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New type of massive DoS attacks used to extort money from public and private organizations. Ransom notes within DoS packages

On: March 7, 2022

Tagged: botnet, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Denial of Service (DDoS), extortion, Hacking, IMPERVA, incidents, Information Security, malware, security flaws, vulnerability

Cybersecurity specialists report the detection of a denial of service (DoS) attack with very interesting features. According to Imperva researchers, this attack reaches a rate of 2.5 million requests perRead More →

Free decryption tool for HermeticRansom ransomware

On: March 4, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Avast, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, decryption, Hacking, Hacking Tools, HermeticRansom, incidents, Information Security, malware, ransomware

In early 2022, Avast specialists discovered a new ransomware variant delivered in conjunction with the HermeticWiper wiper malware in some attacks, mainly in Ukraine. Further analysis of this security threatRead More →

Threat actors are using Ukrainian government hacked emails to send phishing emails worldwide. Be careful if you receive email from Ukrainian domains

On: March 3, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Denial of Service (DDoS), email security, hackers, Hacking, Information Security, malware, Proofpoint, Russia, security flaws, Ukraine, UNC1151

Russia and Ukraine are fighting great battles in the streets, political forums and, of course, in cyberspace. Hacking groups and activists are acting for both sides seeking to wreak considerableRead More →

How this 60-year-old man was tracked by police for hiring a hitman through dark web

On: March 3, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Bitcoin, black market, cryptocurrency, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Dark Web, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), hackers, Hacking, incidents, Information Security

An individual originally from Knoxville, Tennessee has been sentenced to 7 years in prison after being found guilty of hiring a hitman through an illegal dark web forum. Nelson PaulRead More →

Ukraine vice prime minister ask ICANN to disable “.ru”, “.рф”, “.su”, and others domains used by the Russian Federation

On: March 2, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: cybersecurity, domain register, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, Internet, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), Russia, technology, TLS/SSL, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin

Mykhailo Fedorov, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine, has asked the heads of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to disable top-level domains with country codes associated withRead More →

Hackers compromised a railway system’s routing and switching devices and rendered them inoperable by encrypting them to stop Russian soldiers

On: March 1, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Belarus, Cyber Partisans, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Hacking, hacktivism, incidents, Information Security, railway systems, Russia, security flaws, Telegram, Ukraine

A hacktivist operation in Belarus would have managed to compromise the computer systems that control the country’s railway infrastructure in an effort to stop the advance of Russian troops intoRead More →

Cyber war going on between NVIDIA and hackers: Both trying to hack each other. Company shutdown its systems

On: February 28, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Hacking, hacking group, incidents, Information Security, Lapsus$, Nvidia, Security breach, security flaws

A few days ago it was reported that the South American hacking group identified as Lapsus$ would have been responsible for the recent cyberattack against the technology firm NVIDIA, whichRead More →

Indian CEO of cryptocurrency company BitConnect indicted By US government for scamming $2 billion USD from thousands of clients

On: February 28, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Bitcoin, BitConnect, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, electronic fraud, Hacking, Information Security, Ponzi scheme, Security, security flaws, United States, US Department of Justice (DOJ)

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) officially announced the indictment against Indian citizen Satishkumar Kurjibhai Kumbhani, whom they identify as primarily responsible for a criminal conspiracy involving BitConnect, a cryptocurrencyRead More →

How an employee hacked into the payroll system of his company to steal the salary of other workers

On: February 24, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: credential stuffing, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, electronic fraud, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, United States, US Department of Justice (DOJ)

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Nigerian citizen Charles Onus has pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme to conduct multiple cyberattacks to steal the payroll deposits ofRead More →