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Pierluigi Paganini August 25, 2024
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER – ROUND 8

Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Meet UULoader: An Emerging and Evasive Malicious Installer BlindEagle flying high in Latin America   Finding Malware: Unveiling NUMOZYLOD with Google Security Operations       New Backdoor Targeting Taiwan Employs Stealthy Communications Unmasking Styx Stealer: How a Hacker’s […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 25, 2024
Security Affairs newsletter Round 486 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Hackers can take over Ecovacs home robots to spy on their owners Russian national arrested in Argentina for […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 24, 2024
Russian national arrested in Argentina for laundering money of crooks and Lazarus APT

A Russian national was arrested in Argentina for laundering proceeds from illicit actors, including North Korea-linked Lazarus Group. This week, the Argentine Federal Police (PFA) arrested a Russian national for laundering proceeds from illicit actors and seized millions of dollars in assets from his Argentinian-based operation. The cybercriminal facilitated money laundering by accepting illicit cryptocurrency […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 23, 2024
Member of cybercrime group Karakurt charged in the US

The Russian national Deniss Zolotarjovs has been charged in a U.S. court for his role in the Karakurt cybercrime gang. Deniss Zolotarjovs (33), a Russian cybercriminal, has been charged in a U.S. court for his role in the Russian Karakurt cybercrime gang. The man has been charged with money laundering, wire fraud, and extortion. The […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 16, 2024
Russian national sentenced to 40 months for selling stolen data on the dark web

A Russian national was sentenced to over three years in prison for selling stolen information and credentials on a dark web marketplace. The 27-year-old Russian national Georgy Kavzharadze (also known as “George,” “TeRorPP,” “Torqovec,” and “PlutuSS”) has been sentenced to over three years in prison for selling financial information, login credentials, and other personal data on […]

Pierluigi Paganini August 08, 2024
FBI and CISA update a joint advisory on the BlackSuit Ransomware group

FBI and CISA published a joint advisory on the BlackSuit Ransomware group, the document provides TTPs and IOCs as recently as July 2024. CISA, in collaboration with the FBI, has published a joint advisory on the BlackSuit Ransomware group. The advisory includes recent and historically observed tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and indicators of compromise […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 27, 2024
Ukraine’s cyber operation shut down the ATM services of major Russian banks

Ukraine launched a massive cyber operation that shut down the ATM services of the biggest Russian banks on July 27, reported the Kyiv Post. Ukraine has launched a massive cyberattack against ATMs of Russian banks, the cyber operation began on July 23. “This is an opportune moment to fully implement the Kremlin’s long-desired ‘import substitution’ […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 22, 2024
UK police arrested a 17-year-old linked to the Scattered Spider gang

Law enforcement arrested a 17-year-old boy from Walsall, U.K., for suspected involvement in the Scattered Spider cybercrime syndicate. Law enforcement in the U.K. arrested a 17-year-old teenager from Walsall who is suspected to be a member of the Scattered Spider cybercrime group (also known as UNC3944, 0ktapus). The arrest is the result of a joint international law enforcement […]

Pierluigi Paganini July 15, 2024
AT&T paid a $370,000 ransom to prevent stolen data from being leaked

Wired attributes the recently disclosed AT&T data breach to a hacker living in Turkey and reported the company paid a $370,000 ransom. An American hacker who lives in Turkey claimed responsibility for the recently disclosed AT&T data breach. The man also said the company paid a ransom to ensure that stolen data would be deleted, […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 18, 2024
The Financial Dynamics Behind Ransomware Attacks

Over the last few years, ransomware attacks have become one of the most prevalent and expensive forms of cybercrime. Initially, these attacks involved malicious software that encrypts a victim’s data, rendering it inaccessible until a ransom is paid to the attackers. Today, this tactic has evolved, where ransomware operators in nearly every case first exfiltrate […]