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Ransomware gang hits 49ers’ network before Super Bowl kick off

February 14, 2022 admin 2fa, 49ers, blackbyte ransomware, FBI, proxyshell, proxyshell vulnerability, raas, ransomware, Ransomware as a Service, san franciso 49ers, two-factor authentication

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2022 15:52:18 +0000

Just hours before the Super Bowl Sunday kick off, the San Francisco 49ers confirmed it was the victim of a ransomware attack.

Categories: Ransomware

Tags: 2fa 49ers BlackByte ransomware fbi proxyshell ProxyShell vulnerability raas ransomware ransomware-as-a-service San Franciso 49ers two-factor authentication

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FBI warns of bogus job postings on recruitment sites

February 4, 2022 admin bogus, fake, FBI, fraud, hire, job, scams

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2022 13:09:36 +0000

The FBI has issued a warning about a scheme that robs nearly $3,000 per victim. We see what the scammers are up to.

Categories: Scams

Tags: bogus fake fbi fraud hire job

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Are our police forces equipped to deal with modern cybercrimes?

March 17, 2020 admin critical infracstructure, cybercrime, digital evidence, digital expert, digital tracing, dutch police, FBI, forensics, network analysis, Opinion, Police, threat hunting, us police

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2020 18:21:02 +0000

Police forces are working hard to keep up with the latest developments in cybercrime, training digital experts for the purpose. But is it enough? And is it happening across the globe?

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Opinion

Tags: critical infracstructure cybercrime digital evidence digital expert digital tracing dutch police fbi forensics network analysis police threat hunting US police

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Hackers Were Inside Citrix for Five Months

February 19, 2020 admin A Little Sunshine, citrix systems, cve-2019-19781, data breaches, FBI, shitrix

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 15:55:04 +0000

Networking software giant Citrix Systems says malicious hackers were inside its networks for five months between 2018 and 2019, making off with personal and financial data on company employees, contractors, interns, job candidates and their dependents. The disclosure comes almost a year after Citrix acknowledged that digital intruders had broken in by probing its employee accounts for weak passwords.

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Alleged Member of Neo-Nazi Swatting Group Charged

January 10, 2020 admin Atomwaffen Division, chanz, deadnet, Doxbin, FBI, john william kirby kelley, Ne'er-Do-Well News, zheme

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2020 03:22:27 +0000

Federal investigators on Friday arrested a Virginia man accused of being part of a neo-Nazi group that targeted hundreds of people in “swatting” attacks, wherein fake bomb threats, hostage situations and other violent scenarios were phoned in to police as part of a scheme to trick them into visiting potentially deadly force on a target’s address.

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Transatlantic Cable podcast, episode 124

January 8, 2020 admin Amazon, Facebook, FBI, news, podcast, ring

Credit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 16:52:56 +0000

On this podcast, Dave and Jeff discuss the changes to Ring’s dashboard, the FBI seeking help unlocking an iPhone, Travelex hit with ransomware, and more.

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Stalkerware’s legal enforcement problem

November 18, 2019 admin al franken, computer fraud and abuse act, cyberstalk, cyberstalking, Department of Justice, district attorney, domestic abuse, domestic abuse survivor, domestic abuse survivors, domestic violenc, FBI, federal wiretap act, franken, FTC, jackie's law, mobilespy, National Network to End Domestic Violence, nnedv, nso group, online harassment, operation safe horizon, phonesheriff, senator al franken, stalkerware, stalking, StealthGenie, Teensafe, us attorney, US Federal Trade Commission, WhatsApp, wiretap

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 15:47:58 +0000

Those who install stalkerware with the intent to monitor, control, harass, or otherwise abuse their victims typically get away with it, avoiding legal penalty even if there’s plenty of evidence to suggest their guilt.

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Stalkerware

Tags: Al Franken Computer Fraud and Abuse Act cyberstalk cyberstalking Department of Justice District Attorney domestic abuse domestic abuse survivor domestic abuse survivors domestic violenc fbi Federal Wiretap Act Franken FTC Jackie’s Law MobileSpy National Network to End Domestic Violence NNEDV NSO Group online harassment Operation Safe Horizon PhoneSheriff Senator Al Franken stalkerware stalking StealthGenie TeenSafe US Attorney US Federal Trade Commission whatsapp Wiretap

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‘Satori’ IoT Botnet Operator Pleads Guilty

September 3, 2019 admin Drake, DYN DDoS, FBI, Kenneth Currin Schuchman, Masuta, Mirai, Ne'er-Do-Well News, Nexus, Nexus Zeta, Okiru, Satori botnet, SWATting, TalkTalk hack, VAMP

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 04 Sep 2019 04:14:18 +0000

A 21-year-old man from Vancouver, Wash. has pleaded guilty to federal hacking charges tied to his role in operating the “Satori” botnet, a crime machine powered by hacked Internet of Things (IoT) devices that was built to conduct massive denial-of-service attacks targeting Internet service providers, online gaming platforms and Web hosting companies.