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The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation on Monday announced the disruption of online infrastructure associated with a nascent ransomware group called Dispossessor. "Since its inception in August 2023, Radar/Dispossessor has quickly developed into an internationally impactful ransomware group, targeting and attacking small-to-mid-sized businesses and organizations from the production, development, education, healthcare, financial services, and transportation sectors," the FBI said in a statement.
The FBI announced on Monday that it seized the servers and websites of the Radar/Dispossessor ransomware operation following a joint international investigation. [...]
The ransomware strain known as BlackSuit has demanded as much as $500 million in ransoms to date, with one individual ransom demand hitting $60 million. Attacks involving ransomware have targeted several critical infrastructure sectors spanning commercial facilities, healthcare and public health, government facilities, and critical manufacturing.
CISA and the FBI confirmed today that the Royal ransomware rebranded to BlackSuit and has demanded over $500 million from victims since it emerged more than two years ago. [...]
CISA and the FBI confirmed today that the Royal ransomware rebranded to BlackSuit and has demanded over $500 million from victims since it emerged more than two years ago. [...]
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns of scammers posing as employees of cryptocurrency exchanges to steal funds from unsuspecting victims. [...]
US law enforcement and cybersecurity agencies are reminding the public that the country's voting systems will remain unaffected by distributed denial of service attacks as the next presidential election fast approaches. The feds didn't go as far as to say they expected DDoS attacks to strike the November election, but they did comment on how popular a tactic they are among politically and ideologically motivated hacktivists and cybercriminals.
CISA and the FBI said today that Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks targeting election infrastructure will, at most, hinder public access to information but will have no impact on the...
The FBI on Monday revealed it has gained access to a phone it says was used by Thomas Matthew Crooks - the man who shot at and wounded former US president Donald Trump on July 13 in an apparent failed assassination attempt. The bureau hasn't explained how it got into the cellphone, though it is known to have previously acquired capabilities that allow it to access locked devices - and even view encrypted content - despite the use of passwords and/or biometric authentication.
The FBI and cybersecurity agencies in Canada and the Netherlands say they have taken down an almost 1,000-strong Twitter bot farm set up by Russian state-run RT News that used generative AI to spread disinformation to Americans and others. The international crime busters seized two web domains and 968 X accounts that were integral parts of the bot farm, the US Department of Justice said in a statement Tuesday.