5 facts about Vice Society, the ransomware group wreaking havoc on the education sector

Move over Lockbit, there's a new ransomware-as-a-service RaaS player in town attacking the education sector--and its name is Vice Society. Vice Society is believed to be a Russian-based intrusion, exfiltration, and extortion group. And their ideal prey? You guessed it: universities, colleges, and...

Bulk Surveillance of Money Transfers

Just another obscure warrantless surveillance program. US law enforcement can access details of money transfers without a warrant through an obscure surveillance program the Arizona attorney generals office created in 2014. A database stored at a nonprofit, the Transaction Record Analysis Center...

FBI Says North Korean Hackers Behind $100 Million Horizon Bridge Crypto Theft

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI on Monday confirmed that North Korean threat actors were responsible for the theft of $100 million in cryptocurrency assets from Harmony Horizon Bridge in June 2022. The law enforcement agency attributed the hack to the Lazarus Group and APT38, the...

The FBI Identified a Tor User

No details, though: According to the complaint against him, Al-Azhari allegedly visited a dark web site that hosts "unofficial propaganda and photographs related to ISIS" multiple times on May 14, 2019. In virtue of being a dark web site--­that is, one hosted on the Tor anonymity network--­it...

Multiple schools hit by Vice Society ransomware attack

The real world impact of cybercrime rears its head once more, with word that 14 schools in the UK have been caught out by ransomware. The schools, attacked by the group known as Vice Society, have had multiple documents leaked online in the wake of the attack. One of the primary schools...

A week in security (January 1 - 8)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Why does technology no longer excite us? Lock and Code S04E01 New device? Here's how to safely dispose of your old one LastPass updates security notice with information about a recent incident Okta breached last month, no customers compromised Update VPN Plus Serve...

#StopRansomware: Cuba Ransomware

Summary Actions to take today to mitigate cyber threats from ransomware: • Prioritize remediating known exploited vulnerabilities. • Train users to recognize and report phishing attempts. • Enable and enforce phishing-resistant multifactor authentication. Note: This joint Cybersecurity Advisory C...

FBI warns of imposter ads in search results

The FBI has issued a public notice which includes advice to block adverts. Why? Lets take a look. The bogus advert tightrope Its no secret that rogue ads have been a particular plague on the Internet for as far back as we can remember. From irritating pop ups and spinning "Youve won a prize"...

The FBI's Perspective on Ransomware

Ransomware: contemporary threats, how to prevent them and how the FBI can help In April 2021, Dutch supermarkets faced a food shortage. The cause wasn't a drought or a sudden surge in the demand for avocados. Rather, the reason was a ransomware attack. In the past years, companies, universities,...

Sale or No Sale; Hacker Leaks FBI’s InfraGard database Online

By Habiba Rashid Hackread.com can confirm that the InfraGard database is also circulating on several Russian cybercrime forums and Telegram groups. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Sale or No Sale; Hacker Leaks FBIs InfraGard database Online...

Microsoft research uncovers new Zerobot capabilities

Botnet malware operations are a constantly evolving threat to devices and networks. Threat actors target Internet of Things IoT devices for recruitment into malicious operations as IoT devices’ configurations often leave them exposed, and the number of internet-connected devices continue to grow...

Russian Killnet Hackers Claim Data Theft of FBI Agents

By Habiba Rashid On Telegram, Killnet hackers have leaked a text file showing the login credentials of 10,000 individuals whom they claim are FBI agents. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Russian Killnet Hackers Claim Data Theft of FBI Agents...

BEC scammers go after more than just money

In a joint Cybersecurity Advisory CSA the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, the Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigations FDA OCI, and the US Department of Agriculture USDA recently observed incidents of Business Email Compromise BEC with a new twist. In these incidents th...

Hacker Halts Sale of FBI’s High-Profile InfraGard Database

By Habiba Rashid Apparently, there has been a change of heart by the hacker. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hacker Halts Sale of FBIs High-Profile InfraGard Database...

An Alleged Russian Smuggling Ring Was Uncovered in New Hampshire

Plus: An FBI platform got hacked, an ex-Twitter employee is sentenced for espionage, malicious Windows 10 installers circulate in Ukraine, and more...

InfraGard infiltrated by cybercriminal

InfraGard, a partnership between the FBI and members of the private sector that was established to protect critical infrastructure in the US, has been infiltrated by a cybercriminal. As a result, its database of contact information is now for sale on an English-language cybercrime forum. InfraGar...

FBI, FDA OCI, and USDA Release Joint Cybersecurity Advisory Regarding Business Email Compromise Schemes Used to Steal Food

The Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, the Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigations FDA OCI, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory CSA detailing recently observed incidents of criminal actors using business email compromis...

48 DDoS-hiring Services Busted by FBI in Major Sweep

By Waqas Authorities have also arrested six individuals accused of running DDoS-for-hire services. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 48 DDoS-hiring Services Busted by FBI in Major Sweep...

FBI Charges 6, Seizes 48 Domains Linked to DDoS-for-Hire Service Platforms

The U.S. Department of Justice DoJ on Wednesday announced the seizure of 48 domains that offered services to conduct distributed denial-of-service DDoS attacks on behalf of other threat actors, effectively lowering the barrier to entry for malicious activity. It also charged six suspects – Jeremi...

FBI’s Security Platform InfraGard Hacked; 87k Members’ Data Sold Online

By Waqas As seen by Hackread.com, the hacker is selling the stolen InfraGard database which contains the personal data of its members for $50,000. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: FBIs Security Platform InfraGard Hacked; 87k Members Data Sold Online...