DarkSide Hits Toshiba; XSS Forum Bans Ransomware
The criminal forum washed its hands of ransomware after DarkSide’s pipeline attack & alleged shutdown: A “loss of servers” that didn’t stop another attack.
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Government
80% of Net Neutrality Comments to FCC Were Fudged
NY’s AG: Millions of fake comments – in favor and against – came from a secret broadband-funded campaign or from a 19-year-old’s fake identities.
Read MoreMassive DDoS Attack Disrupts Belgium Parliament
A large-scale incident earlier this week against Belnet and other ISPs has sent a wave of internet disruption across numerous Belgian government, scientific and educational institutions.
Read MoreFeds Shut Down Fake COVID-19 Vaccine Phishing Website
‘Freevaccinecovax.org’ claimed to be that of a biotech company but instead was stealing info from visitors to use for nefarious purposes.
Read MorePulse Secure VPNs Get a Fix for Critical Zero-Day Bugs
The security flaw tracked as CVE-2021-22893 is being used by at least two APTs likely linked to China, to attack U.S. defense targets among others.
Read MoreIs the SolarWinds Hack Really a Seismic Shift?
Oliver Tavakoli, CTO of Vectra AI, discusses the massive supply-chain hack’s legacy and ramifications for security professionals.
Read MoreMulti-Gov Task Force Plans to Take Down the Ransomware Economy
A coalition of 60 global entities (including the DoJ) has proposed a sweeping plan to hunt down and disrupt ransomware gangs by going after their financial operations.
Read MoreDoppelPaymer Gang Leaks Files from Illinois AG After Ransom Negotiations Break Down
Information stolen in April 10 ransomware attack was posted on a dark web portal and includes private documents not published as part of public records.
Read MoreNintendo Sues Video-Game Pirates
Nintendo is questing after its third successful lawsuit against circumvention-device sellers, this time against Team Xecuter.
Read MoreBabuk Ransomware Gang Targets Washington DC Police
The RaaS developers thumbed their noses at police, saying “We find 0 day before you.”
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