U.S. Charges Ukrainian Hacker Over Role in Raccoon Stealer Malware Service
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
A 26-year-old Ukrainian national has been charged in the U.S. for his alleged role in the Raccoon Stealer malware-as-a-service (MaaS) operation.
Mark Sokolovsky, who was arrested by Dutch...
FBI, CISA Uncover Tactics Employed by Russian Intelligence Hackers
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Monday published a new joint advisory...
US Sanctions Pegasus-maker NSO Group and 3 Others For Selling Spyware
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The U.S. Commerce Department on Wednesday added four companies, including Israel-based spyware companies NSO Group and Candiru, to a list of entities engaging in "malicious cyber activities."
The...
Guyana Governmental Entity Hit by DinodasRAT in Cyber Espionage Attack
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Oct 05, 2023NewsroomCyber Espionage / Cyber Threat
A governmental entity in Guyana has been targeted as part of a cyber espionage campaign dubbed Operation Jacana.
The activity, which was detected...
Iranian Hackers Using MuddyC2Go in Telecom Espionage Attacks Across Africa
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Dec 19, 2023NewsroomCyber Espionage / Cyber Attack
The Iranian nation-state actor known as MuddyWater has leveraged a newly discovered command-and-control (C2) framework called MuddyC2Go in its attacks on the...
Fodcha DDoS Botnet Resurfaces with New Capabilities
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The threat actor behind the Fodcha distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet has resurfaced with new capabilities, researchers reveal.
This includes changes to its communication protocol and the ability to...
Kaseya VSA Zero Day Exploit Explained
This article explains the pre-auth remote code execution exploit against Kaseya VSA Server that was used in the mass Revil ransomware attack on July 2nd, 2021. On July 5th, after...
Lazarus Group Behind $540 Million Axie Infinity Crypto Hack and Attacks on Chemical Sector
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
The U.S. Treasury Department has implicated the North Korea-backed Lazarus Group (aka Hidden Cobra) in the theft of $540 million from video game Axie Infinity's Ronin Network...
U.S., U.K. and Australia Warn of Iranian Hackers Exploiting Microsoft, Fortinet Flaws
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Cybersecurity agencies from Australia, the U.K., and the U.S. on Wednesday released a joint advisory warning of active exploitation of Fortinet and Microsoft Exchange ProxyShell vulnerabilities by...
Europol Busts Phishing Gang Responsible for Millions in Losses
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
Europol on Tuesday announced the dismantling of an organized crime group that dabbled in phishing, fraud, scams, and money laundering activities.
The cross-border operation, which involved law enforcement...
