US Blacklists 6 Russian Organizations Over Security Concerns

US Blacklists 6 Russian Organizations Over Security Concerns

Critical Infrastructure Security , Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Commerce Department Says Organizations Are Aligned With Russian Intelligence Dan Gunderman (dangun127) • July 17, 2021     U.S. Department of Commerce (Source: Brandon Mowinkel/Unsplash) The Department of Commerce is restricting trade with four Russian information technology and cybersecurity firms, along with…

Russia Based Company, DDoS – Guard gets Targeted by Cybercriminals

Russia Based Company, DDoS – Guard gets Targeted by Cybercriminals

This article has been indexed from E Hacking News – Latest Hacker News and IT Security News   Leaked data for sale through forums and marketplaces in cybercrime appears so frequent that it is essentially unknown, except for the choice of an individual victim. However, these leaks might show that a site or service has…

Facebook blocks highly targeted Iran-linked hacking campaign

Facebook blocks highly targeted Iran-linked hacking campaign

New link to Tehran: Facebook cyber experts determined that some of the hackers’ malware was developed by the Iranian IT company Mahak Rayan Afraz, which has ties to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. “As far as I know, this is the first public attribution of the group’s malware to a vendor or front company with…

US Blacklists 6 Russian Organizations Over Security Concerns

US Blacklists 6 Russian Organizations Over Security Concerns

Critical Infrastructure Security , Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Commerce Department Says Organizations Are Aligned With Russian Intelligence Dan Gunderman (dangun127) • July 17, 2021     U.S. Department of Commerce (Source: Brandon Mowinkel/Unsplash) The Department of Commerce is restricting trade with four Russian information technology and cybersecurity firms, along with…

What’s Next Step for REvil Ransomware Victims?

What’s Next Step for REvil Ransomware Victims?

Business Continuity Management / Disaster Recovery , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Governance & Risk Management If Backups Unavailable, Victims Should Retain Encrypted Files in Case Decryptor Released Doug Olenick (DougOlenick) • July 16, 2021     REvil’s original post of the Kaseya attack on its darknet site Some ransomware gangs that have shut down…

DOD and DHS Need More Collaboration on Cybersecurity Issues

DOD and DHS Need More Collaboration on Cybersecurity Issues

Critical Infrastructure Security , Cybercrime , Cybercrime as-a-service Report: Cooperation Is Required to Protect US Critical Infrastructure Scott Ferguson (Ferguson_Writes) • July 16, 2021     The Pentagon (Photo: Political Office via Flickr/CC) A greater level of cooperation is needed between the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security to ensure that U.S….

Israeli firm used Windows zero-days to deploy spyware

Israeli firm used Windows zero-days to deploy spyware

Microsoft and Citizen Lab have linked Israeli spyware company Candiru (also tracked as Sourgum) to new Windows spyware dubbed DevilsTongue deployed using now patched Windows zero-day vulnerabilities. “Candiru is a secretive Israel-based company that sells spyware exclusively to governments,” Citizen Lab explained in a report published today. “Reportedly, their spyware can infect and monitor iPhones,…