Is it easy to spend the stolen crypto? The cases of crypto hacks take place regularly. But what do hackers do with the stolen assets? Is it possible to easily cash out these assets without being caught by law enforcement bodies? Generally, the blockchain system is not designed for processing large volumes of assets anonymously.
Dark web players are getting worried following a series of ransomware arrests After the arrest of suspected members of the notorious ransomware group, cybercriminals are becoming increasingly afraid of being tracked down by law enforcement agencies. On 14 January, Russia’s FSB announced the detaining of the members of the REVil ransomware gang. Last year, some
Attackers can smuggle malware onto your network via a sneaky trick A relatively new form of cyberattacks dubbed “HTML smuggling” has been flagged by Microsoft. This malicious technique is used during targeted cyberattacks and in email campaigns deploying remote access Trojans and banking malware. Through this malicious technique, an attacker can “smuggle” encoded malicious script
HTTPS Threats: 314% increase compared to 2020 According to the State of Encrypted Attacks report released by cybersecurity firm Zscaler, tech companies and retailers are facing a growing number of https threats since January. HTTPS threats have increased by 314% while attacks on retailers have increased by 800%, and attacks on tech companies by an
Data encryption and nasty threats attributable to a new ransomware A new form of ransomware is distributed by cybercriminals against businesses, their employees, and partners. The new ransomware not only encrypts victims’ data but also make a threat to launch DDoS attacks unless victims pay a ransom. The ransomware dubbed Yanluowang was firstly uncovered by
Thieves are targeting healthcare entities: 1 in 5 targets of FIN12 hacking group is from the healthcare One may suppose that due to ethical considerations ransomware groups may exclude from their list of targeted entities representing specified sectors such as healthcare. However, it’s not about the FIN12 group since 1 in 5 its targets are
Persistent backdoor for hackers created by malware, Microsoft has issued a warning Another piece of malware used by attackers behind the Solarwind attack was identified by Microsoft. Microsoft has called the group responsible for the attack – Nobelium. In April this year, the US and UK officially blamed the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service hacking unit
Governments and engineers are targeted worldwide by the new advanced hacker group The hacker group was targeting these entities for espionage purposes. The team of researchers representing the company ESET dubbed the malicious group FamousSparrow. According to the researchers, the group is a new player in the espionage space. The advanced persistent threat group has
Ransomware attacks targeting smart cities: actions are required right now! The power of ransomware attacks always increases. There is a risk that this type of cybercrimes may take out even the infrastructure of 5G enabled smart cities. Cybercriminals often choose government services as their primary targets. Government networks enable the provision of crucial services to
