Security
How Ransomware Gangs Use Phishing to Intercept Logins
Phishing remains among the foremost cybercrime tools for cybercriminals, according to the FBI’s 2024 Internet Crime Report, which tops the...
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Infostealer Malware: Protect Your Passwords Before They’re Stolen
Years ago, in my youth as a threat actor, I approached a job search kiosk at a local supermarket. The...
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Ransom Group Qilin Attacks Morgan County 911 Service
Yesterday, the RaaS group Qilin claimed another victim: the Morgan County 911 Service in the State of Alabama. The public...
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Entech Engineering, Inc., Recently Targeted By INC Ransom
Just today, the double-extortion group known as INC Ransom claimed another victim: the U.S.-based engineering consulting firm Entech Engineering, headquartered...
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Safepay Strikes at 9 New Targets
Yesterday, the ransomware group Safepay attacked 9 new victims. Although public disclosure offering details surrounding the attacks appears slim, it...
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Are Your Web Server’s Private Directories Leaking Publicly?
Most cybercriminals are looking for the easiest way to gain access to systems. They typically follow a standardized playbook, with...
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How Ransomware Gangs Choose Their Targets and Profit
Some years ago, I watched a young hacker sitting at a laptop as he wrote an undetectable ransomware script in...
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Data Hostage Crisis: East Africa’s Twaweza Falls to NightSpire Attack
There’s a relatively new threat actor group on the scene known as NightSpire, which has claimed another victim; this time...
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Israeli Journalist Yinon Magal Targeted by Handala Hacktivists
Discovered today, the personal mobile device of the Deputy CEO of Channel 14, Yinon Magal, a prominent Israeli journalist and...
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Why Do Ransom Attacks Continue, While Payouts Are Dropping?
So far, victims paying out to ransomware and data extortion gangs are showing a steady downward trend, compared to 2024,...
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Alibaba, an Open Authenticated MySQL Server Targeted by Security Researcher? Or Data Extortionist?
Recently, I discovered an interesting data breach, purportedly reported to Alibaba (US) Technology Co., Ltd by a security researcher from...
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Prisoner Data for Ransom: Ransomware Gang Targets U.S. Inmate Communications Provider
This story caught my eye because at one time, I was an inmate in prison for hacking. Circulating the rumor...
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Israeli research institution hit by pro-Palestinian data extortion group
According to the website of the pro-Palestinian data extortion gang known as the Handala Hack Team, the Weizmann Institute of...
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Massive Power Outage Hits Spain and Portugal Amid Claims by Pro-Russian Hacker Groups
Widespread Blackouts Rock Iberia and FranceA sweeping and unexplained power outage has crippled large swaths of Spain and Portugal today,...
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LastPass Breach Victims Keep Suffering as Hackers Keep Stealing Even Today
Despite security experts urging users of the hacked popular password manager LastPass to take their security seriously for years now,...
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Fujifilm Singapore Allegedly Targeted by Sarcoma Ransomware Group
A ransomware group known as Sarcoma has allegedly added Fujifilm Business Innovation Singapore Pte. Ltd. to its victim list, according...
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Australian Healthcare Provider Allegedly Targeted in Ransomware Attack
A ransomware group known as RansomHub has allegedly carried out an attack on an Australian healthcare provider, according to evidence...
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Leonardo.com: Aerospace & Defense Giant Allegedly Targeted by ThreeAM Ransomware Group
Leonardo S.p.A., a global leader in aerospace, defense, and security solutions, has allegedly fallen victim to a ransomware attack by...
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An Emerging RaaS: FunkSec
The landscape of cybercrime continues to evolve, with threat actors not only targeting personal sensitive information but also business ideas....
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Ransomware groups Fsociety x FunkSec Breach Punjab Government website
On January 20, 2025, the website of the Government of Punjab punjab.gov.pk, suffered a critical data breach carried out by...
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