Category Security

Dark Web Market Revenues Sink 50% in 2022

According to Chainalysis, the revenue generated by underground marketplaces registered a double-digit decline in 2022 as the popular Hydra Market closed in April. Dark web revenue fell from $3.1 billion in 2021 to just $1.5 billion last year, according to…

Trio Arrested in COVID PPE Fraud Probe

Three individuals, including a married couple, have been arrested in connection with a fraud scheme that may have cost several companies millions of dollars. UK National Crime Agency (NCA) officers raided two properties in Loughborough and Lytham St Anne’s and…

A Hackers Pot of Gold: Your MSP’s Data

February 9, 2023hacker newspassword security A single ransomware attack against a New Zealand managed service provider (MSP) disrupted several business operations for its clients overnight. Most of them belonged to the healthcare sector. A “cybersecurity incident involving a ransomware attack”…

New Info-Stealer Discovered as Russia Prepares for New Offensive

Security researchers have discovered new information-stealing malware targeting Ukrainian organizations as the Eastern European country prepares for a new wave of attacks ahead of a predicted new Russian attack. Dubbed ‘Graphiron’, this information-stealing malware was associated by Symantec with the…

CISA Releases Recovery Tool for VMware Ransomware Victims

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a new script designed to help ransomware victims recover VMware virtual machines (VMs) affected by the current global campaign. ransomware payment tracker Estimated ransom location The number of victims based…