The US Securities and Exchange Commission this week announced charges against 18 individuals and entities for their roles in a pump-and-dump scheme that involved account hacking.
Iranian Group Targeting Israeli Shipping and Other Key Sectors
Mandiant has been tracking an activity cluster that it believes to be from a single Iranian threat group that
Fugitive Arrested After 3 Years on Charges Related to BEC Scheme
The United States Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced the arrest of Njuh Valentine Fombe, who was wanted for his role in a business email compromise (BEC) scheme.
Indicted in 2019, Fombe was a fugitive for three years until he was arrested on August 6. He is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering, and with aggravated identity theft.
Ransomware Group Claims Access to SCADA in Confusing UK Water Company Hack
A ransomware group has hit at least one water company in the United Kingdom, but there is some confusion over whose systems were actually breached.
Signal Discloses Impact From Twilio Hack
Secure communications services provider Signal on Monday disclosed impact from the recent Twilio hack, after threat actors attempted to re-register the phone numbers of some of its users to new devices.
Three Nigerian BEC Fraudsters Extradited From UK to US
Three Nigerians have been extradited from the United Kingdom to the United States to face charges in relation to their roles in business email compromise (BEC) fraud schemes, the US Department of Justice announced.
Thousands of VNC Instances Exposed to Internet as Attacks Increase
Dark web intelligence firm Cyble reports seeing an increase in cyberattacks targeting virtual network computing (VNC).
The VNC graphical desktop-sharing system relies on the Remote Frame Buffer (RFB) protocol to provide control of a remote machine over a network.
Chinese Cyberspies Use Supply Chain Attack to Deliver Windows, macOS Malware
China-linked cyberespionage group Iron Tiger was observed using the compromised servers of a chat application for the delivery of malware to Windows and macOS systems, Trend Micro reports.
US Government Shares Photo of Alleged Conti Ransomware Associate
The United States has been offering significant rewards for information on individuals involved in the Conti ransomware operation and the Department of State on Thursday provided additional details on who it’s looking for and even shared a photo of a suspect.
CISA, FBI Warn Organizations of Zeppelin Ransomware Attacks
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have issued a joint advisory detailing the Zeppelin ransomware.
