As you can see from the image above this was a worldwide effort, including the National Crime Agency and Europol, to close the doors on RaidForums, a resource that cyber criminals used to buy and sell stolen information. Unusually this site was on the internet – you and I could …
How much do cyber criminals make?
According to the FBI about $7bn: Cybercriminals rmade almost $7bn in 2021: FBI • The Register FBI: $6.9 billion lost through internet crimes in 2021 – The Record by Recorded Future
CISA statement on mitigating MFA and “PrintNightmare” exploits UPDATED 17 March 2022
This article was first posted on 16 March 2022 Here is some good cyber security advice from the United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) regarding increased cyber threat activity from the Russia Ukraine conflict. “PrintNightmare” is an escalation of an MFA …
Ransomware gang hits targets in the US
The Ragnar Locker cyber criminals is reported by the FBI to have hit over 50 critical infrastructure organizations across the US. Sectors hit include finance, Government agencies, manufacturing production and ICT and tech companies. Ragnar Locker ransomware hits critical infrastructure • The Register
China’s Burner Phone Winter Games
With the Olympics now underway I came across one final story that discusses the issues that arise when visiting a country when the state monitors and controls your internet activity and access. China’s Winter Olympics Are the Burner Phone Games | WIRED UK If you think this has nothing to …