Qantas confirms customer data breach amid Scattered Spider attacks | #cybercrime | #infosec

Qantas confirms customer data breach amid Scattered Spider attacks Pierluigi Paganini July 02, 2025 Qantas reports a cyberattack after hackers accessed customer data via a third-party platform, amid ongoing Scattered Spider aviation breaches. Qantas, Australia’s largest airline, disclosed a cyberattack after hackers accessed a third-party platform used by a call centre, stealing significant customer data. […]

U.S. Treasury Sanctioned Bulletproof Hosting Provider Used by Ransomware Operator Groups | #ransomware | #cybercrime

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed comprehensive sanctions on Aeza Group, a Russia-based bulletproof hosting (BPH) services provider that enabled cybercriminal activities worldwide.  The action, announced July 1, 2025, targets the critical infrastructure supporting ransomware operations, infostealers, and darknet drug marketplaces that threaten U.S. national security and […]

Cl0p data exfiltration tool found vulnerable to RCE attacks • The Register | #cybercrime | #infosec

Security experts have uncovered a hole in Cl0p’s data exfiltration tool that could potentially leave the cybercrime group vulnerable to attack. The vulnerability in the Python-based software, which was used in the 2023-2024 MOVEit mass data raids, was discovered by Italian researcher Lorenzo N and published by the Computer Incident Response Center Luxembourg (CIRCL). Classed […]

Sweden slates UAH 590M for Ukraine cybersecurity | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

The Swedish International Development Agency, Sida, is allocating a new assistance package within the framework of the Tallinn Mechanism, an international initiative that coordinates assistance from 11 partner countries in strengthening cyber resilience. This was reported by the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine on Facebook, Ukrinform saw. “Sweden allocates 590+ million hryvnias to strengthen […]

US Sanctions Russian Cybercrime Group Aeza for Hosting Ransomware and Global Attacks — UNITED24 Media | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware

The United States has imposed sanctions on the Russian cybercrime group Aeza Group and its associated global network, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced on June 1. OFAC designated Aeza Group for its role in supporting cybercriminal operations targeting victims in the United States and worldwide. The sanctions […]

U.S. Sanctions Russian Bulletproof Hosting Provider for Supporting Cybercriminals Behind Ransomware | #ransomware | #cybercrime

Jul 02, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Dark Web The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has levied sanctions against Russia-based bulletproof hosting (BPH) service provider Aeza Group to assist threat actors in their malicious activities and targeting victims in the country and across the world. The sanctions also extend to its […]

Congo Hosts CyberDrill 2025 Amid Alarming Surge in Cybercrime Across Africa | #cybercrime | #infosec

Running through July 4, CyberDrill 2025 features hands-on workshops, crisis simulations, and technical training sessions, gathering Africa’s CERTs/CIRTs and international experts in Brazzaville — now a strategic hub in the fight to protect the continent’s digital future.  On July 1, 2025, the Republic of Congo officially launched the 13th edition of CyberDrill Africa at the […]

Researchers track financial cyberattacks in Africa and spot new ransomware group | #ransomware | #cybercrime

Cybersecurity researchers are tracking coordinated attacks against African financial institutions by an access broker cluster known as CL-CRI-1014, alongside the emergence of a new ransomware group, Dire Wolf, targeting global organisations. Cybersecurity researchers have identified a series of cyberattacks targeting African financial institutions since at least July 2023. The campaign, attributed to a threat cluster […]

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