Yesterday, authorities announced the success of cooperating law enforcement
agencies worldwide in disrupting the infamous Lockbit ransomware gang
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Police Turn the Tables on Lockbit
Mere hours after the initial announcement, police flipped the switch on the
notorious group, exposing the identity of its members to the world.

After disrupting the gang’s main website on Monday and replacing

A Ukrainian national was extradited to the United States from the Netherlands
after being indicted for crimes related to fraud, money laundering and
aggravated identity theft using the Raccoon infostealer, the US Justice
Department has announced.

28-year-old Mark Sokolovsky allegedly conspired to operate the Raccoon
Infostealer as a malware-as-a-service (MaaS). Court documents say Sokolovsky
leased access to the malware for around $200 a month, paid for in
cryptocurrency, and used social engine

There’s no week without a breach or leaky database.

Jeremiah Fowler, a well-known cybersecurity researcher, has stumbled upon an
exposed database exposing over 153 GB of personally identifiable information
(PII) of students and parents in the Philippines.

In total, over 200,000 records were found in a non-password-protected cloud
database linked to the Online Voucher Application (OVAP), a platform set up by
the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Private Education Assistance
Committee (PEA

Scammers have been around for centuries, preying on unsuspecting people and
exploiting their desires for wealth and safety. From elaborate pyramidal schemes
to audacious identity thefts, history is filled with tales of cunning con
artists.

While their methods and mediums were different before the internet was invented,
the fundamental nature of the scam remains unchanged: to deceive others for
personal gain.

Here are five of the most notorious imposters from the past.

Charles Ponzi, the fathe

Smart-cam maker Wyze is informing customers of a nasty glitch that exposed some
people’s video feeds to strangers – just months after an almost identical
incident.

Wyze last week suffered a server outage that led to a caching issue, resulting
in some “crossed wires” that ultimately allowed some users to access the video
feeds of others.

“We had a caching issue from a third-party caching client library that was
recently integrated into our system,” reads the most recent update
[https://forums.w

A global law enforcement operation led to the disruption of the notorious
ransomware gang Lockbit’s website. Authorities have replaced the site’s homepage
with a seizure notice festooned with the flags of 11 countries participating in
the operation.

Lockbit Website Disrupted, Displays Seizure Notice
“This site is now under the control of the National Crime Agency of the UK,
working in close cooperation with the FBI and the international law enforcement
task force, ‘Operation Cronos’,” reads the

Two notorious threat actors claim to have breached the world-renowned
recruitment agency Robert Half this month.

The hackers, known as IntelBroker and Sanggiero, claim they are in possession of
over 64 GB of data stolen from the staffing firm on Feb. 8.

According to a listing posted on the infamous Breached Forum, the perps managed
to get their hands on a substantial amount of data, including confidential
documents, 1,700 repositories of source code, employee documents, customer
information, a

Bitdefender is proud to announce the extension of more than a decade of testing
victories, with a seamless series of top rankings in 2023 trials by renowned
antivirus analysis lab AV-Comparatives.

Each year, the independent Austria-based antivirus tester assesses the efficacy
and reliability of security solutions available to the general public.

While consumers generally know what they want from a security solution, it’s not
always easy to choose from the expanding array of offerings from a wi

The US Department of State recently announced it offers up to $15 million in
bounties for information that could help authorities disrupt the infamous
ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware group.

$10 Million for Key Members, $5 Million for Affiliates
The bounty consists of a $10 million reward for information that could lead to
identifying key members of the criminal organization or tips on their locations,
and an additional $5 million for tips leading to the arrest or conviction of
anyone connected to the

A recently open-sourced network mapping tool called SSH-Snake has been repurposed by threat actors to conduct malicious activities.
“SSH-Snake is a self-modifying worm that leverages SSH credentials discovered on a compromised system to start spreading itself throughout the network,” Sysdig researcher Miguel Hernández said.
“The worm automatically searches through known credential