As the 2024 U.S. presidential election approaches its conclusion, notable concerns have emerged regarding the intensified disinformation campaigns orchestrated by Russian actors. With Donald Trump once again on the ballot, U.S. officials are raising alarms about the Kremlin’s ongoing efforts to undermine public faith in the electoral process and incite…
The FBI has raised alarms about a rising trend of dual ransomware attacks targeting organizations, a phenomenon that has been increasingly observed since July 2023. These coordinated attacks involve the deployment of multiple ransomware variants against a single victim, with notable malware strains including AvosLocker, Diamond, Hive, Karakurt, LockBit, Quantum,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
In a notable case involving allegations of misconduct, former official Eric Adams attempted to protect the data on his personal phone during an ongoing investigation by the FBI. According to sources, Adams claimed that he had instituted a new password on his device to prevent the unintended or deliberate deletion…
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…
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…
