Category: Ransomware
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School districts hit with extortion attempts months after education tech data breach
The attempted extortion has so far targeted schools in Canada and North Carolina. One of the largest providers of education tech paid off hackers so that they wouldn’t publish tens of millions of children’s personal information. But school districts are facing extortion attempts anyway. The company, PowerSchool, missed a basic cybersecurity step, according to a…
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The Incredible True Story of the Largest Sting Operation Ever
In 2018, a secure communications app called Anom started to gain popularity among organized criminals. Soon, top tier drug traffickers were using it all over the world. Because they thought their messages were secure, smugglers and hitmen coordinated high stakes crimes across the platform. But Anom had a secret: it was secretly run by the…
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Largest stolen credit card market shunned by cybercriminals after alleged “exit scam”
Yale Lodge – the largest dark web vendor of stolen credit cards – has suffered a mass exodus of both customers and stolen data suppliers after apparently stealing their funds. Though the vendor is still online and has blamed the issues on “technical difficulties”, it has been banned and removed from all high-profile cybercriminal forums…
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Hackers bombard France with DDoS attacks
Hackers have hit French government websites with Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks in support of detained telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov. The targets of the attacks included government platforms, public service portals, an online doctor’s appointment system and non-governmental websites such as the Institute of Social Sciences and Politics and the daily newspaper La Voix…
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A Diplomatic Standoff Over Pavel Durov
The Background: Pavel Durov, the founder of the popular messaging app Telegram, has been a subject of controversy between Russia and France. He has been critical of the Russian government and has faced pressure from authorities. Durov’s French citizenship has complicated the matter, as both countries claim jurisdiction over him. The Recent Demand: Moscow has…
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Chameleon Android Banking Trojan Targets Users Through Fake CRM App
Cybersecurity researchers have lifted the lid on a new technique adopted by threat actors behind the Chameleoin Android banking trojan targeting users in Canada by masquerading as a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) app. “Chameleon was seen masquerading as a CRM app, targeting a Canadian restaurant chain operating internationally,” Dutch security outfit ThreatFabric said in a technical report published Monday.…
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Hackers steal $16.6 million from the South African ministry
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure has experienced such losses over the past 10 years, Dean Macpherson, who’s been heading the ministry since June 30, said at a briefing on the first results of the audit. 💬 “In order to build trust with South Africans, we must be transparent about the problems we face…
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Kenya’s national airline reports issues with booking system due to global technical glitch
Nairobi, Kenya – July 20, 2024 Kenya Airways, the national airline, has announced significant disruptions in its booking system, attributing the issues to a global technical glitch affecting airlines worldwide. The glitch, which began in the early hours of July 19, has caused widespread inconvenience for passengers attempting to book, modify, or check-in for flights.…
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Blue screen of death: cyber systems all around the world are suffering from failure at the hands of Microsoft
On Friday morning, major American airlines reported a large-scale disruption and suspended flights. Then reports of possible flight delays began to come from Europe: Berlin Airport and Spanish airports reported problems. More details regarding the issue: ▪️The largest airlines in the United States, including United Airlines, Delta Airlines and American Airlines, stopped operating; they reported…
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