The United States Department of Justice (DoJ) announced on Wednesday the dismantling of what it claims to be “likely the world’s largest botnet,” which was composed of approximately 19 million compromised devices. These infected machines were made available to various malicious actors for a variety of cybercrimes. This extensive botnet,…
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…
New Cyber Threat Emerges: BiBi-Windows Wiper Malware Targets Israeli Systems Cybersecurity experts have raised alarms over a newly discovered variant of wiper malware designed for Windows systems, which was previously identified as targeting Linux environments in cyber incursions aimed at Israel. Named BiBi-Windows Wiper by BlackBerry, this malware serves as…
Four Vietnamese Nationals Indicted in Major Cybercrime Case Linked to FIN9 Group The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the indictment of four Vietnamese individuals tied to the notorious FIN9 cybercrime organization. These defendants are facing serious charges for their roles in a series of cyber intrusions that have resulted…
Increased Cyber Threats from Accidental Insiders Recent cybersecurity incidents have highlighted a pressing issue within organizational environments: the growing risk posed by accidental insiders. These individuals, who include long-term employees, contractors, and temporary workers, contribute to security vulnerabilities often without malicious intent. Their unknowing actions can create pathways for external…
Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Hackers Breach Software Libraries to Distribute Malware Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • October 25, 2024 Recent investigations by security experts have revealed a disturbing trend involving backdoored software packages found within the NPM library, indicative of an ongoing cyber operation…
Understanding Trends in the Cybercriminal Underground: Insights from Cybersixgill The realm of cybercrime has become increasingly complex and sophisticated, as evidenced by the findings of Cybersixgill’s recent report, "State of the Underground 2024." This annual analysis details the evolving landscape of illicit activities within the deep and dark web throughout…
Cybercrime, Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Incident & Breach Response Also: Payment Card Theft Trends, Internet Archive Update Anviksha More (AnvikshaMore) • October 24, 2024 Image: Shutterstock This week’s cybersecurity roundup reveals significant developments globally, highlighting the U.S. government’s actions to restrict bulk data transfers to China, alongside Visa’s warnings about…
Polyfill.io Supply Chain Attack Compromises Over 110,000 Websites In a concerning development for e-commerce and web developers, Google has responded to a supply chain attack targeting the widely used Polyfill.io service. The attack follows the acquisition of the domain by a Chinese company, which has modified the JavaScript library "polyfill.js"…
