JokerOTP Dismantled After 28,000 Phishing Attacks, 2 Arrested
JokerOTP dismantled after 28,000 phishing attacks across 13 countries; UK and Dutch police arrest two suspects linked to £7.5M cyber fraud.
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Storm-1977 targets education sector with password spraying, Microsoft warns
Microsoft warns that threat actor Storm-1977 is behind password spraying attacks against cloud tenants in the education sector. Over the past year, Microsoft Threat Intelligence researchers observed a threat actor, tracked as Storm-1977, using AzureChecker.exe to launch password spray attacks against cloud tenants in the education sector. AzureChecker.exe connected to sac-auth[.]nodefunction[.]vip to download AES-encrypted data, which, […]
SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 43
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Inside Gamaredon’s PteroLNK: Dead Drop Resolvers and evasive Infrastructure XRP supply chain attack: Official NPM package infected with crypto stealing backdoor SuperCard X: exposing a Chinese-speaker MaaS for NFC Relay fraud operation New Rust Botnet “RustoBot” […]
CEO of cybersecurity firm charged with installing malware on hospital systems
Veritaco CEO Jeffrey Bowie faces charges for allegedly installing malware on hospital computers, violating Oklahoma’s Computer Crimes Act. Jeffrey Bowie, CEO of the cybersecurity firm Veritaco, is facing two counts of violating Oklahoma’s Computer Crimes Act for allegedly infecting employee computers at the Oklahoma City St. Anthony Hospital. The man is accused of having installed […]
Interlock Ransomware Say It Stole 20TB of DaVita Healthcare Data
Interlock ransomware group claims it stole 20TB of sensitive patient data from DaVita Healthcare. While the group has…
North Korean Hackers Use Fake Crypto Firms in Job Malware Scam
Silent Push reveals a complex scheme where North Korean hackers posed as crypto companies, using AI and fake…
Interlock ransomware gang started leaking data allegedly stolen from leading kidney dialysis firm DaVita
The Interlock ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the attack on the leading kidney dialysis company DaVita and leaked alleged stolen data. DaVita Inc. provides kidney dialysis services through a network of 2,675 outpatient centers in the United States, serving 200,800 patients, and 367 outpatient centers in 11 other countries, serving 49,400 patients. DaVita specializes in treating end-stage renal […]
Crooks exploit the death of Pope Francis
Crooks exploit the death of Pope Francis, using public curiosity and emotion to launch scams and spread malware, an old tactic during global events. On April 24, 2025, after Pope Francis’ death, cybercriminals launched scams and malware attacks, exploiting public curiosity, grief, and confusion. Cybercriminals are ready to exploit any event of global interest, it […]
Elusive Comet Attack: Hackers Use Zoom Remote-Control to Steal Crypto
Hackers in the Elusive Comet campaign exploit Zoom’s remote-control feature to steal cryptocurrency, and over $100K lost in…
Ransomware Surge Hits US Healthcare: AOA, DaVita and Bell Ambulance Breached
AOA, DaVita, and Bell Ambulance hit by ransomware in 2025. Over 245K affected as hackers steal patient data,…