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Nation-state hackers aim to exploit Log4j software flaw, Microsoft warns
Written by AJ Vicens and Tim Starks Dec 15, 2021 | CYBERSCOOP Hackers associated with the governments of China, Iran, North Korea and Turkey have been trying to find ways…
Experts Meet to Share Info on Crypto Crimes
Experts Meet to Share Info on Crypto Crimes Around 2000 public and private sector experts joined forces this week at a virtual conference designed to promote information sharing in the…
Fueled by Pandemic Realities, Grinchbots Aggressively Surge in Activity
E-commerce’s proverbial Who-ville is under siege, with a rise in bots bent on ruining gift cards and snapping up coveted gifts for outrageously priced resale. The festive season is moving…
Google announces lawsuit and action against blockchain botnet Glupteba
Google announced this morning that it disrupted the command and control infrastructure of Russia-based Glupteba, a blockchain-backed botnet being used to target Windows machines. Google vice president of security Royal…
Treasury Crypto Security Sanction Blocks Exchange Favored by Ransomware Actors
Security Intelligence – Security Intelligence – Treasury Crypto Security Sanction Blocks Exchange Favored by Ransomware Actors The U.S. government sanctioned the cryptocurrency exchange SUEX for moving money for ransomware actors.…
Heimdal™ Black Friday E-Fraud Study Reveals Upsurge in Cryptomining Domains
In studying the dynamics of e-fraud in relation to commercial holidays, Heimdal™ Security has discovered that e-fraud activity shows a steady increase, especially in the cryptomining area. Per the study,…
Cybercriminals Target Alibaba Cloud for Cryptomining, Malware
Malicious groups disable features in Alibaba Cloud ECS instances for Monero cryptojacking, according to Trend Micro researchers. Cybercriminals are targeting Alibaba Elastic Computing Service (ECS) instances, disabling certain security features…
Ransomware Soars 148% to Record-Breaking Levels in 2021
Ransomware Soars 148% to Record-Breaking Levels in 2021 The volume of ransomware attacks over the first three quarters of 2021 reached 470 million, a 148% increase on the same period…