Latest about Cyber Crime
US Department of State puts $10 million bounty on North Korean hacker’s head
News US law enforcement after information on the identification or location of a leading affiliate of a North Korean hacking gang, as the NCSC issues warning of its increased focus on critical infrastructure
Researchers discover “highly sophisticated’ operation using a 3,000-strong network of ghost accounts to spread malware on GitHub
A flood of ghost accounts are manipulating GitHub to promote malicious repositories and accounts – and this could be just the tip of the iceberg
NCA takes down world’s most prolific DDoS-for-hire website
A joint operation led by the National Crime Agency to infiltrate the Digitalstress.su criminal marketplace and take control of its infrastructure and domains
Hackers create fake CrowdStrike recovery resources
Businesses urged to exercise caution and look out for the file named ‘result.txt in %TMP%’ that could indicate a “Daolpu” infection
UK police arrest teen in connection with MGM Resorts hack
News The unnamed teenager is believed to be part of the Scattered Spider gang, responsible for more than 100 attacks
Hundreds of Cobalt Strike servers have been taken offline in a major law enforcement sting
News Seven law enforcement agencies collaborated to put a dent in infrastructure supporting malicious uses of Cobalt Strike by hacking gangs
Alleged Scattered Spider ringleader taken down in Spain after law enforcement crackdown
News Two key figures behind the Scattered Spider ransomware group have already been arrested this year
Researchers issue warning over new ransomware variant targeting the education sector
News Researchers have published research on a new ransomware variant using compromised VPN credentials to target education organizations in the US
