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An international law enforcement operation claims to have dismantled a ransomware affiliate operation in Ukraine, which was responsible for attacks on organizations in 71 countries. In other news, ransomware attacks have been surging, with further information about attacks being disclosed this week.
In cooperation with Europol and Eurojust, law enforcement agencies from seven nations have arrested in Ukraine the core members of a ransomware group linked to attacks against organizations in 71 countries. The cybercriminals paralyzed major corporations' operations in attacks using ransomware such as LockerGoga, MegaCortex, HIVE, and Dharma.
The notorious BulletProftLink phishing-as-a-service platform that provided more than 300 phishing templates has been seized, the Royal Malaysian Police announced. PhaaS platforms provide cybercriminals with tools and resources to carry out phishing attacks through "Ready-to-use" kits and templates, page hosting, customization options, credential harvesting, and reverse proxying tools.
The Nigerian Police Form has arrested six suspects and dismantled a mentoring hub linked to cybercrime activities, including business email compromise, romance, and investment scams. After receiving intelligence and investigating a group of individuals suspected of cybercrime, six individuals were arrested on September 13th, 2023, in the Dantata estate area.
Law enforcement agencies arrested a malware developer linked with the Ragnar Locker ransomware gang and seized the group's dark web sites in a joint international operation. Authorities from France, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Japan, Canada, and the United States were part of this international operation targeting the Ragnar Locker ransomware gang.
The Ragnar Locker ransomware operation's Tor negotiation and data leak sites were seized Thursday morning as part of an international law enforcement operation. A Europol spokesperson has confirmed the seizure message is legitimate as part of an ongoing action targeting the Ragnar Locker ransomware gang and that a press release will be published tomorrow.
The US Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has modified a ruling from last month to add the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to a list of US government entities prohibited from working with social media firms to curtail the spread of misinformation. In other words, stopping CISA from asking social media sites to restrict the reach of misinformation would interrupt the bulk of the Biden administration's moderation requests.
The UK's Greater Manchester Police has admitted that crooks have got their mitts on some of its data after a third-party supplier responsible for ID badges was attacked. Assistant Chief Constable Colin McFarlane of Greater Manchester Police said: "We are aware of a ransomware attack affecting a third-party supplier of various UK organizations, including GMP, which holds some information on those employed by GMP.".
United Kingdom's Greater Manchester Police said earlier today that some of its employees' personal information was impacted by a ransomware attack that hit a third-party supplier. The impacted organization, not named in a statement published today, is a service supplier for GMP and other organizations across the UK. GMP does not believe the data on the hacked systems contains financial information belonging to the police department's employees.
The power of the EU's Digital Services Act to actually police the world's very large online platforms has been tested in a new study focused on Russian social media disinformation. The independent study of the DSA's risk management framework published by the EU's executive arm, the European Commission, concluded that commitments by social media platforms to mitigate the reach and influence of global online disinformation campaigns have been generally unsuccessful.