BlackCat ransomware tracked to at least 60 victims

This was the ransomware that hit universities over the past weeks: Universities as targets – Smart Thinking Solutions The FBI has released a statement outlining other attacks of BlackCat ALPHV and the attack vectors and strategies the gang has been using. It includes suggested mitigation. BlackCat/ALPHV Ransomware Indicators of Compromise …

Global co-operation brings down a giant cyber-criminal website selling stolen login credentials

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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

CISA cyber security advice

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

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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