The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has sought assistance from the public in connection with an investigation involving the breach of edge devices and computer networks belonging to companies and government entities. "An Advanced Persistent Threat group allegedly created and deployed malware (CVE-2020-12271) as part of a widespread series of indiscriminate computer … [Read more...] about FBI Seeks Public Help to Identify Chinese Hackers Behind Global Cyber Intrusions
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FBI Creates Fake Cryptocurrency to Expose Widespread Crypto Market Manipulation
Oct 12, 2024Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Cybercrime The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced arrests and charges against several individuals and entities in connection with allegedly manipulating digital asset markets as part of a widespread fraud operation. The law enforcement action – codenamed Operation Token Mirrors – is the result of the U.S. Federal Bureau … [Read more...] about FBI Creates Fake Cryptocurrency to Expose Widespread Crypto Market Manipulation
FBI Cracks Down on Dark Web Marketplace Managed by Russian and Kazakh Nationals
Sep 07, 2024Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Dark Web Two men have been indicted in the U.S. for their alleged involvement in managing a dark web marketplace called WWH Club that specializes in the sale of sensitive personal and financial information. Alex Khodyrev, a 35-year-old Kazakhstan national, and Pavel Kublitskii, a 37-year-old Russian national, have been charged with … [Read more...] about FBI Cracks Down on Dark Web Marketplace Managed by Russian and Kazakh Nationals
FBI Warns of Rising Trend of Dual Ransomware Attacks Targeting U.S. Companies
Sep 30, 2023THNRansomware / Cyber Threat The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning of a new trend of dual ransomware attacks targeting the same victims, at least since July 2023. "During these attacks, cyber threat actors deployed two different ransomware variants against victim companies from the following variants: AvosLocker, Diamond, Hive, Karakurt, … [Read more...] about FBI Warns of Rising Trend of Dual Ransomware Attacks Targeting U.S. Companies
FBI Charges 6, Seizes 48 Domains Linked to DDoS-for-Hire Service Platforms
Dec 15, 2022Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / DDoS-for-Hire 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 – Jeremiah Sam Evans Miller … [Read more...] about FBI Charges 6, Seizes 48 Domains Linked to DDoS-for-Hire Service Platforms
23-Year-Old Russian Hacker Wanted by FBI for Running Marketplace of Stolen Logins
A 23-year-old Russian national has been indicted in the U.S. and added to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Cyber Most Wanted List for his alleged role as the administrator of Marketplace A, a cyber crime forum that sold stolen login credentials, personal information, and credit card data. Igor Dekhtyarchuk, who first appeared in hacker forums in 2013 under the alias … [Read more...] about 23-Year-Old Russian Hacker Wanted by FBI for Running Marketplace of Stolen Logins
CISA, FBI, NSA Issue Advisory on Severe Increase in Ransomware Attacks
Cybersecurity authorities from Australia, the U.K., and the U.S. have published a joint advisory warning of an increase in sophisticated, high-impact ransomware attacks targeting critical infrastructure organizations across the world in 2021. The incidents singled out a broad range of sectors, including defense, emergency services, agriculture, government facilities, IT, … [Read more...] about CISA, FBI, NSA Issue Advisory on Severe Increase in Ransomware Attacks
CISA, FBI and NSA Publish Joint Advisory and Scanner for Log4j Vulnerabilities
Cybersecurity agencies from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the U.K., and the U.S. on Wednesday released a joint advisory in response to widespread exploitation of multiple vulnerabilities in Apache's Log4j software library by nefarious adversaries. "These vulnerabilities, especially Log4Shell, are severe," the intelligence agencies said in the new guidance. "Sophisticated … [Read more...] about CISA, FBI and NSA Publish Joint Advisory and Scanner for Log4j Vulnerabilities
FBI Analyst Charged With Stealing Counterterrorism and Cyber Threat Info
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) indicted an employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for illegally removing numerous national security documents and willfully retaining them at her personal residence during a 13-year period from June 2004 to December 2017. The federal indictment charged Kendra Kingsbury, 48, with two counts of having unauthorized possession … [Read more...] about FBI Analyst Charged With Stealing Counterterrorism and Cyber Threat Info
FBI, DHS Warn Of Possible Major Ransomware Attacks On Healthcare Systems
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Departments of Homeland Security, and Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a joint alert Wednesday warning of an "imminent" increase in ransomware and other cyberattacks against hospitals and healthcare providers. "Malicious cyber actors are targeting the [Healthcare and Public Health] Sector with TrickBot malware, often leading … [Read more...] about FBI, DHS Warn Of Possible Major Ransomware Attacks On Healthcare Systems