Cybercrime , Cybercrime as-a-service , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Money Mule Convictions Unlikely to Slow Gang Activity Rashmi Ramesh • June 7, 2021 Cobalt gang members arrested, sentenced (Photo: Pixabay) A district court in Kazakhstan last Wednesday sentenced two unidentified Cobalt, aka Carbanak, gang members to serve eight years in prison on robbery…
The coronavirus pandemic continues to mean severe travel restrictions around the world – but the rules are changing all the time. Clive Wratten, chief executive of the Business Travel Association, and Tiffany Smith, founder of the Love of Food and Travel, blog answer questions from BBC World News viewers about the latest regulations.
Entities using the name and iconography of hacktivist collective Anonymous have deemed Elon Musk’s recent crypto-tweeting worthy of a re-emergence. A new video that uses the group’s trademark Guy Fawkes mask and a digitised voice opens by voicing appreciation for Musk’s contributions to space exploration and electric car production, but then accuses him of being…
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: The hack that took down the largest fuel pipeline in the U.S. and led to shortages across the East Coast was the result of a single compromised password, according to a cybersecurity consultant who responded to the attack. Hackers gained entry into the networks ofColonial Pipeline Co.on…
Recruitment & Reskilling Strategy , Security Awareness Programs & Computer-based Training , Training & Security Leadership Dr. Claudia Natanson Describes Vision of U.K.’s New Self-Regulatory Body Anna Delaney (annamadeline) • June 5, 2021 Dr. Claudia Natanson, chair, UK Cyber Security Council The U.K. Cyber Security Council is a…
The US Department of Justice has charged a Latvian woman for allegedly being part of the infamous Trickbot Group that deployed the Trickbot malware, which infected millions of victim computers worldwide. The Trickbot Group operated in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, and Suriname, and primarily targeted victim computers belonging to businesses, entities, and individuals. Targets…
Individuals identified include a Hells Angels-linked figure in the Northern Territory who is working as a Qantas contractor. He is the subject of intelligence indicating he previously infiltrated Defence Department flights that were subcontracted to Qantas. A Qantas freight contractor in Perth was also found by Brunello to have been repeatedly “using his trusted insider…
The U.S. Department of Justice is elevating investigations of ransomware attacks to a similar priority as terrorism in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline hack and mounting damage caused by cyber criminals, a senior department official told Reuters. Internal guidance sent on Thursday to U.S. attorney’s offices across the country said information about ransomware investigations…
Critical Infrastructure Security , Cybercrime , Cybercrime as-a-service Disruption of Meat Processing Giant JBS Exposes Sector’s Security Shortcomings Scott Ferguson (Ferguson_Writes) • June 4, 2021 Photo: US Department of Agriculture via Flickr/CC The ransomware attack that disrupted operations at meat processing giant JBS for nearly a week has exposed numerous cybersecurity shortcomings within…
Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Malware as-a-Service Ransomware Suspected as a Possible Reason for the Outage at Some Outlets Doug Olenick (DougOlenick) • June 4, 2021 Cox Media Group’s TV and radio affiliates’ ability to livestream content was mostly offline Thursday evening, possibly due to an unspecified cyber incident, says the…
