BlackCat ransomware crims threaten to directly extort victim's customers Accounting software firm Tipalti says it’s investigating alleged break-in of its systems Cyber-crime05 Dec 2023 | 4
New Relic's cyber-something revealed as attack on staging systems, some users Ongoing investigation found evidence of stolen employee creds and social engineering Cyber-crime04 Dec 2023 | 1
Scores of US credit unions offline after ransomware infects backend cloud outfit Supply chain attacks: The gift that keeps on giving Cyber-crime02 Dec 2023 | 17
US readies prison cell for another Russian Trickbot developer Hunt continues for the other elusive high-ranking members Cyber-crime01 Dec 2023 | 3
Interpol makes first border arrest using Biometric Hub to ID suspect Global database of faces and fingerprints proves its worth Cyber-crime01 Dec 2023 | 8
Today's 'China is misbehaving online' allegations come from Google, Meta Zuck boots propagandists, Big G finds surge of action directed at Taiwan Cyber-crime01 Dec 2023 | 9
Admin of $19M marketplace that sold social security numbers gets 8 years in jail 24 million Americans thought to have had their personal data stolen and sold for pennies Cyber-crime30 Nov 2023 | 12
Black Basta ransomware operation nets over $100M from victims in less than two years Assumed Conti offshoot averages 7 figures for each successful attack but may have issues with, er, 'closing deals' Cyber-crime30 Nov 2023 | 3
Rogue ex-Motorola techie admits cyberattack on former employer, passport fraud Pro tip: Don't use your new work email to phish your old firm Cyber-crime30 Nov 2023 | 5
Uncle Sam probes cyberattack on Pennsylvania water system by suspected Iranian crew CISA calls for stronger IT defenses as Texas district also hit by ransomware crew Cyber-crime29 Nov 2023 | 9
British Library begins contacting customers as Rhysida leaks data dump CRM databases were accessed and library users are advised to change passwords Cyber-crime29 Nov 2023 | 5
Japan's space agency suffers cyber attack, points finger at Active Directory JAXA is having a tough time in cyberspace and outer space, the latter thanks to an electrical glitch Cyber-crime29 Nov 2023 | 4
Europol shutters ransomware operation with kingpin arrests A few low-level stragglers remain on the loose, but biggest fish have been hooked Cyber-crime28 Nov 2023 | 4
'Serial cybercriminal and scammer' jailed for 8 years, told to pay back $1.2M Crook did everything from SIM swaps to fake verified badge scams Cyber-crime28 Nov 2023 | 3
Ransomware-hit British Library: Too open for business, or not open enough? Opinion Unique institutions need unique security. Instead, they're fobbed off with the same old, same old Cyber-crime27 Nov 2023 | 26
Crypto crasher Do Kwon's extradition approved, but destination is unclear Hey Google, are the jails nicer in South Korea or the US? Cyber-crime27 Nov 2023 | 4
BlackCat claims it is behind Fidelity National Financial ransomware shakedown One of US's largest underwriters forced to shut down a number of key systems Cyber-crime23 Nov 2023 | 1
Attack on direct debit provider London & Zurich leaves customers with 6-figure backlogs Customers complain of poor comms during huge outage that’s sparked payroll fears Cyber-crime23 Nov 2023 | 15
Mirai malware infects routers and cameras for new botnet Akamai sounds the alarm – won't name the manufacturers yet Cyber-crime23 Nov 2023 | 1
North Korea makes finding a gig even harder by attacking candidates and employers That GitHub repo an interviewer wants you to work on could be malware Cyber-crime23 Nov 2023 | 6
US nuke reactor lab hit by 'gay furry hackers' demanding cat-human mutants Staff records swiped, leaked by gang who probably read one too many comics, sorry, graphic novels Cyber-crime22 Nov 2023 | 99
Binance and CEO admit financial crimes, billions coughed up to US govt Chief quits, pays own penalty after helping crooks launder cash, aiding sanctions evaders Cyber-crime22 Nov 2023 | 37
Sumo Logic wrestles with security breach, pins down customer data Compromised AWS account led to fears that user info could have been exposed to cybercriminals Cyber-crime21 Nov 2023 |
Third-party data breach affecting Canadian government could involve data from 1999 Any govt staffers who used relocation services over past 24 years could be at risk Cyber-crime21 Nov 2023 | 5
MOVEit victim count latest: 2.6K+ orgs hit, 77M+ people's data stolen Real-life impact of buggy software laid bare – plus: Avast tries to profit from being caught up in attacks Cyber-crime20 Nov 2023 | 13
Former infosec COO pleads guilty to attacking hospitals to drum up business Admits to taking phones used for 'code blue' emergencies offline and more Cyber-crime20 Nov 2023 | 13
Rhysida ransomware gang: We attacked the British Library Crims post passport scans and internal forms up for 'auction' to prove it Cyber-crime20 Nov 2023 | 29
LockBit redraws negotiation tactics after affiliates fail to squeeze victims Cybercrime group worried over dwindling payments ... didn't they tell them to Always Be Closing? Cyber-crime17 Nov 2023 | 32
Look out, Scattered Spider. FBI pumps 'significant' resources into snaring data-theft crew Absence of arrests doesn't mean nothing's happening, cyber-cops insist Cyber-crime17 Nov 2023 | 4
Royal Mail’s recovery from ransomware attack will cost business at least $12M First time hard figure given on recovery costs for January incident Cyber-crime16 Nov 2023 | 6
Russian national pleads guilty to building now-dismantled IPStorm proxy botnet 23K nodes earned operator more than $500K – and now perhaps jail time Cyber-crime14 Nov 2023 | 1
Ransomware royale: US confirms Royal, BlackSuit are linked Royal alone scored $275M in past year as FBI, other agencies hot on merging trail Cyber-crime14 Nov 2023 | 1
Novel backdoor persists even after critical Confluence vulnerability is patched Got a Confluence server? Listen up. Malware said to have wide-ranging capabilities Cyber-crime14 Nov 2023 | 1
Google sues scammers peddling fake malware-riddled Bard chatbot download Updated Plus: Chocolate Factory launches second lawsuit against false DMCA takedowns Cyber-crime14 Nov 2023 | 13
Inside Denmark’s hell week as critical infrastructure orgs faced cyberattacks Zyxel zero days and nation-state actors (maybe) had a hand in the sector’s worst cybersecurity event on record Cyber-crime13 Nov 2023 | 38
Impatient LockBit says it's leaked 50GB of stolen Boeing files after ransom fails to land Aerospace titan pores over data to see if dump is legit Cyber-crime10 Nov 2023 | 29
Poloniex crypto-exchange offers 5% cut to thieves if they return that $120M they nicked White hat bounty looks more like a beg bounty Cyber-crime10 Nov 2023 | 18
Strangely enough, no one wants to buy a ransomware group that has cops' attention Ransomed.vc shuts after 20% discount fails to entice bids Cyber-crime10 Nov 2023 | 5
SolarWinds says SEC sucks: Watchdog 'lacks competence' to regulate cybersecurity IT software slinger publishes fierce response to lawsuit brought last month Cyber-crime09 Nov 2023 | 17
MOVEit cybercriminals unearth fresh zero-day to exploit on-prem SysAid hosts Second novel zero-day exploited by Lace Tempest this year offers notable demonstration of skill, especially for a ransomware affiliate Cyber-crime09 Nov 2023 |
What to do with a cloud intrusion toolkit in 2023? Slap a chat assistant on it, duh Don't worry, this half-baked Python script is for educational purposes onl-hahaha Cyber-crime09 Nov 2023 | 3
Atlassian cranks up the threat meter to max for Confluence authorization flaw Attackers secure admin rights after vendor said they could only steal data Cyber-crime08 Nov 2023 | 10
Monero Project admits thieves stole 6-figure sum from a wallet in mystery breach It's the latest in a string of unusual wallet-draining attacks that began in April Cyber-crime08 Nov 2023 | 14
Woman jailed after RentaHitman.com assassin turned out to be – surprise – FBI 18 months in the slammer no laughing matter, but the rest... maybe Cyber-crime07 Nov 2023 | 111
US slaps sanctions on accused fave go-to money launderer of Russia's rich And that includes ransomware crims, claims US of alleged sanctions-buster Cyber-crime06 Nov 2023 | 9
'Corrupt' cop jailed for tipping off pal to EncroChat dragnet Taking selfie with 'official sensitive' doc wasn't smartest idea, either Cyber-crime04 Nov 2023 | 62
81K people's sensitive info feared stolen from Hilb after email inboxes ransacked Credit card numbers, security codes, SSNs, passwords, PINs? Yikes! Cyber-crime03 Nov 2023 | 3
FTX crypto-villain Sam Bankman-Fried convicted on all charges Jury took just four hours to reach guilty verdicts Cyber-crime03 Nov 2023 | 112
Critical Apache ActiveMQ flaw under attack by 'clumsy' ransomware crims Over a week later and barely any patches for the 10/10 vulnerability have been applied Cyber-crime02 Nov 2023 | 4
Okta tells 5,000 of its own staff that their data was accessed in third-party breach Updated The hits keep on coming for troubled ID management biz Cyber-crime02 Nov 2023 | 28
Boeing acknowledges cyberattack on parts and distribution biz Won't say if it's LockBit, but LockBit appears to have claimed credit. Maybe payment, too Cyber-crime02 Nov 2023 | 7
Ransomware crooks SIM swap medical research biz exec, threaten to leak stolen data Advarra probes intrusion claims, says 'the matter is contained' Cyber-crime01 Nov 2023 | 6
Critical vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP under active exploitation Full extent of attacks unknown but telecoms thought to be especially exposed Cyber-crime01 Nov 2023 |
Get your very own ransomware empire on the cheap, while stocks last RansomedVC owner takes to Telegram to flog criminal enterprise Cyber-crime01 Nov 2023 | 5
US officials close to persuading allies to not pay off ransomware crooks 'We're still in the final throes of getting every last member to sign' Cyber-crime31 Oct 2023 | 21
'Mass exploitation' of Citrix Bleed underway as ransomware crews pile in At least two extortion gangs abusing CVE-2023-4966, we're told Cyber-crime31 Oct 2023 | 3
Now Russians accused of pwning JFK taxi system to sell top spots to cabbies Big Apple unlikely to get a bite out of them at this rate, though Cyber-crime31 Oct 2023 | 6
Ace holed: Hardware store empire felled by cyberattack US outfit scrambles to repair operations, restore processing of online orders Cyber-crime31 Oct 2023 | 6
Finance orgs have 30 days to confess cyber sins under incoming FTC rules Follows similar efforts from the SEC and DHS in recent months Cyber-crime31 Oct 2023 |
Cybersecurity snafu sends British Library back to the Dark Ages Internet, phone lines, websites, and more went down on Saturday morning Cyber-crime31 Oct 2023 | 15