Feds Sanctions SUEX Cryptocurrency Exchange for Laundering Ransomware Payouts
The action is the first of its kind in the U.S., as the government increases efforts to get a handle on cybercrime.
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Turla APT Plants Novel Backdoor In Wake of Afghan Unrest
“TinyTurla,” simply coded malware that hides away as a legitimate Windows service, has flown under the radar for two years.
Europol Breaks Open Extensive Mafia Cybercrime Ring
Organized crime ring thrived on violence, intimidation and $12 million in online fraud profits.
A hacker known only as “Mr. A” was picked up by authorities at a South Korean airport after getting stuck in the country due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.
Threat actors recently have used long holiday weekends — when many staff are taking time off — as a prime opportunity to ambush organizations.
Amazon, Google, Microsoft etc. making major commitments to shore up nation’s cyber-defenses just won’t be enough, researchers say.
The new APT uses an undocumented backdoor to infiltrate the education, retail and government sectors.
Cybersecurity watchdog Citizen Lab saw the new zero-day FORCEDENTRY exploit successfully deployed against iOS versions 14.4 & 14.6, blowing past Apple’s new BlastDoor sandboxing feature to install spyware on the iPhones of Bahraini activists – even one living in London at the time.
Systems are ripe for abuse by attackers who can abuse systems to launch DDoS attacks.
Government says cybersecurity failures were many within failed January hack of U.S. Census Bureau systems.
