Tag: law
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Authorities Dismantle Thousands of Servers from Illicit Hosting Company Linked to Cyberattacks
In a landmark operation targeting cybercriminal infrastructure, the East Netherlands cybercrime team conducted a major takedown of a rogue hosting company suspected of facilitating a broad spectrum of malicious activities. During the coordinated enforcement action on November 12th, law enforcement seized approximately 250 physical servers located in data centers across The Hague and Zoetermeer. The…
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Game over: Europol storms gaming platforms in extremist content sweep
Tags: lawLaw enforcement agency’s referral blitz hit gaming platforms hard, surfacing thousands of extremist URLs First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/11/17/game_over_europol_storms_gaming/
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DOJ Issued Seizure Warrant to Starlink Over Satellite Internet Systems Used at Scam Compound
A new US law enforcement initiative is aimed at crypto fraudsters targeting Americans”, and now seeks to seize infrastructure it claims is crucial to notorious scam compounds. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/doj-issued-seizure-warrants-to-starlink-over-satellite-internet-systems-used-at-scam-compounds/
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TDL 009 – Inside DNS Threat Intelligence: Privacy, Security Innovation
Tags: access, apple, attack, automation, backup, best-practice, business, ceo, cisco, ciso, cloud, computer, control, corporate, country, crime, cybersecurity, data, dns, encryption, finance, firewall, government, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, jobs, law, linkedin, malicious, marketplace, middle-east, monitoring, msp, network, office, privacy, regulation, risk, service, software, strategy, threat, tool, windows, zero-trustSummary Inside DNS Threat Intelligence: Privacy, Security & Innovation In this episode of the Defenders Log, host David Redekop speaks with Tim Adams, the founder of the protective DNS resolver Scout DNS. Tim shares his origin story, explaining how he transitioned from a wireless network integrator to building his own DNS solution. He saw a…
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Civil society decries digital rights ‘rollback’ as European Commission pushes data protection changes
A coalition of 127 civil society groups and trade unions is pushing back on the European Commission’s reported changes to laws protecting citizens’ data privacy and regulating how artificial intelligence can harness personal information. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/civil-society-privacy-rollback
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Refresh Your Akira Defenses Now, CISA Says, as OWASP Revamps Its App Sec Top 10 Risks
Tags: access, advisory, ai, antivirus, application-security, attack, authentication, backup, business, chatgpt, cisa, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, corporate, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, encryption, endpoint, exploit, finance, firewall, flaw, framework, germany, group, guide, healthcare, infrastructure, injection, Internet, iot, law, malware, mfa, mitigation, phishing, privacy, programming, ransomware, resilience, risk, service, soc, software, supply-chain, tactics, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityLearn why you should revise your Akira ransomware protection plans. Plus, find out what’s new in OWASP’s revamped Top 10 Web Application Risks list. Also, find out about agentic AI’s cognitive degradation risk. And get the latest on AI security trends and CISO compensation. Key takeaways CISA and other agencies are urging organizations, especially in…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Refresh Your Akira Defenses Now, CISA Says, as OWASP Revamps Its App Sec Top 10 Risks
Tags: access, advisory, ai, antivirus, application-security, attack, authentication, backup, business, chatgpt, cisa, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, corporate, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, encryption, endpoint, exploit, finance, firewall, flaw, framework, germany, group, guide, healthcare, infrastructure, injection, Internet, iot, law, malware, mfa, mitigation, phishing, privacy, programming, ransomware, resilience, risk, service, soc, software, supply-chain, tactics, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityLearn why you should revise your Akira ransomware protection plans. Plus, find out what’s new in OWASP’s revamped Top 10 Web Application Risks list. Also, find out about agentic AI’s cognitive degradation risk. And get the latest on AI security trends and CISO compensation. Key takeaways CISA and other agencies are urging organizations, especially in…
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Ransomware’s Fragmentation Reaches a Breaking Point While LockBit Returns
Key Takeaways:85 active ransomware and extortion groups observed in Q3 2025, reflecting the most decentralized ransomware ecosystem to date.1,590 victims disclosed across 85 leak sites, showing high, sustained activity despite law-enforcement pressure.14 new ransomware brands launched this quarter, proving how quickly affiliates reconstitute after takedowns.LockBit’s reappearance with First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2025/11/ransomwares-fragmentation-reaches.html
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Ransomware’s Fragmentation Reaches a Breaking Point While LockBit Returns
Key Takeaways:85 active ransomware and extortion groups observed in Q3 2025, reflecting the most decentralized ransomware ecosystem to date.1,590 victims disclosed across 85 leak sites, showing high, sustained activity despite law-enforcement pressure.14 new ransomware brands launched this quarter, proving how quickly affiliates reconstitute after takedowns.LockBit’s reappearance with First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2025/11/ransomwares-fragmentation-reaches.html
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Microsoft Teams Introduces Premium Feature to Prevent Screenshots and Screen Recording
Microsoft has launched a new security feature in Teams Premium called >>Prevent screen capture,
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FBI: Akira gang has received nearly $250 million in ransoms
The U.S. and European law enforcement released new information to help organizations defend themselves against the Akira ransomware gang, which has attacked small- and medium-sized businesses for years. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/akira-gang-received-million
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Operation Endgame Disrupts More Malware
Rhadamanthys, VenomRAT and Elysium Targeted in Operation. A multinational law enforcement operation resulted in the arrest of a remote access Trojan operator and the seizure of over 1,000 info stealer and botnet servers. Authorities took down 1,025 servers associated with the Rhadamanthys infostealer, the Venom RAT and a botnet dubbed Elysium. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Two key cyber laws are back as president signs bill to end shutdown
The cyberthreat information sharing law known as CISA 2015 and a cybersecurity grant program for state and local governments have been renewed as part of legislation to reopen the government. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cisa-2015-state-local-grants-renewed-legislation-ending-shutdown
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Two key cyber laws are back as president signs bill to end shutdown
The cyberthreat information sharing law known as CISA 2015 and a cybersecurity grant program for state and local governments have been renewed as part of legislation to reopen the government. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cisa-2015-state-local-grants-renewed-legislation-ending-shutdown
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Government funding bill temporarily revives cybersecurity information-sharing law
The spending legislation passed by Congress will reauthorize the CISA 2015 program through the end of January. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-2015-temporary-reauthorization-spending-bill/805320/
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Operation Endgame 3.0 Dismantles Three Major Malware Networks
A global law enforcement operation has taken down the Rhadamanthys infostealer, VenomRAT trojan and the Elysium botnet First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/operation-endgame-3-dismantles/
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Rhadamanthys infostealer operation disrupted by law enforcement
Tags: lawThe rumors were true: Operation Endgame, a joint effort between law enforcement and judicial authorities of several European countries, Australia, Canada, the UK and the US, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/11/13/rhadamanthys-infostealer-operation-disrupted/
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Police disrupts Rhadamanthys, VenomRAT, and Elysium malware operations
Law enforcement authorities from 9 countries have taken down 1,025 servers used by the Rhadamanthys infolstealer, VenomRAT, and Elysium botnet malware operations in the latest phase of Operation Endgame, an international action targeting cybercrime. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-disrupts-rhadamanthys-venomrat-and-elysium-malware-operations/
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Operation Endgame Dismantles Rhadamanthys, Venom RAT, and Elysium Botnet in Global Crackdown
Malware families like Rhadamanthys Stealer, Venom RAT, and the Elysium botnet have been disrupted as part of a coordinated law enforcement operation led by Europol and Eurojust.The activity, which is taking place between November 10 and 13, 2025, marks the latest phase of Operation Endgame, an ongoing operation designed to take down criminal infrastructures and…
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Operation Endgame: Authorities Takedown 1,025 Servers Linked to Rhadamanthys, VenomRAT, and Elysium
Between November 10 and 14, 2025, law enforcement agencies executed one of the most significant coordinated operations against cybercriminals in recent history. Operation Endgame, coordinated from Europol’s headquarters in The Hague, successfully dismantled three major threats to global cybersecurity: the infamous Rhadamanthys infostealer, the VenomRAT remote access trojan, and the Elysium botnet. This remarkable international…
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Operation Endgame: Authorities Takedown 1,025 Servers Linked to Rhadamanthys, VenomRAT, and Elysium
Between November 10 and 14, 2025, law enforcement agencies executed one of the most significant coordinated operations against cybercriminals in recent history. Operation Endgame, coordinated from Europol’s headquarters in The Hague, successfully dismantled three major threats to global cybersecurity: the infamous Rhadamanthys infostealer, the VenomRAT remote access trojan, and the Elysium botnet. This remarkable international…
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Google asks US court to shut down Lighthouse phishing-as-a-service operation
Tags: control, crime, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, email, google, government, incident response, law, malicious, network, phishing, risk, sans, scam, service, smishing, technology, threatWill have ‘minimal impact’: Ed Dubrovsky, chief operating officer of incident response firm Cypher, is skeptical of the effectiveness of court action. Phishing-as-a-service operations don’t have to be on American soil, he explained, so court orders and legislation will likely have minimal impact on smishing or phishing attacks.”However,” he added, “I can understand that even…
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Hungry for data: Inside Europol’s secretive AI programme
The EU’s law enforcement agency has been quietly amassing data to feed an ambitious but secretive artificial intelligence development programme that could have far-reaching privacy implications for people across the bloc First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366634419/Hungry-for-data-Inside-Europols-secretive-AI-programme
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US cyber intel sharing law set for temporary extension
The US’ CISA 2015 cyber intelligence sharing law that lapsed just over a month ago amid a wider shutdown, will receive a temporary lease of life should attempts to reopen the federal government succeed. First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366634452/US-cyber-intel-sharing-law-set-for-temporary-extension
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US Congress Moves to Revive CISA 2015 After Shutdown
Lawmakers Include Extension of Cyberthreat Sharing Law in Shutdown Resolution. A statute underpinning corporate cybersecurity information sharing may come back into effect along with funding to reopen the U.S. federal government after six weeks of being shutdown. The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 expired the same day Washington shut down on Oct. 1. First…
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EU-Kommission will DSGVO für KI und Cookie-Tracking lockern
Die vorgeschlagenen Änderungen der EU-Kommission durch das ‘Digital Omnibus”-Paket gefährden laut Datenschützern die DSGVO.Laut einem durchgesickerten Entwurf, über den die deutsche Interessenvertretung Netzpolitik.org berichtet, würde das bevorstehende ‘Digital Omnibus”-Paket der EU-Kommission die Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (DSGVO) massiv verändern. Der Vorschlag soll am 19. November 2025 offiziell vorgestellt werden. Datenschützer befürchten jedoch, dass dies die DSGVO schwächen könnte.So…
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EU-Kommission will DSGVO für KI und Cookie-Tracking lockern
Die vorgeschlagenen Änderungen der EU-Kommission durch das ‘Digital Omnibus”-Paket gefährden laut Datenschützern die DSGVO.Laut einem durchgesickerten Entwurf, über den die deutsche Interessenvertretung Netzpolitik.org berichtet, würde das bevorstehende ‘Digital Omnibus”-Paket der EU-Kommission die Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (DSGVO) massiv verändern. Der Vorschlag soll am 19. November 2025 offiziell vorgestellt werden. Datenschützer befürchten jedoch, dass dies die DSGVO schwächen könnte.So…
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Senate moves to restore lapsed cybersecurity laws after shutdown
Tags: cisa, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, government, infrastructure, intelligence, jobs, law, monitoring, network, service, threatWhat the lapse meant for enterprises: The expiration of CISA 2015 eliminated legal protections for sharing threat information, disrupting the real-time intelligence exchanges that had become routine over the past decade. Without its statutory shields, organizations faced potential liability for monitoring networks, sharing defensive measures, and coordinating responses with peers and federal agencies.The law had…