In a joint statement, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the seizure of the domain name WeLeakInfo.to and two other domain namesRead More →
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reports that it has begun an investigation into alleged cyberattacks that would have compromised up to 16 databases of federal agencies. According to KrebsOnSecurityRead More →
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Marcos Ponce, 37, has been sentenced to five years in prison for his participation in a fraudulent scheme based on the purchaseRead More →
Lincoln College, an arts school based in Illinois, announced its definitive shutdown after severe financial damage caused by a ransomware attack, coupled with the devastating consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.Read More →
Romanian authorities have confirmed the arrest of the operators of some fraudulent dark web platforms on which the defendants offered the services of fake for-hire murderers. The fake hitmen, operatingRead More →
A court in Ontario, Canada has sentenced Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to participating as an affiliate in the dangerous NetWalker ransomware operation. The defendantRead More →
RagnarLocker is a ransomware operation first detected in 2020 and has remained active despite constant changes and measures implemented by governments around the world against such groups. Since the beginningRead More →
A bug in the Hive ransomware encryption algorithm would allow victims to recover their information without having to negotiate with hackers. This is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation that resorts toRead More →
A security alert issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) signals the detection of a wave of the attack known as business email compromise (BEC) in which threat actorsRead More →
Ransomware is still one of the most lucrative hacking variants for cybercriminal groups. In its latest report, the firm Chainalysis reports that encryption malware operating groups made profits of upRead More →
