I have posted on the arrest of a UK teenager who is alleged to be part of the Lapsus$ gang. Here is an interesting background article from The Record, looking at the attack on Okta – a company that sells identity protection and security – and some of the background …
A new twist on cyber extortion – fake reviews
The telecoms company circle.cloud has had a large number of one -star reviews on Google – and now have received a request for payment to have them taken down! Telecoms firm hit by fake Google reviews blackmail scam – BBC News
Coca-Cola data breach – and the data is on sale for $64,000
The Stormous cyber extortion gang has claimed it stole 161GB of data from Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola is investigating the claim but in the mean time what is stated to be Coca-Cola data has appeared for sale. Stormous, a recently formed cyber gang, has declared its support for the Russian government’s invasion …
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When you improve your defences – the hackers change their tactics
Following up on the two articles I posted yesterday, to give you an awareness of the threat landscape, here are two articles discussing how that landscape is constantly changing. Criminals adopting new methods to bypass improved defenses • The Register Cybercriminals are finding new ways to target cloud environments | …
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Microsoft takes action against cyber crime gangs
Microsoft (and Google) take a very active role when it comes to countering malware, cyber attacks and scams. Notorious cybercrime gang’s botnet disrupted – Microsoft On the Issues Microsoft uses court order to disrupt ZLoader botnet – The Record by Recorded Future Microsoft details malware that hides its scheduled tasks …
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