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In an unprecedented move, Russia's Federal Security Service, the country's principal security agency, on Friday disclosed that it arrested several members belonging to the notorious REvil ransomware gang and neutralized its operations. One of the most active ransomware crews last year, REvil took responsibility for high-profile attacks against JBS and Kaseya, among a string of several others.
The cause has been traced down to a dependency used by create-react-app, the latest version of which is breaking developers' apps. Create React App is an open source project produced by Facebook and made available on both GitHub and npm to help developers build single-page React applications fast.
Tons of users are reporting their Facebook Create React App builds are failing since yesterday. Create React App is an open source project produced by Facebook and made available on both GitHub and npm to help developers build single-page React applications fast.
Eight members of the REvil ransomware operation that have been detained by Russian officers are currently facing criminal charges for their illegal activity. On Friday, the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation - the country's domestic intelligence service, announced raids at the homes of 14 individuals suspected to be part of the REvil ransomware gang.
Threat actors behind the Qlocker ransomware are once again targeting Internet-exposed QNAP Network Attached Storage devices worldwide. Qlocker has previously targeted QNAP customers in a massive ransomware campaign that started during the week of April 19, moving victims' files within password-protected 7-zip archives with the.7z extension after breaching their NAS devices.
The number of malware infections targeting Linux devices rose by 35% in 2021, most commonly to recruit IoT devices for DDoS attacks. In 2021, there was a 35% rise in malware targeting Linux systems compared to 2020.
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Operators associated with the Lazarus sub-group BlueNoroff have been linked to a series of cyberattacks targeting small and medium-sized companies worldwide with an aim to drain their cryptocurrency funds, in what's yet another financially motivated operation mounted by the prolific North Korean state-sponsored actor. Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky, which is tracking the intrusions under the name "SnatchCrypto," noted that the campaign has been running since at 2017, adding the attacks are aimed at startups in the FinTech sector located in China, Hong Kong, India, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, the U.A.E., the U.S., Ukraine, and Vietnam.
Today, the Russian government announced that they arrested fourteen members of the REvil ransomware gang on behalf of US authorities. While the ransomware gang members are only being charged with "Illegal circulation of means of payment," the arrests are the first public action by Russia to stem the activities of ransomware gangs operating within the country.
No fewer than 70 websites operated by the Ukrainian government went offline on Friday for hours in what appears to be a coordinated cyber attack amid heightened tensions with Russia. "As a result of a massive cyber attack, the websites of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a number of other government agencies are temporarily down," Oleg Nikolenko, MFA spokesperson, tweeted.