Over the weekend, North Korea-linked Lazarus Group laundered 17,000 ETH from the Harmony hack it conducted last year. Lazarus Group, the hacking group associated with North Korea, has laundered 17,000 ETH from the Harmony bridge attack it executed last year. The transfers took place over the weekend, and the total sum exceeds $27 million. Crypto...Read More

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is overhauling and remaking its regulations aimed at contractor cybersecurity and privacy practices. Any companies in the VA supply chain should take note and ensure compliance with these regulations, which significantly increase obligations in certain circumstances – including immediate breach notification requirements and liquidated damages for breaches –...Read More

in brief Russian hackers have proved yet again how quickly cyber attacks can be used to respond to global events with a series of DDoS attacks on German infrastructure and government websites in response to the country’s plan to send tanks to Ukraine. The efforts, according to Germany’s cyber security agency, the BSI, were largely...Read More

A carpet company had to absorb a $5000 loss after their email system was hacked. Photo / Stock Image 123rf A hacker intercepted a carpet company’s emails and conned a woman into paying her $5000 deposit for new flooring to a bogus bank account. But the company, which went ahead and laid the carpet, has...Read More

Jan 27, 2023Ravie LakshmananThreat Response / Cyber Crime Cybersecurity researchers have discovered the real-world identity of the threat actor behind Golden Chickens malware-as-a-service, who goes by the online persona “badbullzvenom.” eSentire’s Threat Response Unit (TRU), in an exhaustive report published following a 16-month-long investigation, said it “found multiple mentions of the badbullzvenom account being shared...Read More

Leading national animal welfare charity Companion Animal Network Australia (Australia CAN) is warning pet adopters about fake rescue groups that are breaking hearts and draining bank accounts. “The majority of pet rescue groups are run ethically by staff and volunteers who are dedicated and work hard to save animal lives,” says Trish Ennis, CEO of...Read More

In case of a hacking attack, unauthorised attackers attempt to access external PCs, notebooks, smartphones, tablets or even entire corporate networks. A hacking attack is usually done using malicious software. These are usually small, inconspicuous programs, which are also known as trojans, viruses or worms. This allows attackers to access the external IT system, either damaging...Read More

Underscoring “heavy focus” on cybercrime protection, Jamaican cybersecurity analyst Mario Sparks revealed plans to invest in a technology company here to train locals in the field in which he also plans to hire them. “The newly-found oil has sparked almost a meteoric rise in the development of Guyana. But modernization comes with extreme and advanced...Read More

French citizen extradited to the US to face hacking charges A 21-year-old Frenchman was extradited to the United States last week after being arrested in Morocco in 2022. Sebastien Raoult — who hails from the French commune of Epinal — is facing a range of charges, including wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Sebastien Raoult was a...Read More

Leading national animal welfare charity Companion Animal Network Australia (Australia CAN) is warning pet adopters about fake rescue groups that are breaking hearts and draining bank accounts. “The majority of pet rescue groups are run ethically by staff and volunteers who are dedicated and work hard to save animal lives,” says Trish Ennis, CEO of...Read More