Noisy Bear Campaign Targeting Kazakhstan Energy Sector Outed as a Planned Phishing Test

A threat actor possibly of Russian origin has been attributed to a new set of attacks targeting the energy sector in Kazakhstan. The activity, codenamed Operation BarrelFire, is tied to a new threat group tracked by Seqrite Labs as Noisy Bear. The threat actor has been active since at least April...

U.S. Sanctions Russian Bulletproof Hosting Provider for Supporting Cybercriminals Behind Ransomware

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control OFAC has levied sanctions against Russia-based bulletproof hosting BPH service provider Aeza Group for assisting threat actors in their malicious activities and targeting victims in the country and across the world. The...

U.S. Sanctions Russian Bulletproof Hosting Provider for Supporting Cybercriminals Behind Ransomware

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control OFAC has levied sanctions against Russia-based bulletproof hosting BPH service provider Aeza Group to assist threat actors in their malicious activities and targeting victims in the country and across the world. The sanctions...