Security Research

Over 100 Italian Mafia members have been arrested for a variety of cybercrime actions, including business email compromise (BEC) scams, SIM swapping, and phishing.

Cobalt Strike, a legitimate tool used by security researchers for penetration testing, has been found in the wild supporting Linux-based attacks.

Two months after shutting down, the notorious ransomware gang REvil seems to have resumed its operations.

Olympus Corporation, the Japan-based manufacturer of optical and digital camera equipment, has announced that they are investigating a cyberattack. The BlackMatter ransomware gang is suspected to be responsible.

A supercell storm has caused chaos in the southern part of the Canadian province of Ontario. Heavy rain and large hailstones were dropped across the area, which also saw lightning, high winds, and even a tornado that touched down at 4:05 a.m.

The Ragnar Locker ransomware group has announced that they will publish all stolen data immediately if their victims start talking to the police, or seek any other professional help.

AVOS Locker ransomware operators are claiming to have stolen sensitive data from Pacific City Bank, a California-based bank focused on serving the Korean-American community.

Mozilla has released version 92 of their Firefox browser. This update includes a mixture of security improvements and critical fixes, including patches for multiple high-severity vulnerabilities pertaining to memory corruption.

A large credential-phishing campaign is actively using open redirector links to bypass security software, according to Microsoft.

Bangkok Airways, which employees more than 3,000 people in 11 countries and has an annual revenue of over $685 million, has announced that they were the victim of a ransomware attack. The LockBit extortion gang is claiming responsibility.

Even as the famed Ragnarok ransomware gang shuts down operations, LockFile ransomware has emerged from the shadows, taking advantage of vulnerabilities like PetitPotam and ProxyShell.

In a first for the FBI, their Cyber Division has released a FLASH alert to warn about a ransomware affiliate. The cybercriminals in question are the OnePercent Group, which has operated since at least November 2020 and has ties to the REvil, Maze, and Egregor extortion gangs.