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FBI: RansomHub ransomware breached 210 victims since February
Since surfacing in February 2024, RansomHub ransomware affiliates have breached over 200 victims from a wide range of critical U.S. infrastructure sectors. This relatively new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation extorts victims in exchange for not leaking stolen files and sells the documents to the highest bidder if negotiations fail. The ransomware group focuses on data-theft-based extortion […]
Audit finds notable security gaps in FBI’s storage media management
An audit from the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) identified “significant weaknesses” in FBI’s inventory management and disposal of electronic storage media containing sensitive and classified information. The report highlights multiple issues with policies and procedures or controls for tracking storage media extracted from devices, and significant physical security gaps in the […]
US warns of Iranian hackers escalating influence operations
The U.S. government is warning of increased effort from Iran to influence upcoming elections through cyber operations targeting Presidential campaigns and the American public. In a joint statement from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the FBI, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the U.S. says that Iran carried out cyberattacks […]
FBI disrupts the Dispossessor ransomware operation, seizes servers
The FBI announced on Monday that it seized the servers and websites of the Radar/Dispossessor ransomware operation following a joint international investigation. The joint operation was carried out in collaboration with the U.K.’s National Crime Agency, the Bamberg Public Prosecutor’s Office, and the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office (BLKA). Law enforcement seized three U.S. servers, […]
FBI warns of scammers posing as crypto exchange employees
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns of scammers posing as employees of cryptocurrency exchanges to steal funds from unsuspecting victims. While the FBI didn’t share what prompted today’s public service announcement, it was likely motivated by a surge of reports of fraudsters using this tactic to access victims’ accounts and siphon off their digital […]