Ukrainian Member of Notorious FIN7 Cybercrime Group Sentenced
A Ukrainian man called a "pen tester" by his cohorts in the FIN7 cybercrime gang was sentenced to five years in prison for his role hacking for the operation.
Denys Iarmak,...
BlackCat Purveyor Shows Ransomware Operators Have Nine Lives
A ransomware group boasting its members come from now-shuttered groups BlackMatter and REvil has emerged from the shadows to launch a new ransomware-as-a-service, already attacking an enterprise resource planning...
Mandiant to Use CrowdStrike Technology in Its Incident Response Services
Mandiant will use CrowdStrike's Falcon endpoint detection and response (EDR) technology in delivering incident response services and consulting engagements to customers under an agreement announced Thursday between the two...
No-Joke Borat RAT Propagates Ransomware, DDoS
This fresh malware strain extends the functionality of typical trojans with advanced functionality and a series of modules for launching various types of threat activity.
Attackers are using a newly...
Hamas-linked Hackers Targeting High-Ranking Israelis Using ‘Catfish’ Lures
By: Ravie Lakshmanan
A threat actor with affiliations to the cyber warfare division of Hamas has been linked to an "elaborate campaign" targeting high-profile Israeli individuals employed in sensitive defense,...
SSRF Flaw in Fintech Platform Allowed for Compromise of Bank Accounts
Researchers discovered the vulnerability in an API already integrated into many bank systems, which could have defrauded millions of users by giving attackers access to their funds.
A server-side request...
Hackers spoof fintech apps to profit from tax season
Threat actors are spoofing apps like Stash and Public to steal credentials around tax season.
With the US tax filing season underway, scammers use any tactic they can think of...
US disrupts botnet operated by Russian intelligence
The US Justice Department disrupted a global botnet of thousands of infected network hardware devices controlled by infamous threat actor Sandworm.
Sandworm is attributed to the Main Intelligence Directorate of...
Scammers pose as Alexei Navalny to extort money
Threat actors impersonate Russian dissidents and ask for financial assistance both for themselves and Ukraine.
Criminals are applying the Nigerian Prince scam to drain victims’ wallets. They pose as Russian...
