LockBit’s seized darknet site resurrected by police, teasing new revelations
The ransomware service LockBit’s darknet extortion site, which had been shuttered earlier this year after being infiltrated by law enforcement, reappeared on Sunday with police teasing fresh information...
Russian operator of BTC-e crypto exchange pleads guilty to money laundering
A Russian operator of once one of the world’s largest virtual currency exchanges, BTC-e, pleaded guilty to participating in a money laundering scheme, according to a statement by...
Germany recalls ambassador to Russia over cyberattacks
Germany has recalled its ambassador to Russia following alleged Moscow-backed cyberattacks targeting the country’s defense, aerospace, and IT companies, as well as the German Social Democratic Party. ...
Email security loopholes are latest path for North Korean social engineering attacks
Hackers connected to the government of North Korea are exploiting loopholes in email security systems to send spoofed messages that look legitimate, allowing them to pose as journalists...
NSC’s Neuberger on mitigating cyberattacks: ‘We should be using an operational approach’
Just five months after President Joe Biden tapped Anne Neuberger to be his deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technologies, the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack...
Organizations patch CISA KEV list bugs 3.5 times faster than others, researchers find
Researchers have found that a catalog of exploited vulnerabilities maintained by the federal government is having a tangibly positive effect on organizations both within and outside of the...
Ukraine records increase in financially motivated attacks by Russian hackers
Ukraine’s government is reporting an increase in financially motivated cyberattacks conducted by previously unidentified hackers associated with Russia. According to a recent report, these groups have grown...
NATO and EU condemn ‘intensifying’ Russian sabotage and hybrid operations
In recent weeks NATO allies and European Union member states have made a series of allegations about Russian hybrid operations targeting their countries, prompting both the alliance and...
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...
