cyber crime

Experts warn of a spike in May and June of 8Base ransomware attacks

Researchers warn of a massive spike in May and June 2023 of the activity associated with the ransomware group named 8Base. VMware Carbon Black researchers observed an intensification of the activity associated with a stealthy ransomware group named 8Base. The experts observed a massive spike in activity associated with this threat actor between May and June 2023. […]

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June 28, 2023
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EncroChat dismantling led to 6,558 arrests and the seizure of $979M in criminal funds

Europol announced that the takedown of the EncroChat encrypted chat network has led to the arrest of 6,558 people and the seizure of $979 million in illicit funds. Europol announced that the dismantling of the encrypted chat network EncroChat has led to the arrest of over 6,558 individuals worldwide and the seizure of $979 million […]

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June 28, 2023
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Schneider Electric and Siemens Energy are two more victims of a MOVEit attack

Clop ransomware group added five new victims of MOVEit attacks to its dark web leak site, including Schneider Electric and Siemens Energy. The Clop ransomware group added five new victims of MOVEit attacks to its dark web leak site, including the industrial giants Schneider Electric and Siemens Energy. Both Schneider Electric and Siemens Energy provide […]

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June 27, 2023
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Citizen of Croatia charged with running the Monopoly Market drug marketplace

Milomir Desnica, a citizen of Croatia and Serbia, has been charged with running the Monopoly Market drug darknet marketplace. Milomir Desnica (33), a citizen of Croatia and Serbia, has been extradited from Austria to the United States to face charges of running the darknet drug marketplace Monopoly Market. According to the indictment, in late 2019, […]

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June 27, 2023
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Trojanized Super Mario Bros game spreads malware

Researchers observed threat actors spreading a trojanized Super Mario Bros game installer to deliver multiple malware.  Researchers from Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) discovered a trojanized Super Mario Bros game installer for Windows that was used to deliver multiple malware, including an XMR miner, SupremeBot mining client, and the Open-source Umbral stealer. The threat actors […]

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June 26, 2023
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