim, as one of its dark web sites has been defaced. A new message on the site reads: “Don’t do crime CRIME IS BAD xoxo from Prague”, with a link to a MySQL database containing chats between the hackers and their...Read More