The cyber world is constantly evolving, and criminal groups in Latin America are adapting their modus operandi to make the most of it. Technological innovations brought about by the Internet era have influenced various criminal economies, from drug trafficking to money laundering. In Mexico, producers of synthetic drugs, such as fentanyl and methamphetamine, use the...Read More
Cybersecurity researchers have exposed what they say is an “industrial-scale, global cryptocurrency phishing operation” engineered to steal digital assets from cryptocurrency wallets for several years. The campaign has been codenamed FreeDrain by threat intelligence firms SentinelOne and Validin. “FreeDrain uses SEO manipulation, free-tier web services (like gitbook.io, webflow.io, and github.io), and layered redirection techniques to...Read More
LockBit’s dark web domains were hacked, exposing internal data, affiliate tools, and over 60,000 Bitcoin wallets in a major blow to the ransomware group. The ransomware group LockBit has suffered a serious blow after its dark web domain and infrastructure was hijacked and defaced by an unknown attacker. The breach, which surfaced on May 7,...Read More
Multiple ransomware groups seen abusing Windows Common Log File System bug Among the abusers are RansomEXX and Play The bug is used to drop backdoors, encryptors, and more Notorious ransomware actors have been abusing a zero-day vulnerability in the Windows Common Log File System to gain system privileges and deploy malware on target devices, multiple...Read More
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP), a pioneer and global leader of cyber security solutions, today launched its inaugural AI Security Report at RSA Conference 2025. This report offers an in-depth exploration of how cyber criminals are weaponizing artificial intelligence (AI), alongside strategic insights for defenders to stay ahead. As AI reshapes industries, it...Read More
The LockBit ransomware group has itself fallen victim to a data breach after its affiliate panels on the dark web were hacked and provided with a message containing a link to a MySQL database dump. All of the group’s management pages now display the text: Don’t commit crimes. Crimes are bad. Greetings from Prague. The...Read More
One of the largest hacks of US schools continues as teachers across the country say that threat actors are extorting them for more money and threatening to release the data. “We received about 50 emails to various employees at the department of public instruction and confirmed that 20 local education agencies were contacted through emails,”...Read More
Cybersecurity specialists have devised an innovative approach to combat an emerging cybercrime called “PigButchering” on the Telegram platform. This form of cyber fraud involves scammers cultivating false relationships with victims over time, much like fattening a pig for slaughter, only to deceive and defraud them at the opportune moment. Digital Sleuths and the Cyber Swindle...Read More
May 08, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Ransomware Threat actors with ties to the Qilin ransomware family have leveraged malware known as SmokeLoader along with a previously undocumented .NET compiled loader codenamed NETXLOADER as part of a campaign observed in November 2024. “NETXLOADER is a new .NET-based loader that plays a critical role in cyber attacks,”...Read More
Jakarta (ANTARA) – Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid urged the Financial Transactions Reporting and Analysis Center (PPATK) and the National Police (Polri) to use artificial intelligence (AI) to tackle cybercrimes in Indonesia. Hafid explained that this step is necessary as cybercriminals are already using AI to target victims not only in Indonesia but...Read More
