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Colonial Cybercriminal Group’s DarkNet Website No Longer Accessible
The dark web page belonging to the DarkSide hacking group is down, as Bloomberg states. The Russian ransomware group is accused of attacking Colonial Pipeline. DarkSide was identified by the FBI and cybersecurity experts as the group responsible for the Colonial attack, that forced the company to shut down operations, causing fuel shortages in…
Facebook Disrupts Iranian APT Campaign
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Ransomware Gangs ‘Tell All’ in Interviews
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…
Zynga’s Case Set for Arbitration
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Pearson Slammed for Breach – Wasn’t Just ‘Data Exposure’
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India using our tech against Pakistan not acceptable: US firm
A recent Forbes article has alleged the Indian government for abusing private technology against China and Pakistan. Earlier this year, researchers at Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky witnessed a cyberespionage campaign targeting Microsoft Windows PCs at government and telecom entities in China and Pakistan, the Forbes article read. The software used by the digital spies was…

