Necro Python Malware Upgrades With New Exploits and Crypto Mining Capabilities

New positions are being created at the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) with the intention of helping prosecutors and attorneys handle emerging national security threats. The positions are part of a new Cyber Fellowship program, announced by Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco on Friday. The fellowship program will be coordinated by the Criminal Division’s…

The administrator of a Russian-speaking cybercriminal forum has held a contest for the community to share uncommon methods to target cryptocurrency-related technology. Members of the forum had one month to submit their papers and enter a competition that promised more than $100,000 in prizes. Eyes on digital assets The announcement came on April 20 and asked…

Chinese nation-state hackers have been linked to an attack on the Parliament of Finland that took place last year and led to the compromise of some parliament email accounts. “Some parliament e-mail accounts may have been compromised as a result of the attack, among them e-mail accounts that belong to MPs,” Parliament officials said at…

JERUSALEM — The last time the centrifuges crashed at Iran’s underground nuclear fuel-production center at Natanz, more than a decade ago, the sabotage was the result of a joint Israeli-American cyberattack intended to slow Tehran’s progress toward nuclear weapons and force a diplomatic negotiation. When they crashed again this weekend, the White House asserted that…

Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Fraud Risk Management , Governance & Risk Management ‘Unsophisticated’ Code Has Scant Resemblance to WannaCry Namesake, Researchers Say Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • March 16, 2021     DearCry ransomware appends “.CRYPT” to forcibly encrypted files. (Source: Sophos) Fresh ransomware targeting as-yet-unpatched on-premises Exchange servers appears to have been rushed…

Sylvester Idowu in Warri A United States-based cybersecurity expert, Dr. Augustine Ohwobete has advised that as the pace of digital disruption accelerates and innovative new technology reach the market, organisations and other financial institutions should put measures in place to check cybercrimes. The Nigerian born Cybercrime expert said this during a webinar with the theme,…