Black Basta Ransomware Strikes 500+ Entities Across North America, Europe, and Australia
The Black Basta ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation has targeted more than 500 private industry and critical infrastructure entities in North America, Europe, and Australia since its emergence in April 2022.
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FIN7 Hacker Group Leverages Malicious Google Ads to Deliver NetSupport RAT
The financially motivated threat actor known as FIN7 has been observed leveraging malicious Google ads spoofing legitimate brands as a means to deliver MSIX installers that culminate in the...
Russian Operator of BTC-e Crypto Exchange Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering
May 07, 2024NewsroomCryptocurrency / Cybercrime
A Russian operator of a now-dismantled BTC-e cryptocurrency exchange has pleaded guilty to money laundering charges from 2011 to 2017.
Alexander Vinnik, 44, was charged in...
Russian Hacker Dmitry Khoroshev Unmasked as LockBit Ransomware Administrator
The U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) has unmasked the administrator and developer of the LockBit ransomware operation, revealing it to be a 31-year-old Russian national named Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev.
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How to Make Your Employees Your First Line of Cyber Defense
May 01, 2024The Hacker NewsSecurity Awareness Training
There's a natural human desire to avoid threatening scenarios. The irony, of course, is if you hope to attain any semblance of security,...
Ukrainian REvil Hacker Sentenced to 13 Years and Ordered to Pay $16 Million
May 02, 2024NewsroomRansomware / Cyber Crime
A Ukrainian national has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison and ordered to pay $16 million in restitution for carrying out...
Everyone’s an Expert: How to Empower Your Employees for Cybersecurity Success
May 01, 2024The Hacker NewsSecurity Awareness Training
There's a natural human desire to avoid threatening scenarios. The irony, of course, is if you hope to attain any semblance of security,...
Network Threats: A Step-by-Step Attack Demonstration
Follow this real-life network attack simulation, covering 6 steps from Initial Access to Data Exfiltration. See how attackers remain undetected with the simplest tools and why you need multiple...
Unmasking the True Cost of Cyberattacks: Beyond Ransom and Recovery
Cybersecurity breaches can be devastating for both individuals and businesses alike. While many people tend to focus on understanding how and why they were targeted by such breaches, there's...
Ransomware Double-Dip: Re-Victimization in Cyber Extortion
Between crossovers - Do threat actors play dirty or desperate?
In our dataset of over 11,000 victim organizations that have experienced a Cyber Extortion / Ransomware attack, we noticed...
