Categoria: Cybercrime

University Project Cataloged 1,100 Ransomware Attacks on Critical Infrastructure

A Temple University research project that tracks ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure has documented more than 1,100 incidents to date.

Russian Law Enforcement Take Down Several Cybercrime Forums

Russian authorities this week announced that they have seized Ferum Shop, Sky-Fraud, and Trump’s Dumps, three well-known online shops for stolen payment card data.

FBI Received 1,600 SIM Swapping Complaints in 2021

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) this week announced that between 2018 and 2021 its Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received more than 1,900 complaints related to SIM swapping.

Protecting Cryptocurrencies and NFTs – What’s Old is New

Five steps that end-users can take to protect themselves against cryptocurrency losses

Justice Dept. Announces $3.6B Crypto Seizure, 2 Arrests

The Justice Department announced Tuesday its largest-ever financial seizure — more than $3.5 billion — and the arrests of a New York couple accused of conspiring to launder billions of dollars in cryptocurrency stolen from the 2016 hack of a virtual currency exchange.

Data of Puma Employees Stolen in Kronos Ransomware Attack

Data of 6,632 Puma employees was stolen in a December 2021 ransomware attack that hit HR management platform Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG).

Microsoft Disables MSIX Protocol Due to Abuse by Malware

Microsoft announced on Friday that the ms-appinstaller protocol for MSIX has been disabled temporarily due to the fact that it has been abused by malware.

FBI Publishes IOCs for LockBit 2.0 Ransomware Attacks

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Friday released indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with the LockBit 2.0 ransomware.

LockBit 2.0, which is distributed as a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS), makes detection and mitigation difficult, due to the use of a variety of tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).

UN Experts: North Korea Stealing Millions in Cyber Attacks

North Korea is continuing to steal hundreds of millions of dollars from financial institutions and cryptocurrency firms and exchanges, illicit money that is an important source of funding for its nuclear and missile programs, U.N. experts said in a report quoting cyber specialists.