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Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2022 14:23:30 +0000
Two announcements in two days detail operations against GRU-controlled infrastructure
The post Successful operations against Russian Sandworm and Strontium groups targeting Ukraine revealed appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 07 Apr 2022 22:03:45 +0000
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) says it has disrupted a giant botnet built and operated by a Russian government intelligence unit known for launching destructive cyberattacks against energy infrastructure in the United States and Ukraine. Separately, law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and Germany moved to decapitate “Hydra,” a billion-dollar Russian darknet drug bazaar that also helped to launder the profits of multiple Russian ransomware groups.
Read MoreCredit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2022 22:13:21 +0000
Responding to the crisis in Ukraine must prioritize physical safety, but there are related cyber-risks to consider too.
The post Potential cybersecurity impacts of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2022 15:38:34 +0000
US and UK authorities have attributed the newly found malware Cyclops Blink to the Russian state-sponsored Sandworm group.
The post Cyclops Blink malware: US and UK authorities issue alert appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2022 22:41:34 +0000
The Russian government said today it arrested 14 people accused of working for “REvil,” a particularly aggressive ransomware group that has extorted hundreds of millions of dollars from victim organizations. The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said the actions were taken in response to a request from U.S. officials, but many experts believe the crackdown is part of an effort to reduce tensions over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to station 100,000 troops along the nation’s border with Ukraine.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 18:03:33 +0000
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| As the 2010s come to a close, we take a snarky walk down memory lane, listing the craziest, most impactful, or simply just awful cybersecurity fails of the decade. Categories: Tags: ashley madisonashley madison hackBadRabbitcambridge analyticacryptolockercryptolocker ransomwareData privacyEdward Snowdenemotetexploitsfacebookhacktivismmat honanNotPetyaNSAnsa spyingnsa surveillanceNSA toolsplaystation breachplaystation hackransomwareryukRyuk ransomwaresecurity failsshadow brokerssocial mediasonysony pictures hacksurveillancetarget breachtarget hacktrickbottriple threatWannaCry |
The post A decade in cybersecurity fails: the top breaches, threats, and ‘whoopsies’ of the 2010s appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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Credit to Author: Marina Mash| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2019 13:37:51 +0000
The botnet generally propagates through EternalBlue, the same vulnerability that made the WannaCry and NotPetya outbreaks possible.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2018 14:00:36 +0000
In this episode, Dave and Jeff discuss Facebook’s battle with ad-blockers, NotPetya ransomware, Lenovo losing employees’ private data, and more.
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