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There’s a new ransomware player on the scene: the ‘BlackLock’ group has become one of the most prolific operators in the cyber crime industry – and researchers warn it’s only going to get worse for potential victims
The BlackLock ransomware group has become one of the most prolific operators in the Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) ecosystem, with experts warning it could accelerate its growth over the next year. Also known as El Dorado, BlackLock was ranked as the the seventh most active ransomware group based on the number of posts on its data leak site by…
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Ransomware group Akira exploits victims following IT provider breach – 60 and counting
After an attack on a yet-unknown IT provider, Akira has started extorting the victims of the breach. On Friday, Akira uploaded its first batch of 34 victims. Today, it’s uploaded another 26. Here’s what we know about the victims so far: Three attacks appear to be confirmed/connected to breaches from 2024 37 victims are from the United States, four are…
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Hackers are turning Amazon S3 bucket encryption against customers in new ransomware campaign – and they’ve already claimed two victims
Hackers who were able to steal data belonging to two AWS customers used the platform’s encryption capabilities to conduct a novel type of ransomware attack, researchers have warned. A new report from cyber resilience firm Halcyon’s RISE team identified a new ransomware campaign targeting Amazon S3 buckets, where the attackers leverage AWS’ server-side encryption along with the Customer Provided Keys…
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Clop ransomware is now extorting 66 Cleo data-theft victims
The Clop ransomware gang started to extort victims of its Cleo data theft attacks and announced on its dark web portal that 66 companies have 48 hours to respond to the demands. The cybercriminals announced that they are contacting those companies directly to provide links to a secure chat channel for conducting ransom payment negotiations. They also provided email addresses where victims can…
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Clop ransomware threatens 66 Cleo attack victims with data leak
The Clop ransomware gang started to extort victims of its Cleo data theft attacks and announced on its dark web portal that 66 companies have 48 hours to respond to the demands. The cybercriminals announced that they are contacting those companies directly to provide links to a secure chat channel for conducting ransom payment negotiations. They also provided email addresses where victims can…
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FTC warns of online task job scams hooking victims like gambling
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warns about a significant rise in gambling-like online job scams, known as “task scams,” that draw people into earning cash through repetitive tasks, with the promises of earning more if they deposit their own money. Although this type of scam was nearly non-existent in 2020, with the FTC receiving zero reports, the agency documented 5,000…
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US indicts Snowflake hackers who extorted $2.5 million from 3 victims
The U.S. Department of Justice has unsealed the indictment against two suspected Snowflake hackers, who breached more than 165 organizations using the services of the Snowflake cloud storage company. Connor Riley Moucka and John Erin Binns are accused of using credentials, obtained with the help of info-stealing malware, to hijack Snowflake accounts that were not protected by multi-factor authentication Moucka…
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“You must do better”: Information Commissioner John Edwards calls on firms to beef up support for data breach victims
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is calling on organizations to do more to support victims after a data breach. According to ICO figures, nearly 30 million people in the UK have experienced a data breach. In total, 55% of UK adults reported having had their data lost or stolen, with 30% of them experiencing emotional distress as a result.…
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Dental company Henry Schein raises number of data breach victims from 29K to 166K
Dental product distributor Henry Schein this week raised the number of victims whose private information was compromised in 2023 data breaches from 29,112 to 166,432. Henry Schein suffered two cyberattacks in September and October 2023 claimed by ransomware gang ALPHV/BlackCat. The gang claimed responsibility for those attacks in November and December 2023, respectively, and threatened a third attack as well.…
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Fake IT workers from North Korea have started blackmailing their victims – Computerworld
A new report from Secureworks shows that the North Korean group Nickel Tapestry has expanded its operations from getting North Korean IT workers illegally employed by companies in other countries to allowing the workers to steal data that can be used for extortion if they’re fired, according to The Register. To avoid falling victim to such scams, companies are being…
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