Category: DarkReading

Largest Crackdown On Ransomware-Delivering Botnets
30
May
2024

Largest Crackdown On Ransomware-Delivering Botnets

In a joint international law enforcement action dubbed “Operation Endgame,” the agencies and judicial authorities dismantled major botnet infrastructure, targeting…

Services Return After SPL Cyberattack: E-books Remain Offline
30
May
2024

Services Return After SPL Cyberattack: E-books Remain Offline

Amid the setbacks from the SPL cyberattack, the Seattle Public Library has managed to restore some digital services. Patrons can…

New Ransomware Spins Web Of Encryption
30
May
2024

New Ransomware Spins Web Of Encryption

A threat actor known as “phant0m” is promoting a new Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) on OnniForums, a notorious dark web forum. The…

Klein ISD Cyberattack Disrupts STAAR Exams For Thousands
30
May
2024

Klein ISD Cyberattack Disrupts STAAR Exams For Thousands

An 18-year-old high school student from Texas has found himself at the center of a significant cybercrime investigation. Keontra Kenemore…

911 S5 - Likely The World's Largest Botnet, Dismantled
30
May
2024

911 S5 – Likely The World’s Largest Botnet, Dismantled

The FBI, in collaboration with international partners, has successfully dismantled the 911 S5 botnet’s massive network that infected over 19…

911 S5 Botnet Operators Sanctioned By U.S. Treasury
29
May
2024

911 S5 Botnet Operators Sanctioned By U.S. Treasury

The U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned three Chinese nationals on Tuesday for their alleged involvement in operating the 911 S5 proxy…

RansomHub Cyberattack Strikes PSG BANATSKI DVOR Gas Provider
29
May
2024

RansomHub Cyberattack Strikes PSG BANATSKI DVOR Gas Provider

The RansomHub group has claimed a cyberattack on PSG BANATSKI DVOR D.O.O., a gas storage services provider based in Serbia….

North Korean Actor Deploying New FakePenny Ransomware
29
May
2024

North Korean Actor Deploying New FakePenny Ransomware

Microsoft has uncovered a new “FakePenny” ransomware variant being deployed by a North Korean threat actor to target organizations in…

Law Firm Investigates WD & Associates Data Breach
29
May
2024

Law Firm Investigates WD & Associates Data Breach

Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading law firm known for handling data breach litigation, has launched an investigation into the recent…

First American Data Breach: 44,000 Customers Affected
29
May
2024

First American Data Breach: 44,000 Customers Affected

The First American Financial Corporation, one of the largest title insurance companies in the United States, revealed that a cyberattack…

Preventing Malicious Access To Check Point VPN Environments
28
May
2024

Preventing Malicious Access To Check Point VPN Environments

Check Point researchers have observed a surge in threat actor groups targeting remote-access VPN environments as an entry point for…

OpenAI Announces Safety And Security Committee Amid New Model Development
28
May
2024

OpenAI Announces Safety And Security Committee Amid New Model Development

OpenAI announced a new safety and security committee as it begins training a new AI model intended to replace the…