Cyber Hacking News
FIN7 hacking group member gets 5-year sentence in the US
A Ukrainian national has been sentenced to 5 years imprisonment in the United States for his criminal work as a member of the FIN7 hacking group.…
United States
Cyber Security
US disrupts Russia-linked Cyclops Blink botnet
The US government announced that they had disrupted the Cyclops Blink botnet controlled by the Russian-backed Sandworm hacking group. The malware which was used by Sandworm…
Cyber Hacking News
North Korea cyber-attacks a US hacker, he takes down their whole internet
The hacker P4x launched repeated DDoS attacks
Cyber Security
DeepDotWeb admin sentenced to 8 years for money laundering
An Israeli national was sentenced to 97 months in prison for operating the DeepDotWeb (DDW) clearnet website. Tal Prihar, 37, an Israeli citizen residing in Brazil,…
Cyber Security
MuddyWater hacking group linked to Iranian Intelligence agency
US Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) has officially linked the Iranian-backed MuddyWater hacking group to Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). MOIS is the Iran government's leading…
Ransomware
Hackers use BadUSB to target defense firms with ransomware
The FBI warned US companies that the financially motivated FIN7 cybercriminal group has targeted the US defense industry with packages containing malicious USB devices to deploy…
Cyber Attacks
1.1 million customer accounts compromised from 17 companies
New York Attorney General Letitia James notified seventeen companies after an investigation into credential stuffing, that 1.1 million customer accounts were compromised in cyberattacks. James said…
Cyber Security
DHS announces its ‘Hack DHS’ bug bounty program
Hack DHS has been launched to discover security vulnerabilities in external DHS systems.
Ransomware
U.S. Offers $10 Million reward for information on DarkSide cybercrime group
The U.S. government announced a reward of $10 million for information that may lead to the identification or arrest of members of the DarkSide ransomware group…
Cyber Security
3 former NSA employees admit to hacking for UAE firm
The U.S. Department of Justice disclosed that it fined three former US intelligence operatives $1.68 million in penalties for their role as cyber-mercenaries working on behalf…
