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LGBTQ+ community targeted by extortionists who threaten to publish nudes

June 28, 2022 admin cryptocurrency scam, dating apps, FBI, federal bureau of investigations, Federal Trade Commission, feeld, FTC, Grindr, impersonators, investment scam, LGBTQ, lgbtq+ extortion, romance scam, Social engineering

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2022 11:15:24 +0000

The FTC has issued a warning to the LGBTQ+ community about extortionists posing as potential romantic partners on Grindr and Feeld.

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A week in security (June 20 – June 26)

June 27, 2022 admin 311, 7-zip, a week in security, APT28, catfishing, chrome, conti, conti ransomware, cryptocurrency, cryptocurrency scam, cybersecurity emergency, ddos, ddos-for-hire, dfscoerce, FBI, internet safety month, LinkedIn, linkedin scam, Magecart, mark of the web, MEGA, ntlm relay attack, phishing, Powershell, ransomware, vacation cybersecurity, vacation privacy, voicemail phishing

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2022 09:30:06 +0000

The most important and interesting computer security stories from the last week.

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Karakurt extortion group: Threat profile

June 14, 2022 admin accenture security, advanced intel, anydesk, chainalysis, cirt, cisa, cobalt strike, conti ransomware, cyber incident response team, cybercrime, cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency, diavol, diavol ransomware, dridex, evil corp., FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, filezilla, karakurt, karakurt extortion group, karakurt lair, karakurt team, kimberly goody, Mandiant, mega.io, mfa, Mimikatz, multi-factor authentication, ncc, ransomhouse, ransomware, ransomware syndicate, rclone, tetra defense, virtual private network, VPN, Wall Street Journal

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2022 16:00:29 +0000

An obscure group called Karakurt has extorted organizations in the US and elsewhere. Know how to keep it away from your network.

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A week in security (June 6 – June 12)

June 13, 2022 admin 4Chan, a week in security, apple passkeys, asyncrat, b&q father's day contest 2022, blackbasta, blog recap, cloud data breach, Decryption Tool, dridex, emotet, esxi, Facebook, FBI, federal bureau of investigations, linux, Linux Malware, makemoney, malvertising, meeting owl, microsoft, phishing, prometheus, prometheus ransomware, ransomware, ransomware task force, ssndob, trickbot, Ukraine, Virtual Machines, VM, WhatsApp, whiteboard owl, windows autopatch

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2022 10:29:57 +0000

The most important and interesting computer security stories from the last week.

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FBI warns of scammers soliciting donations for Ukraine

June 6, 2022 admin awareness, donations scam, FBI, federal bureau of investigations, phishing campaign, phishing scam, PSA, SCAM, tessian, ukraine donations scam, usa for unhcr

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2022 21:31:56 +0000

Fraudulent donation sites using our sympathy for Ukraine seem to be on the rise. Know how to protect yourself!

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Cyberattacks on SATCOM networks attributed to Russian threat actors

May 12, 2022 admin cisa, FBI, hermeticwiper, Infrastructure, Russia, satcom, Ukraine, vital infrastructure

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 13:22:00 +0000

CISA and the FBI are sharing information about the US attribution of cyberattacks on SATCOM networks that targeted Ukraine but spilled over into other European countries.

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DEA Investigating Breach of Law Enforcement Data Portal

May 12, 2022 admin A Little Sunshine, data breaches, Department of Justice, domain block list, Doxbin, drug enforcement administration, el paso intelligence center, emergency data request, Epic, esp.usdoj.gov, FBI, ICSI, kt, lapsus$, law enforcement inquiry and alerts, leia, national seizure system, Ne'er-Do-Well News, Nicholas Weaver, nss, spamhaus, The Coming Storm, u.s. drug enforcement agency

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 11:00:30 +0000

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) says it is investigating reports that hackers gained unauthorized access to an agency portal that taps into 16 different federal law enforcement databases. KrebsOnSecurity has learned the alleged compromise is tied to a cybercrime and online harassment community that routinely impersonates police and government officials to harvest personal information on their targets.

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Costa Rica continues defence against sustained Conti ransomware attacks

May 9, 2022 admin conti, costa rica, data, FBI, losses, ransomware, treasury

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 09 May 2022 15:54:15 +0000

Costa Rica is doing everything it can to ward off persistent and overwhelming attacks from the Conti Ransomware group.

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