extortion

Crooks hit Puerto Rico Firefighting Department ServersCrooks hit Puerto Rico Firefighting Department Servers

Crooks hit Puerto Rico Firefighting Department Servers

Puerto Rico’s firefighting department discloses a security breach, hackers breached its database and demanded $600,000. Puerto Rico’s firefighting department discloses…

5 years ago
FBI arrested a Russian national for recruiting employee of US firm to plant malwareFBI arrested a Russian national for recruiting employee of US firm to plant malware

FBI arrested a Russian national for recruiting employee of US firm to plant malware

FBI authorities arrested a Russian national in the U.S. after attempting to recruit an employee at a targeted company to…

5 years ago
Maze ransomware operators leak credit card data from Costa Rica’s BCR bankMaze ransomware operators leak credit card data from Costa Rica’s BCR bank

Maze ransomware operators leak credit card data from Costa Rica’s BCR bank

Maze ransomware operators published credit card details stolen from the Bank of Costa Rica (BCR) threatening to leak other lots…

5 years ago
Maze Ransomware operators threaten victims to publish their data onlineMaze Ransomware operators threaten victims to publish their data online

Maze Ransomware operators threaten victims to publish their data online

The victims of the Maze Ransomware now face another threat because operators behind the malware could publish their data online.…

5 years ago
700,000 records belonging to Choice Hotels customer leaked online. Crooks demanded ransom700,000 records belonging to Choice Hotels customer leaked online. Crooks demanded ransom

700,000 records belonging to Choice Hotels customer leaked online. Crooks demanded ransom

Security experts have discovered that hackers have stolen 700,000 records from Choice Hotels franchise and are demanding payment for their…

6 years ago
Crooks offer millions to skilled black hats to help them in extortion campaignsCrooks offer millions to skilled black hats to help them in extortion campaigns

Crooks offer millions to skilled black hats to help them in extortion campaigns

Cybercriminals are offering over a million dollars per year to skilled professionals like vxers and penetration testers to help them…

6 years ago
Experts warns of a new extortion campaign based on the Breach Compilation archiveExperts warns of a new extortion campaign based on the Breach Compilation archive

Experts warns of a new extortion campaign based on the Breach Compilation archive

Cybaze ZLab spotted a new scam campaign that is targeting some of its Italian customers, crooks leverage credentials in Breach…

7 years ago
City of Atlanta paralyzed by a ransomware attack, is it SAMSAM?City of Atlanta paralyzed by a ransomware attack, is it SAMSAM?

City of Atlanta paralyzed by a ransomware attack, is it SAMSAM?

Computer systems in the City of Atlanta were infected by ransomware, the cyber attack was confirmed by the City officials. The city…

7 years ago
Group-IB supported law enforcement in dismantling Ukrainian DDoS crime gangGroup-IB supported law enforcement in dismantling Ukrainian DDoS crime gang

Group-IB supported law enforcement in dismantling Ukrainian DDoS crime gang

Ukrainian Police supported by security firm Group-IB and other security firms dismantled a DDoS crime gang that blackmailed numerous companies…

7 years ago
Recent Memcached DDoS attacks drive RDoS extortion practiceRecent Memcached DDoS attacks drive RDoS extortion practice

Recent Memcached DDoS attacks drive RDoS extortion practice

Crooks already started to blackmail companies asking for a ransom demand in Monero cryptocurrency to avoid being attacked via Memcached…

7 years ago