cybercrime (Page 7)

This 55-year-old French-Venezuelan doctor and hacker is the creator of two dangerous ransomware variants

On: May 17, 2022

Tagged: Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Dark Web, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), hackers, Hacking, Information Security, ransomware, security flaws, Thanos ransomware, US Department of Justice (DOJ)

In a recently filed criminal complaint, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed that Moises Luis Zagala Gonzalez, a 55-year-old French-Venezuelan doctor, is the primary developer of Thanos, a dangerousRead More →

Conti ransomware group attacks Peruvian government computer systems; confidential information leaked

On: May 16, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Conti ransomware, Costa Rica, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Dark Web, data breach, hackers, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, malware, Peru, ransomware, Security breach, security flaws

Hackers from the Conti ransomware group claim to have attacked members of the General Intelligence Directorate of Peru’s Ministry of the Interior (DIGIMIN), leading to the leak of confidential detailsRead More →

Thousands of Zyxel firewalls are vulnerable to remote hacking due to critical vulnerability

On: May 13, 2022

In: Vulnerabilities

Tagged: arbitrary code execution, Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS), Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Firewall, Hacking, Information Security, Rapid7, remote code execution (RCE), security flaws, technology, vulnerability, ZyXEL

Rapid7 cybersecurity specialists report that thousands of Zyxel firewalls could be exposed to remote attacks due to a recently detected vulnerability. While the company has already released the corresponding patches,Read More →

Woman accused of hiring a dark web hitman to kill her parents

On: May 13, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Australia, Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Dark Web, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, law enforcement, security flaws

Australian authorities announced that multiple charges of incitement to murder have been filed against a woman accused of hiring a hitman via the dark web in order to kill herRead More →

IceApple, a new .NET-based post-exploitation framework for hacking Microsoft Exchange email servers

On: May 11, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: China, CrowdStrike, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, Hacking, IceApple, incidents, Information Security, Internet Information Services (IIS), Microsoft, MICROSOFT EXCHANGE, security flaws, technology

Cybersecurity specialists reported the detection of a new post-exploitation framework that would allow the compromise of Microsoft Exchange servers. Identified as IceApple, this framework was developed by threat actors capableRead More →

Russia launched a massive DDoS attack over Viasat satellite network before attacking Ukraine

On: May 10, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, cyberwarfare, Denial of Service (DDoS), European Union, Hacking, Information Security, Russia, satellites, security flaws, technology, United Kingdom, United States, Viasat

Western countries have accused the Russian government of deploying a massive cyberattack against a satellite network just an hour before the start of the military invasion of Ukraine in orderRead More →

Russian vodka companies suffer DDoD attack; alcohol products production slows down

On: May 9, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, cyberwarfare, Denial of Service (DDoS), disBalancer, Hacking, Information Security, Russia, security flaws, technology, Telegram, Ukraine

Alcohol producers and distributors in Russia were prevented from shipping products to their customers after a large-scale failure of the State’s Automated Alcohol Accounting Information System (EGAIS) generated by whatRead More →

Costa Rica became the first country to declare national emergency after ransomware attack. Most of its government agencies affected

On: May 9, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Conti ransomware, Costa Rica, Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, government agencies, hackers, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, malware, ransomware, Security breach, security flaws, technology

Rodrigo Chaves, president of Costa Rica, confirmed the declaration of a national emergency due to the dangerous cyberattacks deployed by the Conti ransomware operation against government agencies. Recently it wasRead More →

Russian hacker group threatens to shut down ventilators in UK hospital over arrest of one of its members

On: May 6, 2022

In: Cyber Security

Tagged: Cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, cyberwarfare, hackers, Hacking, incidents, Information Security, Killnet, National Crime Agency (NCA), Russia, security flaws, Ukraine, United Kingdom

A hacking group allegedly linked to Russian government is threatening to disrupt the proper functioning of ventilators in British hospitals after one of its alleged leaders was arrested by UKRead More →