Russian national sentenced to time served for committing money laundering for the Ryuk ransomware operation

GlobalDefenseBot 19 April

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Russian national Denis Mihaqlovic Dubnikov has been sentenced to time served for committing money laundering for the Ryuk ransomware operation. Russian national Denis Dubnikov (30) has been sentenced to time served for committing money laundering for the Ryuk ransomware group. The man was also ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution. On February 7, 2023, Dubnikov pleaded […]

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US and UK agencies warn of Russia-linked APT28 exploiting Cisco router flaws

GlobalDefenseBot 19 April

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UK and US agencies are warning of Russia-linked APT28 group exploiting vulnerabilities in Cisco networking equipment. Russia-linked APT28 group accesses unpatched Cisco routers to deploy malware exploiting the not patched CVE-2017-6742 vulnerability (CVSS score: 8.8), states a joint report published by the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), the US National Security Agency (NSA), US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure […]

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Hackers Storing Malware in Google Drive as Encrypted ZIP Files To Evade Detection

CySecBot 19 April

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Google released the threat horizon report for April 2023, which showed multiple methods used by threat actors for evading security systems. Google’s Cybersecurity Action Team (GCAT) and Mandiant researched a list of techniques and methods used by threa…

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Iran-linked Mint Sandstorm APT targeted US critical infrastructure

GlobalDefenseBot 19 April

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An Iran-linked APT group tracked as Mint Sandstorm is behind a string of attacks aimed at US critical infrastructure between late 2021 to mid-2022. Microsoft has linked the Iranian Mint Sandstorm APT (previously tracked by Microsoft as PHOSPHORUS) to a series of attacks aimed at US critical infrastructure between late 2021 to mid-2022. The IT giant reported Mint […]

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Ransomware reinfection and its impact on businesses

CySecBot 19 April

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Destructive ransomware attacks impact enterprises, governments, airlines, hospitals, hotels, and individuals, causing widespread system downtime, economic loss, and reputational damage. In this Help Net Security video, AnnMarie Nayiga, Lead MDR Analyst…

Goldoson Android Malware Found in 60 Apps with 100M Downloads

CySecBot 19 April

1 minute

By Deeba Ahmed
The malware was identified by cybersecurity researchers at McAfee.
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BlackCat (ALPHV) Gang Claims Ransomware Attack on NCR Data Center

CySecBot 19 April

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By Deeba Ahmed
Blackcat ransomware initially claimed responsibility for the ransomware attack on its dark web blog, but later removed its post, indicating negotiations between the two parties.
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Coffee with the Council Podcast: Meet the Council’s Regional Director, Latin America and the Caribbean

CySecBot 19 April

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Welcome to our podcast series, Coffee with the Council. I’m Alicia Malone, Senior Manager of Public Relations for the PCI Security Standards Council. Today we’ll meet the Council’s Regional Director of Latin America and the Caribbean, …

DoNot APT Hackers Attack Individuals Using Android Malware via Chatting Apps

CySecBot 18 April

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CYFIRMA recently detected a cyber-attack on a person living in Kashmir, India, and obtained two malware pieces from the victim’s mobile download folder. The investigation of these samples links the recent cyber-attack to DoNot APT, which has a lo…

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Experts temporarily disrupted the RedLine Stealer operations

GlobalDefenseBot 18 April

2 minutes

Security experts from ESET, have temporarily disrupted the operations of the RedLine Stealer with the help of GitHub. ESET researchers announced to have temporarily disrupted the operations of the RedLine Stealer with the help of GitHub. The two companies teamed up with Flare to curb the operations of the malware operators. The experts discovered that […]

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