Air India Hack Exposes Credit Card and Passport Info of 4.5 Million Passengers

A senior official at the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has said that ransomware attacks in America are to be investigated with a similar urgency as incidences of terrorism. The official told news agency Reuters that cyber-assaults using this particular type of malware are to be prioritized more highly now following a passel of ransomware attacks against entities…

Cybercrime , Endpoint Security , Fraud Management & Cybercrime On-Premises Software Patched, SaaS to Come Online Again Jeremy Kirk (jeremy_kirk) • July 12, 2021     Kaseya Executive Vice President Mike Sanders (Source: Kaseya) Miami-based software company Kaseya released patches on Sunday for its monitoring and management software that was exploited by a ransomware group….

Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Malware as-a-Service Google: Attackers Leverage Social Media Accounts Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • April 2, 2021     Screenshot of the fake “SecuriElite” website (Source: Google TAG) A North Korean government-backed threat group that was detected targeting security researchers in January is once again staging a…

Cybercrime , Cybercrime as-a-service , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Cybercrime Market Traded Banking and Payment Credentials Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • June 11, 2021     The U.S. Justice Department has shut down the Slilpp cybercrime marketplace, which sold stolen credentials related to bank accounts and other payment mechanisms, in a multinational operation. See Also: Live…

By Katherine Gypson U.S. House Republicans approved Representative Elise Stefanik on Friday for a top leadership spot, sending a powerful message about the direction of the party by elevating the New York congresswoman noted for her support of former president Donald Trump.      The 36-year-old Stefanik takes over the position of House Republican Party conference chair from Representative Liz Cheney, who was removed Wednesday after…

Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Malware as-a-Service REvil, MountLocker and LockBit Operators Describe Strategies and Target Selection Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • March 22, 2021     Ransom note for a REvil – aka Sodinokibi – ransomware infection (Source: Cisco Talos) Ransomware-wielding attackers have been in the limelight lately – not just for…