Law enforcement officials are investigating a former employee of a company that negotiates with hackers and facilitates cryptocurrency payments during ransomware attacks, according to a statement from the firm, DigitalMint. DigitalMint President Marc Jason Grens this week told organizations it works with that the US Justice Department is examining allegations that the then-employee struck deals […]
In a crackdown on cybercrime, the cyber crime police station, Chandigarh, has arrested five accused linked to three high-value online fraud cases involving fake investment platforms, impersonation scams and unauthorised bank transactions. Advertisement In the first case, Kanav Khanna, a resident of Sector 21-A, Chandigarh, lost over Rs 1.08 crore after being lured into a […]
On June 26, FERC approved a new reliability standard (CIP-015-1) proposed by the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (“NERC”) to enhance cybersecurity of the nation’s bulk electric system (“BES”).[1] In a related ruling, FERC withdrew a Notice of Inquiry (“NOI”) that requested comments as to whether Critical Infrastructure Protection (“CIP”) reliability standards adequately addressed “cybersecurity […]
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said that it has recently observed the cybercriminal group Scattered Spider expanding its targeting to include the airline sector. These actors rely on social engineering techniques, often impersonating employees or contractors to deceive IT help desks into granting access. “These techniques frequently involve methods to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA), […]
Bronx Pro Group, a real estate development and property management company experienced a data breach. This incident was the result of a ransomware attack carried out by the Akira ransomware group, which claimed responsibility for the breach on the dark web on May 22, 2025. The Akira group published the stolen data on the Tor […]
Qantas has confirmed a cyber incident that compromised customer data in one of its contact centres. The airline said the breach occurred on a third-party customer servicing platform used by its call centre operations. While the system has since been contained, the breach has impacted records of up to six million customers. The airline assured […]
A string of sexual abuse allegations against a childcare worker in Melbourne have brought regulation of the early childhood sector back into the national conversation. Advocates for children’s rights and prevention of abuse say oversight of the system is flawed, and that robust federal intervention is needed to ensure the safety of society’s youngest while […]
The US Treasury sanctioned Russia-based Aeza Group, a bulletproof hosting service that provided infrastructure for ransomware attacks and data theft operations. The sanctions target four Russian nationals, including CEO Arsenii Penzev and seized a cryptocurrency wallet containing approximately $350,000. The US Treasury Department has sanctioned Russia-based Aeza Group, a major step in the direction of […]
The Justice Department has announced coordinated actions against the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea (DPRK) government’s schemes to fund its regime through remote information technology (IT) work for U.S. companies. These actions include two indictments, an arrest, searches of 29 known or suspected “laptop farms” across 16 states, and the seizure of 29 financial […]
An ex-ransomware negotiator is under criminal investigation by the Department of Justice for allegedly working with ransomware gangs to profit from extortion payment deals. The suspect is a former employee of DigitalMint, a Chicago-based incident response and digital asset services company that specializes in ransomware negotiation and facilitating cryptocurrency payments to receive a decryptor or prevent […]
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