In July 2021, the United States and Russia held their first round of formal cybersecurity discussions. The meeting came on the heels of the June Geneva summit between U.S. president Biden and Russian …
South Korea Wants Help to Arrest Alleged Cyber-Criminals
South Korea is currently seeking assistance from the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) to find and detain two foreign nationals who are suspected of being cyber-criminal gang …
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Sinclair Confirms Ransomware Attack That Disrupted TV Stations
Sinclair Broadcast Group, which boasts hundreds of local television stations across the United States, confirmed on Monday that it had suffered from a major cyberattack that resulted in data theft. …
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Acer hit with second cyberattack in less than a week, Taiwanese authorities notified
Acer, a multinational Taiwanese electronics and computer company, has confirmed that it suffered from another cyberattack on its Taiwanese servers after its offices in India were hit just a week ago …
REvil ransomware operators claim group is ending activity again, victim leak blog now offline
The REvil ransomware group has claimed that the gang is disbanding after the group suffered from loss of vital infrastructure and internal disputes. The notorious ransomware gang has claimed to be …
TrickBot Gang Enters Cybercrime Elite with Fresh Affiliates
The TrickBot ransomware group, which also created BazarLoader and the Conti ransomware, has just upped its distribution tactics to become more of a threat. The cybercriminals behind the TrickBot …
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US Treasury Tracks $5.2bn of Ransomware Transactions in Six Months
The US Treasury has reportedly tracked $5.2 billion of Bitcoin transactions that were likely to have been ransomware payments over the first half of 2021. A new report released by the Financial Crimes …
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US Government Warns of Insider and Ransomware Threat to Water Plants
The FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) the NSA, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have issued a joint alert due to ongoing malicious cyber activity targeting the …
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FreakOut Botnet Turns DVRs Into Monero Cryptominers
According to Juniper Threat Labs, the new Necro Python exploits targets' Visual Tool DVRs used in surveillance systems. The Necro botnet was developed by the threat group FreakOut and has reportedly …
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First-Ever U.S. Cyber Team Announced to Compete in Athens at the ICC in June 2022
2021 is the first year of the US Cyber Games - part of a global competition that will recognize cyber athletes who can work in competitive environments to successfully operate in cyberspace. The games …