A notorious ransomware gang claims to have stolen MyPillow’s private data, but CEO Mike Lindell calls it a politically motivated “hit job.” With the countdown ticking toward a massive dark web leak, who is telling the truth? Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
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AI, Cybersecurity, Global Security News
Two American Cybersecurity Workers Jailed for BlackCat Ransomware Attacks
The cybersecurity workers used their knowledge and skills to conduct ransomware attacks for notorious gang, rather than protect victims against them
AI, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, malware
Researchers Uncover Pre-Stuxnet ‘fast16’ Malware Targeting Engineering Software
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new Lua-based malware created years before the notorious Stuxnet worm that aimed to sabotage Iran’s nuclear program by destroying uranium enrichment centrifuges. According to a new report published by SentinelOne, the previously undocumented cyber sabotage framework dates back to 2005, primarily targeting high-precision calculation software to tamper
AI, Global Security News
Scattered Spider co-conspirator pleads guilty
Another member of the notorious Scattered Spider gang of cyber criminals has pleaded guilty in a US court, and will be sentenced later this year. Tyler Buchanan pleaded guilty in a Florida court to conspiring with others to hack into companies’ computer systems with the intent of stealing at least $8 million in virtual currency.…
AI, Apps, Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Endpoint, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
ShinyHunters Claims Udemy Data Breach of 1.4M Users
A notorious threat actor group has targeted Udemy, one of the world’s largest online learning platforms. ShinyHunters claims it has stolen more than 1.4 million user records and is threatening to leak the data within days. “Over 1.4M records containing PII and other internal corporate data have been compromised. Pay or Leak,” the threat actors…
AI, Exploits, Global Security News, Russia
Hacker Unknown now known, named on Europol’s most-wanted list
German police have pinned a name to one of the world’s most notorious hackers. Danii Shchukin operated under the names of UNKN or Unknown and GandCrab and was, according to German police, the leader of one of the largest globally active ransomware groups, known as GandCrab/Revi. Shchukin is known to have been operating since 2019.…
Exploits, Global Security News
AWS Warns Hackers Have Abused Cisco Firewall Zero-Day Since January
Notorious ransomware group Interlock has been exploiting a Cisco zero-day bug since January, AWS says
Global Security News, Russia
Sednit reloaded: Back in the trenches
The resurgence of one of Russia’s most notorious APT groups
Global Security News
Global Takedown Neutralizes Tycoon2FA Phishing Service
Law enforcers and industry partners have taken down notorious phishing-as-a-service platform Tycoon2FA
AI, Global Security News
SLH Offers $500–$1,000 Per Call to Recruit Women for IT Help Desk Vishing Attacks
The notorious cybercrime collective known as Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters (SLH) has been observed offering financial incentives to recruit women to pull off social engineering attacks. The idea is to hire them for voice phishing campaigns targeting IT help desks, Dataminr said in a new threat brief. The group is said to be offering anywhere between…