The criminal group DragonForce has exploded onto the cybersecurity scene in recent weeks, taking credit for the recent ransomware attacks on UK retail giants M&S and the Co-op. DragonForce is a ransomware as a service platform which provides malware and attack infrastructure to affiliate groups that are unable to launch large-scale attacks on their own. […]

Lumma Stealer, a widely used infostealer malware linked to cybercrime sprees and multiple high-profile attacks, was dismantled through a coordinated global operation meant to seize its core infrastructure. The infostealer’s central command, malicious domains and marketplaces where the tool was sold to other cybercriminals have been seized or suspended, Steven Masada, assistant general counsel at […]

BleepingComputer reports that the newly emergent VanHelsing ransomware-as-a-service operation has released its affiliate panel, data leak site, and Windows encryptor source codes after “th30c0der”, one of its old developers, attempted to peddle such data for $10,000. Source link …………………….

U.K. department store chain Marks & Spencer said Wednesday that the cyberattack it disclosed in April will shave $400 million (300 million British pounds) off of its group operating profits and continue disrupting online transactions through July. The company said the attack affected food sales because of reduced availability. Online sales and trading profits for […]

Peter Green Chilled told its clients it suffered a ransomware attack It temporarily stopped delivering goods Markets are feeling the sting of the attack Peter Green Chilled, a UK logistics company that distributes chilled and frozen food to UK supermarkets, suffered a ransomware attack recently that caused serious problems throughout the supply chain. According to […]

A notorious Russian hacking unit was blamed on Wednesday for conducting a widespread campaign that officials say “presents a serious risk” to the targeted organizations and sectors in more than a dozen countries. In a joint cybersecurity advisory co-sealed by what appears to be a record number of allied countries (11) and intelligence agencies (21), […]

India’s Telecom Department introduces ‘Financial Fraud Risk Indicator’ to combat cybercrime by sharing intelligence with banks and financial institutions. This tool helps identify mobile numbers associated with financial fraud and enhances customer protection. New Delhi, May 21 (PTI) The Telecom Department has introduced the ‘Financial Fraud Risk Indicator (FRI)’ that enables enhanced intelligence sharing with […]

Paul Foster, the head of the national cybercrime unit at Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA), said the ongoing investigation into a spate of recent cyberattacks against the retail sector was considering “a range” of different perpetrators who could have been responsible. Among these is an international threat group tracked as Scattered Spider, Foster acknowledged to […]