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FBI and CISA Alert on Increasing AvosLocker Ransomware Threats Targeting Critical Infrastructure

An alarming trend has emerged as the AvosLocker ransomware group has been implicated in attacks targeting crucial infrastructure sectors across the United States, with some incidents surfacing as recently as May 2023. This information comes from a comprehensive cybersecurity advisory jointly issued by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency…

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Black Basta Ransomware Targets Over 500 Organizations in North America, Europe, and Australia

Black Basta Ransomware Targets Critical Infrastructure Globally The Black Basta ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) group has made a significant impact since its inception in April 2022, successfully compromising over 500 private and critical infrastructure entities across North America, Europe, and Australia. Recent joint advisories released by leading cybersecurity authorities, including the Cybersecurity…

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FBI Releases 7,000 Decryption Keys to Assist LockBit Ransomware Victims

The FBI has announced that it possesses over 7,000 decryption keys related to the LockBit ransomware operation, a significant development aimed at assisting victims in recovering their data at no cost. Bryan Vorndran, the assistant director of the FBI’s Cyber Division, highlighted this initiative during his keynote address at the…

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Russian National Indicted by U.S. for Creating Redline Infostealer

Cybercrime, Fraud Management & Cybercrime Federal Complaint Reveals Charges Against Maxim Rudometov for Malware Development and Distribution Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • October 29, 2024 Images from Maxim Rudometov’s C#stealer training material (left) and his iCloud account. (Source: DOJ) The United States Department of Justice has unveiled a significant legal…

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HBO Data Breach: FBI Involved as Hackers Obtain Game of Thrones Spoilers and More

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has been summoned to probe a significant cybersecurity incident involving HBO, which has allegedly suffered a data breach resulting in the exposure of sensitive information, including unreleased episodes of popular shows like Game of Thrones. Hackers are reported to have extracted approximately 1.5 terabytes…

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U.S. Federal Authorities Disable China-Linked “KV-Botnet” Aimed at SOHO Routers

The U.S. government announced on Wednesday that it has taken significant action to disrupt a botnet composed of hundreds of small office and home office (SOHO) routers based in the United States. This botnet, referred to as the KV-botnet, is linked to Volt Typhoon, a state-sponsored threat actor associated with…

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U.S. Department of Justice Takes Down Warzone RAT Network and Arrests Major Operators

The U.S. Justice Department (DoJ) announced a significant operation on Friday involving the seizure of online infrastructure linked to the distribution of a remote access trojan (RAT) known as Warzone RAT. This infrastructure comprised several domains, including a notable one, www.warzone[.]ws. These sites reportedly facilitated the sale of malware, enabling…

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Iranian Hackers Launch MFA Push Bombing Attacks on Microsoft 365 and Citrix Systems

Iranian Hackers Target Critical Infrastructure with Advanced Techniques Recent intelligence from a collaborative cybersecurity advisory issued by CISA, FBI, and NSA has raised alarms about Iranian hackers aggressively targeting critical infrastructure across sectors such as healthcare, government, IT, engineering, and energy. These threat actors utilize a combination of brute force…

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