Tag: extortion
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IT worker charged over $750,000 cyber extortion plot against former employer
A former IT engineer is facing federal charges in the United States after his former employer found it had been locked out of its computer systems and… First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/it-worker-charged-over-750-000-cyber-extortion-plot-against-former-employer/
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Cencora’s $75 Million Ransom: A New High in Cyber Extortion
The American pharmaceutical giant Cencora has made the largest known ransom payment in history, shelling out a staggering $75 million in Bitcoin to cy… First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/cencoras-75-million-ransom-a-new-high-in-cyber-extortion/
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Hackers Weaponizing PDF files To Deliver New SnipBot Malware
The RomCom malware family, particularly its SnipBot variant, has evolved into a sophisticated threat capable of ransomware, extortion, and targeted cr… First seen on gbhackers.com Jump to article: gbhackers.com/pdf-snipbot-attack/
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Google Street View Images Used For Extortion Scams
First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/google-street-view-extortion/
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Port of Seattle officials pin attack, data theft to Rhysida ransomware group
The port restored most of the systems impacted by the ransomware attack as officials warn their refusal to pay extortion demand could result in data l… First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/seattle-port-ransomware-attack/727098/
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Ransomware group releases screenshots in attempted extortion of Port of Seattle
First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/ransomware-group-releases-screenshots-in-attempted-extortion-of-port-of-seattle/
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Cyber Threats Intensify in Mexico: Insights from Mandiant on Espionage and Extortion
A new report from Mandiant revealed the increasing cyber threats faced by Mexico, with a complex mix of global espionage and local cybercrime targetin… First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/cyber-threats-intensify-in-mexico-insights-from-mandiant-on-espionage-and-extortion/
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Sextortion-Betrugsversuche II: Mails mit angeblich persönlichen Informationen
Bei aktuell laufenden sogenannte Sextortion-Kampagnen, bei der Opfer per E-Mail mit angeblich kompromittierendem Material erpresst werden sollen, komm… First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2024/09/09/sextortion-betrugsversuche-ii-mails-mit-angeblich-persnlichen-informationen/
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Sextortion-Betrugsversuch I: Aufzeichnung des Porno-Konsums; und ‘Rechnungszahlung’
Aktuell laufen wieder sogenannte Sextortion-Kampagnen, bei der Opfer per E-Mail mit angeblich kompromittierendem Material erpresst werden sollen. Ich … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2024/09/09/sextortion-betrugsversuch-i-aufzeichnung-des-porno-konsums-und-rechnungszahlung/
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NoName Apparently Allies With RansomHub Operation
NoName Specializes in Long-Tail Exploits. Up-and-coming online criminal extortion group RansomHub appears to have a new affiliate – NoName, a midtier … First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/noname-apparently-allies-ransomhub-operation-a-26266
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Mad Liberator extortion crew emerges on the cyber-crook scene
First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/08/15/mad_liberator_extortion/
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Ex-Engineer Charged in Missouri for Failed $750,000 Bitcoin Extortion Attempt
A 57-year-old man from the U.S. state of Missouri has been arrested in connection with a failed data extortion campaign that targeted his former emplo… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/09/ex-engineer-charged-in-missouri-for.html
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Mitsubishi Chemical wird erpresst
Tags: extortionFirst seen on csoonline.com Jump to article: www.csoonline.com/de/a/mitsubishi-chemical-wird-erpresst
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Lieferketten – Es geht gewaltig auf die Ketten
Tags: extortionCyberkriminelle attackieren vermehrt Schlüsselpositionen in Lieferketten. Monetäre Erpressung spielt keine Rolle, es geht um Staatsterrorismus und Wir… First seen on welt.de Jump to article: www.welt.de/wirtschaft/vision-now/digital-security/article246590854/Cyberangriffe-auf-zentrale-Punkte-in-Lieferketten.html
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Notorious Mallox Ransomware Evolved From Private Ransomware to RaaS
Mallox is a sophisticated ransomware that is known for its destructive capabilities and multi-extortion tactics, which include encrypting victims’ dat… First seen on gbhackers.com Jump to article: gbhackers.com/notorious-mallox-ransomware-raas/
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IT Engineer Charged For Attempting to Extort Former Employer
Tags: extortionFirst seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/it-engineer-charged-extort-former/
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Linux version of new Cicada ransomware targets VMware ESXi servers
A new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation named Cicada3301 has already listed 19 victims on its extortion portal, as it quickly attacked companie… First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/linux-version-of-new-cicada-ransomware-targets-vmware-esxi-servers/
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Dodging the Cyber Bullet: Early Signs of a Ransomware Attack
Ransomware attacks are a growing menace. Malicious actors are constantly honing their tactics to exploit vulnerabilities and extort ransoms from busin… First seen on itsecurityguru.org Jump to article: www.itsecurityguru.org/2024/08/19/dodging-the-cyber-bullet-early-signs-of-a-ransomware-attack/
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Cicada3301 ransomware’s Linux encryptor targets VMware ESXi systems
A new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation named Cicada3301 has already listed 19 victims on its extortion portal, as it quickly attacked companie… First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cicada3301-ransomwares-linux-encryptor-targets-vmware-esxi-systems/
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Bling Libra’s Tactical Evolution: Exploiting Cloud Misconfigurations for Extortion
Cybersecurity researchers at Unit 42 have uncovered a concerning shift in the tactics employed by the notorious threat actor group, Bling Libra. Previ… First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/bling-libras-tactical-evolution-exploiting-cloud-misconfigurations-for-extortion/
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Employee arrested for locking Windows admins out of 254 servers in extortion plot
A former core infrastructure engineer at an industrial company headquartered in Somerset County, New Jersey, was arrested after locking Windows admins… First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/employee-arrested-for-locking-windows-admins-out-of-254-servers-in-extortion-plot/
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Iranian hackers work with ransomware gangs to extort breached orgs
An Iran-based hacking group known as Pioneer Kitten is breaching defense, education, finance, and healthcare organizations across the United States an… First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/iranian-hackers-work-with-ransomware-gangs-to-extort-breached-orgs/
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Attackers Exploit Public .env Files to Breach Cloud Accounts in Extortion Campaign
A large-scale extortion campaign has compromised various organizations by taking advantage of publicly accessible environment variable files (.env) th… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/08/attackers-exploit-public-env-files-to.html
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Russian Member of Karakurt Cyber Extortion Gang Charged in US
Deniss Zolotarjovs was charged in a US court for extorting victims and laundering cryptocurrency as part of the Karakurt cyber extortion group. The po… First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/russian-member-of-karakurt-cyber-extortion-gang-charged-in-us/
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Karakurt Ransomware Group Suspect Appears in US Courtroom
Latvian Charged With Serving as Extortion Specialist for Russian-Speaking Group. A Latvian national accused of serving as a Russian-speaking ransomwar… First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/karakurt-ransomware-group-suspect-appears-in-us-courtroom-a-26127
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U.S. charges Karakurt extortion gang’s cold case negotiator
Tags: extortionFirst seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/us-charges-karakurt-extortion-gangs-cold-case-negotiator/
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Radar/Dispossessor: Ermittlern gelingt Schlag gegen Ransomware-Hackergruppe
Sie sollen in vielen Ländern Daten von Unternehmen und Institutionen verschlüsselt und dann Lösegeld erpresst haben: Eine international agierende Band… First seen on csoonline.com Jump to article: www.csoonline.com/de/a/ermittlern-gelingt-schlag-gegen-ransomware-hackergruppe
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110K domains targeted in ‘sophisticated’ AWS cloud extortion campaign
First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/08/21/aws_extortion_campaign/
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Widespread cloud extortion facilitated by misconfigured .ENV files
First seen on scmagazine.com Jump to article: www.scmagazine.com/brief/widespread-cloud-extortion-facilitated-by-misconfigured-env-files