Tag: extortion
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Crypto Firm Kraken Calls the Cops After Researchers Attempt Extortion
First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/crypto-firm-kraken-cops/
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Guest Blog: Ox Security on learning from the Recent GitHub Extortion Campaigns
A new threat actor group known as Gitloker has launched an alarming campaign that wipes victims’ GitHub repositories and attempts to extort them. Vict… First seen on itsecurityguru.org Jump to article: www.itsecurityguru.org/2024/06/13/guest-blog-proactive-application-security-learning-from-the-recent-github-extortion-campaigns
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Medibank breach: Security failures revealed (lack of MFA among them)
The 2022 Medibank data breach / extortion attack perpetrated by the REvil ransomware group started by the attackers leveraging login credentials stole… First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/06/18/medibank-breach-security-failures/
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Batteriehersteller erpresst: Hoppecke bestätigt Hackerangriff
First seen on csoonline.com Jump to article: www.csoonline.com/de/a/ransomware-bande-bruestet-sich-mit-datenklau-bei-hoppecke
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Snowflake Breach Exposes 165 Customers’ Data in Ongoing Extortion Campaign
As many as 165 customers of Snowflake are said to have had their information potentially exposed as part of an ongoing campaign designed to facilitate… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/06/snowflake-breach-exposes-165-customers.html
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Mandiant Report: Snowflake Users Targeted for Data Theft and Extortion
A threat actor exploited the Snowflake platform to target organizations for data theft and extortion using compromised credentials. Learn how to prote… First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/snowflake-data-theft-extortion/
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GitHub Repos Targeted in Cyber-Extortion Attacks
First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/application-security/github-repos-targeted-in-cyber-extortion-attacks
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Life360 confirms data breach, extortion attempt
First seen on scmagazine.com Jump to article: www.scmagazine.com/brief/life360-confirms-data-breach-extortion-attempt
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GitHub phishing campaign wipes repos, extorts victims
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Life360 says hacker tried to extort them after Tile data breach
Safety and location services company Life360 says it was the target of an extortion attempt after a threat actor breached and stole sensitive informat… First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/life360-says-hacker-tried-to-extort-them-after-tile-data-breach/
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Proactive Application Security: Learning from the Recent GitHub Extortion Campaigns
A new threat actor group known as Gitloker has launched an alarming campaign that wipes victims’ GitHub repositories and attempts to extort them. Vict… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/06/proactive-application-security-learning-from-the-recent-github-extortion-campaigns/
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Repeat data extortion attack hits Pandabuy
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Batteriehersteller erpresst: Ransomware-Bande brüstet sich mit Datenklau bei Hoppecke
First seen on csoonline.com Jump to article: www.csoonline.com/de/a/ransomware-bande-bruestet-sich-mit-datenklau-bei-hoppecke
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Pandabuy was extorted twice by the same threat actor
Chinese shopping platform Pandabuy previously paid a ransom demand to an extortion group that extorted the company again this week. The story of the a… First seen on securityaffairs.com Jump to article: securityaffairs.com/164263/cyber-crime/pandabuy-extorted-again.html
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Frontier warns 750,000 of a data breach after extortion threats
Frontier Communications is warning 750,000 customers that their information was exposed in a data breach after an April cyberattack claimed by the Ran… First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/frontier-warns-750-000-of-a-data-breach-after-extorted-by-ransomhub/
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New Gitloker attacks wipe GitHub repos in extortion scheme
First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-gitloker-attacks-wipe-github-repos-in-extortion-scheme/
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RansomHub extortion gang linked to now-defunct Knight ransomware
Security researchers analyzing the relatively new RansomHub ransomware-as-a-service believe that it has evoloved from the currently defunct Knight ran… First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomhub-extortion-gang-linked-to-now-defunct-knight-ransomware/
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Ransomware Group Creation Touched Yearly All Time High
The ransomware landscape is rapidly diversifying in 2024, with a surge in new extortion groups as established attackers continue to target large compa… First seen on gbhackers.com Jump to article: gbhackers.com/ransomware-creation-all-time-high/
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Honeypot für Pädophile: Malware erpresst Kinderschänder
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Christie’s confirms breach after RansomHub threatens to leak data
Christie’s confirmed that it suffered a security incident earlier this month after the RansomHub extortion gang claimed responsibility and threatened … First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/christies-confirms-breach-after-ransomhub-threatens-to-leak-data/
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Consultant charged over $1.5M extortion scheme against IT giant
Tags: extortionFirst seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/05/06/consultant_extortion_charges/
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Ikaruz Red Team Leveraging LockBit Builder To Launch Ransomware Attacks
Hackers exploit ransomware as it enables them to extort money from victims by encrypting their data and demanding a ransom for its release. While this… First seen on gbhackers.com Jump to article: gbhackers.com/ikaruz-red-team-lockbit-ransomware-attacks/
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Angeblicher Datenklau: LockBit erpresst Deutsche Telekom
First seen on csoonline.com Jump to article: www.csoonline.com/de/a/lockbit-erpresst-deutsche-telekom
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Blackbasta group claims to have hacked Atlas, one of the largest US oil distributors
The Blackbasta extortion group claims to have hacked Atlas, one of the largest national distributors of fuel in the United States. Atlas is one of the… First seen on securityaffairs.com Jump to article: securityaffairs.com/163489/cyber-crime/blackbasta-claims-atlas-hack.html
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Ransomware statistics that reveal alarming rate of cyber extortion
In this article, you will find excerpts from various reports that offer statistics and insights about the current ransomware landscape. Global ransomw… First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/05/15/ransomware-statistics-2024/
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Largest non-bank lender in Australia warns of a data breach
Firstmac Limited is warning customers that it suffered a data breach a day after the new Embargo cyber-extortion group leaked over 500GB of data alleg… First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/largest-non-bank-lender-in-australia-warns-of-a-data-breach/
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Deutlicher Anstieg – Einfallstor Homeoffice Deutsche Unternehmen fürchten Cyberattacken wie nie zuvor
Datendiebstahl und Erpressung: China und vor allem Russland werden von deutschen IT-Managern als Bedrohung wahrgenommen, das zeigt eine aktuelle EY-St… First seen on welt.de Jump to article: www.welt.de/wirtschaft/webwelt/article245383428/Cyberangriffe-Einfallstor-Homeoffice-Furcht-davor-in-deutschen-Unternehmen-gross-wie-nie.html
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Global ransomware crisis worsens
Ransomware and extortion incidents surged by 67% in 2023, according to NTT Security Holdings’ 2024 Global Threat Intelligence Report. Global ransomwar… First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/05/09/global-ransomware-crisis-worsens/
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Deutlicher Anstieg – Einfallstor Homeoffice Deutsche Unternehmen fürchten Cyberattacken wie nie zuvor
Datendiebstahl und Erpressung: China und vor allem Russland werden von deutschen IT-Managern als Bedrohung wahrgenommen, das zeigt eine aktuelle EY-St… First seen on welt.de Jump to article: www.welt.de/wirtschaft/webwelt/article245383428/Cyberangriffe-Einfallstor-Homeoffice-Furcht-davor-in-deutschen-Unternehmen-gross-wie-nie.html
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New LockBit details to be divulged in reborn extortion site
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