LockBit Ransomware Hacker Ordered to Pay $860,000 After Guilty Plea in Canada
Mar 14, 2024NewsroomRansomware / Cyber Crime
A 34-year-old Russian-Canadian national has been sentenced to nearly four years in jail in Canada for his participation in the LockBit global ransomware operation.
Mikhail...
BianLian Threat Actors Exploiting JetBrains TeamCity Flaws in Ransomware Attacks
Mar 11, 2024NewsroomRansomware / Vulnerability
The threat actors behind the BianLian ransomware have been observed exploiting security flaws in JetBrains TeamCity software to conduct their extortion-only attacks.
According to a new...
DOJ revises computer fraud prosecution standards to ease off ‘good-faith’ research
Written by AJ Vicens May 19, 2022 |...
Kronos crippled by ransomware, service may be out for weeks
Human resources platform Kronos has announced it has been hit by a ransomware attack. While details are not in, the situation looks dire.
Human resources platform provider UKG has...
How ransomware gangs are connected, sharing resources and tactics
New research by Analyst1 sheds light on the cooperation between some of the ransomware gangs dominating the cybersecurity news.
Many of us who read the news daily encounter a...
Akira Ransomware Gang Extorts $42 Million; Now Targets Linux Servers
Threat actors behind the Akira ransomware group have extorted approximately $42 million in illicit proceeds after breaching the networks of more than 250 victims as of January 1, 2024.
"Since...
Credit card fraudster Sergey Pavlovich writes a new chapter
Editor’s note: The early 2000s were a ripe time for credit card fraud, and so-called “carders” like Sergey Pavlovich were making a killing. But his luck would fade in...
The Drop in Ransomware Attacks in 2024 and What it Means
The ransomware industry surged in 2023 as it saw an alarming 55.5% increase in victims worldwide, reaching a staggering 5,070. But 2024 is starting off showing a very different...
Cardiologist moonlighted as successful ransomware developer
Moises Luis Zagala, cardiologist by day, ransomware developer by night, has been charged by the US government for computer crimes.
The US has charged a 55-year-old French-Venezuelan cardiologist from...
