The United States on Thursday announced the takedown of a botnet operated by Russian cybercriminals that ensnared millions of devices worldwide.
Law Enforcement Dismantle Infrastructure of Russian ‘RSOCKS’ Botnet
2,000 People Arrested Worldwide for Social Engineering Schemes
Interpol announced on Wednesday that many individuals have been arrested and a significant amount of criminal assets have been seized as part of an international law enforcement operation targeting social engineering schemes.
Sophisticated Android Spyware ‘Hermit’ Used by Governments
Security researchers at Lookout have analyzed a sophisticated Android spyware family that appears to have been created to serve nation-state customers.
At Second Trial, Ex-CIA Employee Defends Himself in Big Leak
A former CIA software engineer charged with causing the biggest theft of classified information in CIA history defended himself at the start of his trial Tuesday, telling jurors he was falsely accused and the victim of a political witch hunt.
Microsoft to Acquire Cyber Threat Analysis Company Miburo
Microsoft on Tuesday announced that it’s acquiring Miburo, a New York-based cyber threat analysis and research company that specializes in foreign information operations.
Miburo provides analysis, consulting and training services. The startup’s research team detects and attributes influence campaigns across over a dozen languages.
Report: L3 Emerges as Suitor for Embattled NSO Group
L3 Technologies, a U.S. government contractor that sells aerospace and defense technology, has emerged as a suitor for Israeli exploit merchant NSO Group.
Researchers: Wi-Fi Probe Requests Expose User Data
A group of academic researchers from the University of Hamburg in Germany has discovered that mobile devices leak identifying information about their owners via Wi-Fi probe requests.
Mobile devices use these probe requests to receive information about nearby Wi-Fi access points and establish connections to them when a probe response is received.
Billion-Dollar Valuations Can’t Halt Layoffs at OneTrust, Cybereason
Two cybersecurity vendors that recently boasted of raising hundreds of millions of dollars at unicorn valuations have confirmed staff cuts as the turmoil in the capital markets start to wreak havoc on late-stage startups.
SSNDOB Cybercrime Marketplace Taken Down by Law Enforcement
US law enforcement on Tuesday announced the takedown of SSNDOB Marketplace, a series of websites selling personally identifiable information (PII).
For years, the SSNDOB Marketplace sold the personal information – such as Social Security numbers, names, and birth dates – of millions of people, including approximately 24 million individuals in the US.
Spanish Judge to Seek Testimony From NSO on Pegasus Spyware
A Spanish judge will travel to Israel to seek testimony from the head of tech company NSO, the maker of the controversial Pegasus spyware used in tapping politicians’ phones in Spain, the country’s National Court said Tuesday.
