Dec 15, 2022Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / DDoS-for-Hire The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday announced the seizure of 48 domains that offered services to conduct distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on behalf of other threat actors, effectively lowering the barrier to entry for malicious activity. It also charged six suspects – Jeremiah Sam Evans Miller … [Read more...] about FBI Charges 6, Seizes 48 Domains Linked to DDoS-for-Hire Service Platforms
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British Police Charge Two Teenagers Linked to LAPSUS$ Hacker Group
The City of London Police on Friday disclosed that it has charged two of the seven teenagers, a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old, who were arrested last week for their alleged connections to the LAPSUS$ data extortion gang. "Both teenagers have been charged with: three counts of unauthorized access to a computer with intent to impair the reliability of data; one count of fraud by … [Read more...] about British Police Charge Two Teenagers Linked to LAPSUS$ Hacker Group
Experts Uncover Several C&C Servers Linked to WellMess Malware
Cybersecurity researchers on Friday unmasked new command-and-control (C2) infrastructure belonging to the Russian threat actor tracked as APT29, aka Cozy Bear, that has been spotted actively serving WellMess malware as part of an ongoing attack campaign. More than 30 C2 servers operated by the Russian foreign intelligence have been uncovered, Microsoft-owned cybersecurity … [Read more...] about Experts Uncover Several C&C Servers Linked to WellMess Malware
New Study Warns of Security Threats Linked to Recycled Phone Numbers
A new academic study has highlighted a number of privacy and security pitfalls associated with recycling mobile phone numbers that could be abused to stage a variety of exploits, including account takeovers, conduct phishing and spam attacks, and even prevent victims from signing up for online services. Nearly 66% of the recycled numbers that were sampled were found to be tied … [Read more...] about New Study Warns of Security Threats Linked to Recycled Phone Numbers