‘Fear’ Likely Drove Avaddon’s Exit From Ransomware Fray

‘Fear’ Likely Drove Avaddon’s Exit From Ransomware Fray

Cybercrime , Cybercrime as-a-service , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Leading Industrial Nations Call on Moscow to Crack Down on Domestic Cybercriminals Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • June 15, 2021     Count of victims of Avaddon, which has targeted businesses and governments across the globe – with Russia remaining a notable exception (Source: Advanced Intelligence)…

Hungary LGBT: New law is ‘shameful, hateful’ – Katalin Cseh

Hungary LGBT: New law is ‘shameful, hateful’ – Katalin Cseh

Lawmakers in Hungary have passed legislation prohibiting the sharing with minors of any content seen as promoting homosexuality and gender change. Speaking before the legislation was passed Hungary’s Momentum Movement MEP Katalin Cseh said the law would make it very hard for LGBTQ people to live in the country. She told BBC World News: “I…

OODA Loop – Researchers Attribute SITA Cyberattack to Chinese Hackers

OODA Loop – Researchers Attribute SITA Cyberattack to Chinese Hackers

A cyberattack on SITA that impacted multiple airlines across the globe was likely the work of a Chinese nation-state threat actor known as APT41, according to new research from security experts at Group-IB. The attack was disclosed in March and affected airlines such as Air India, Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines, Finnair, and more. SITA…

Putin Raises Issue of Extradition Agreement

Putin Raises Issue of Extradition Agreement

Cybercrime , Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Russian President Says He’s Open to Cybercriminal Extraditions – If They Are Mutual Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • June 15, 2021     Russian President Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday indicated he would consider handing over Russian cybercriminals to the United States…

Volkswagen, Audi Notify 3.3 Million of Data Breach

Volkswagen, Audi Notify 3.3 Million of Data Breach

Breach Notification , Incident & Breach Response , Security Operations Data Was Left Unsecured by Unidentified Marketing Services Company Jeremy Kirk (jeremy_kirk) • June 15, 2021     Photo: Pixabay Volkswagen and its Audi subsidiary are notifying 3.3 million people in the U.S and Canada of a breach of personal information by a marketing services…

E3 2021: Ubisoft kicks off event with Avatar and Mario + Rabbids reveals

E3 2021: Ubisoft kicks off event with Avatar and Mario + Rabbids reveals

The previous game, Rainbow Six Siege, will continue to receive updates as the competitive team combat game in the series, Ubisoft said. It also announced it would be adding cross-play for players on different platforms – such as PC and Google Stadia, and Xbox and PlayStation – but not between PC and console.