One more warning about online shopping and scam adverts

cyber-crime

the FBI have issued a warning about fraudulent adverts taken out by threat actors and displayed on legitimate search engine requests. The FBI is warning the public that cyber criminals are using search engine advertisement services to impersonate brands and direct users to malicious sites that host ransomware and steal …

Domains associated with DDoS seized and closed

The cyber-attack-as-a-service market for threat actors is expanding – as it allows less skilled individuals to access sophisticated hacks and in many cases then monetise them. But not without law enforcement fighting back: FBI seized domains linked to 48 DDoS-for-hire service platforms (bleepingcomputer.com)

If you are better informed on the how, what and where of ransomware attacks, you will be better equipped on what decisions you need to take to defend against it.

Here is an article from last week that is an in depth look at the Vice Society hacking gang’s operations. It was issued by the following US government agencies; the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center …