Security researcher Salvatore Lombardo shared details about a new instance of Nigerian fraud that he called ‘Beyond the border scam.’ The 419 scam is a form of scam that requires the recipient to pay an upfront sum to receive a much larger reward later. The name derives from article 419 of the Nigerian penal code which punishes […]
U.S. government offers rewards of up to $15 million for information that could lead to the identification or location of LockBit ransomware gang members and affiliates. The U.S. Department of State is offering a reward of up to $15 million for information leading to the identification or location of members of the Lockbit ransomware gang and […]
A new malware campaign targets Redis servers to deploy the mining crypto miner Migo on compromised Linux hosts. Caro Security researchers have observed a new malware campaign targeting Redis servers with a crypto miner dubbed Migo. The campaign stands out for the use of several novel system weakening techniques against the data store itself. Migo […]
Law enforcement provided additional details about the international Operation Cronos that led to the disruption of the Lockbit ransomware operation. Yesterday, a joint law enforcement action, code-named Operation Cronos, conducted by law enforcement agencies from 11 countries disrupted the LockBit ransomware operation. Below is the image of the Tor leak site of the Lockbit ransomware gang that […]
An international law enforcement operation codenamed ‘Operation Cronos’ led to the disruption of the LockBit ransomware operation. A joint law enforcement action, code-named Operation Cronos, conducted by law enforcement agencies from 11 countries has disrupted the LockBit ransomware operation. Below is the image of the Tor leak site of the Lockbit ransomware gang that was […]
The Android banking trojan Anatsa resurged expanding its operation to new countries, including Slovakia, Slovenia, and Czechia. In November 2023, researchers from ThreatFabric observed a resurgence of the Anatsa banking Trojan, aka TeaBot and Toddler. Between November and February, the experts observed five distinct waves of attacks, each focusing on different regions. The malware previously focused […]
The Raccoon Infostealer operator, Mark Sokolovsky, was extradited to the US from the Netherlands to appear in a US court. In October 2020, the US Justice Department charged a Ukrainian national, Mark Sokolovsky (28), with computer fraud for allegedly infecting millions of computers with the Raccoon Infostealer. The man was held in the Netherlands, and he […]
Resecurity has identified an increasing trend of cryptocurrency counterfeiting, the experts found several tokens impersonating major brands, government organizations and national fiat currencies. Resecurity has identified an increasing trend of cryptocurrency counterfeiting. Ongoing brand protection for Fortune 100 companies by cybersecurity company uncovered several tokens impersonating major brands, government organizations and even national fiat currencies. […]
A Ukrainian national pleaded guilty to his role in the Zeus and IcedID operations, which caused tens of millions of dollars in losses. Ukrainian national Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov has pleaded guilty to his key roles in the Zeus and IcedID malware operations. âVyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov was a leader of two prolific malware groups that infected […]
CISA warns that the Akira Ransomware gang is exploiting the Cisco ASA/FTD vulnerability CVE-2020-3259 (CVSS score: 7.5) in attacks in the wild. This week the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a Cisco ASA and FTD bug, tracked as CVE-2020-3259 (CVSS score: 7.5), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The vulnerability CVE-2020-3259 is an information disclosure issue that resides […]