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Feds Charge 16 Russians Allegedly Tied to Botnets Used in Ransomware, Cyberattacks, and Spying
A new US indictment against a group of Russian nationals offers a clear example of how, authorities say, a single malware operation can enable both criminal and state-sponsored hacking...
E.U. Sanctions 3 Russian Nationals for Cyber Attacks Targeting Estonia's Key Ministries
The Council of the European Union has sanctioned three individuals for allegedly carrying out "malicious cyber activities" against Estonia. The three Russian nationals – Nikolay Alexandrovich Korchagin, Vitaly Shevchenko, and Yuriy Fedorovich Denisov – are officers of the General Staff of the Arm...
3 Russians Indicted for Operating Blender.io and Sinbad.io Crypto Mixers
SUMMARY Three Russian nationals have been indicted for their alleged roles in running cryptocurrency mixing services Blender.io and…...
Two Russian Nationals Plead Guilty in LockBit Ransomware Attacks
Two Russian nationals have pleaded guilty in a U.S. court for their participation as affiliates in the LockBit ransomware scheme and helping facilitate ransomware attacks across the world. The defendants include Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov, 21, of Chechen Republic, and Mikhail Vasiliev, 34, a...
Two Russian Nationals Charged for Masterminding Mt. Gox Crypto Exchange Hack
The U.S. Department of Justice DoJ has charged two Russian nationals in connection with masterminding the 2014 digital heist of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox. According to unsealed indictments released last week, Alexey Bilyuchenko, 43, and Aleksandr Verner, 29, have been accuse...
Two Russian Nationals Charged for Masterminding Mt. Gox Crypto Exchange Hack
The U.S. Department of Justice DoJ has charged two Russian nationals in connection with masterminding the 2014 digital heist of the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox. According to unsealed indictments released last week, Alexey Bilyuchenko, 43, and Aleksandr Verner, 29, have been accuse...
Hacking the JFK Airport Taxi Dispatch System
Two men have been convicted of hacking the taxi dispatch system at the JFK airport. This enabled them to reorder the taxis on the list; they charged taxi drivers $10 to cut the line...
Ukraine Hit with Novel ‘FoxBlade’ Trojan Hours Before Invasion
“As tanks rolled into Ukraine, so did malware,” summarized humanitarian author Andreas Harsono, referring to the novel malware that Microsoft has named FoxBlade. On Monday, the company reported that its Threat Intelligence Center MSTIC had detected cyberattacks launched against Ukraine’s digital...
Defending Elections from Foreign Adversaries: Election Buster
Election Buster is an open source tool created in 2014 to identify malicious domains masquerading as candidate webpages and voter registration systems. During 2016, fake domains were used to compromise credentials of a Democratic National Committee DNC IT services company, and foreign adversaries...
Justice Department Indicts 12 Russian Nationals Tied to 2016 Election Hacking
The United States Justice Department on Friday announced 12 indictments against Russian nationals, accusing them of engaging in a “sustained effort” to hack Democrats’ emails and computer networks. According to Rod Rosenstein, United States deputy Attorney General, all 12 defendants are members o...
A week in security (February 12 – February 18)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we looked at a huge Android cryptomining campaign, malicious apps on Google Play, and some Apple scams doing the rounds. We also explored the world of healthcare security, and dived into the land of scammy Valentine's Day tricks and cheats. Other news Thought the...