Tag: extortion
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ViLE gang members sentenced for extortion, police portal breach
Two members of a group of cybercriminals named ViLE were sentenced this week for hacking into a federal law enforcement web portal in an extortion scheme. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vile-gang-members-sentenced-for-breaching-law-enforcement-portal/
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Play ransomware crims exploit SimpleHelp flaw in double-extortion schemes
Recompiled binaries and phone threats used to boost the pressure First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/06/04/play_ransomware_infects_900_victims/
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Hackers abuse malicious version of Salesforce tool for data theft, extortion
A threat group is using voice phishing to trick targeted organizations into sharing sensitive credentials. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/hackers-abuse-salesforce-tool-extortion/749790/
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Google warns of cybercriminals targeting Salesforce app to steal data, extort companies
Researchers at Google said the current campaign involving versions of the Salesforce Data Loader tool has targeted about 20 organizations and is ongoing. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/google-warns-cybercriminals-targeting-salesforce-apps
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Fake IT support calls hit 20 orgs, end in stolen Salesforce data and extortion, Google warns
Victims include hospitality, retail and education sectors First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/06/04/fake_it_support_calls_hit/
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Ransomware-Bande erpresst Volkswagen
Tags: access, authentication, cyberattack, dark-web, data, extortion, germany, group, hacker, intelligence, ransomware, threatIm Darknet ist ein Hinweis auf einen Datendiebstahl bei der Volkswagen Gruppe aufgetaucht.Die Volkswagen Gruppe mit Sitz in Wolfsburg zählt weltweit zu den größten Autokonzernen und ist damit ein attraktives Ziel für Cyberkriminelle. Die Ransomware-Bande Stormous veröffentlichte kürzlich einen Darknet-Post mit angeblich geleakten Volkswagen-Daten. Wie die Threat-Intelligence-Experten von FalconFeeds berichten, soll es sich dabei unter…
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Australian ransomware victims now must tell the government if they pay up
Australia is now the first country to require ransomware victims to report if they make any extortion payments to their attackers. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/australia-ransomware-victims-must-report-payments
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‘Everest Group’ Extorts Global Orgs via SAP’s HR Tool
In addition to Coca-Cola, entities in Abu Dhabi, Jordan, Namibia, South Africa, and Switzerland are experiencing extortion attacks, all involving stolen SAP SuccessFactor data. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/everest-group-extorts-global-orgs-hr-tool
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Iranian Hacker Pleads Guilty in $19 Million Robbinhood Ransomware Attack on Baltimore
An Iranian national has pleaded guilty in the U.S. over his involvement in an international ransomware and extortion scheme involving the Robbinhood ransomware.Sina Gholinejad (aka Sina Ghaaf), 37, and his co-conspirators are said to have breached the computer networks of various organizations in the United States and encrypted files with Robbinhood ransomware to demand Bitcoin…
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Hacker stehlen Coca-Cola-Daten
Der Coca-Cola-Abfüller Coca-Cola Europacific Partners ist von einem Datenleck betroffen.Cyberkriminelle behaupten in einem Darknet-Post, mehr als 64 Gigabyte Daten mit 23 Millionen Einträgen von Coca-Cola Europacific Partners gestohlen zu haben. Darunter befinden sich demnach Kundendaten und Kontaktinformationen, Verkaufsfälle und Produktdaten, Lieferadressen und Telefonnummern sowie Bestellnummern und Zusammenfassungen.Der Coca-Cola-Produzent hat sich bisher noch nicht offiziell zu…
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Iranian pleads guilty to launching Baltimore ransomware attack, faces 30 years behind bars
Sina Gholinejad admitted to using the Robbinhood ransomware variant to extort ransom payments from dozens of victims. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/iranian-years-decades-guilty-ransomware
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Cancer Center Pays Patients $11.5M in Double-Extortion Hack
Some Patients Threatened Directly by Hackers; Center to Spend $13.5M on Security. A Seattle cancer center has agreed to pay $11.5 million to settle a proposed class action lawsuit involving a 2023 double-extortion ransomware attack that affected 2.1 million people, with some patients directly threatened by hackers with swatting attacks if they didn’t pay a…
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Iranian pleads guilty to RobbinHood ransomware attacks, faces 30 years
An Iranian national has pleaded guilty to participating in the Robbinhood ransomware operation, which was used to breach the networks, steal data, and encrypt devices of U.S. cities and organizations in an attempt to extort millions of dollars over a five-year span. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/iranian-pleads-guilty-to-robbinhood-ransomware-attacks-faces-30-years/
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FBI: Silent Ransom Group Adopts Vishing Campaign Against Law Firms
The non-ransomware extortion group has switched up tactics and victimology in a deliberate and focused campaign similar to those of other attackers focused on stealing sensitive data. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/fbi-silent-ransom-group-vishing-law-firms
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 46
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape Sarcoma Ransomware Unveiled: Anatomy of a Double Extortion Gang RVTools Bumblebee Malware Attack How a Trusted IT Tool Became a Malware Delivery Vector Malicious ‘Checker’ Packages on PyPI Probe TikTok and Instagram for Valid Accounts […]…
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BKA gelingt Schlag gegen Cyberkriminelle
Im Rahen der “Operation Endgame” wurden die derzeit einflussreichsten Schadsoftware-Varianten vom Netz genommen. BKASicherheitsbehörden ist ein Schlag gegen die weltweite Cyberkriminalität gelungen. Im Laufe dieser Woche seien dank der “Operation Endgame” die derzeit einflussreichsten Schadsoftware-Varianten vom Netz genommen und die dahinterstehenden Täter identifiziert worden, teilte das Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) mit.Von den insgesamt 37 identifizierten Akteuren werden…
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19-Year-Old Admits to PowerSchool Data Breach Extortion
A 19-year-old college student faces charges after pleading guilty to cyber extortion targeting PowerSchool, exposing data of 60… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/19-year-old-admits-powerschool-data-breach-extortion/
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US teen to plead guilty to extortion attack against PowerSchool
The 19-year-old and a partner first tried to extort an unnamed telco, but failed First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/05/21/teenager_extortion_powerschool/
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‘Deep concern’ for domestic abuse survivors as cybercriminals expected to publish confidential refuge addresses
A data extortion incident impacting the British government’s Legal Aid Agency could have serious implications for vulnerable people. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/concern-domestic-survivors-breach-london
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US Teen to Plead Guilty in PowerSchool Extortion Campaign
The 19-year-old and his accomplices obtained key data for the extortion scheme in a 2022 breach of a US telco First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/us-teen-plead-guilty-powerschool/
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PowerSchool hacker pleads guilty to student data extortion scheme
A 19-year-old college student from Worcester, Massachusetts, has agreed to plead guilty to a massive cyberattack on PowerSchool that extorted millions of dollars in exchange for not leaking the personal data of millions of students and teachers. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/powerschool-hacker-pleads-guilty-to-student-data-extortion-scheme/
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Sarcoma Ransomware Unveiled: Anatomy of a Double Extortion Gang
Cybersecurity Observatory of the Unipegaso’s malware lab published a detailed analysis of the Sarcoma ransomware. It is with great pleasure and honor that I present the first report produced by the Malware Analysis Lab, led by Luigi Martire. The lab was established within the Cybersecurity Observatory of the Unipegaso University, which I have the privilege…