Security News

Ransomware isn't always about the money: Government spies have objectives, too
2025-02-12 19:30

Analysts tell El Reg why Russia's operators aren't that careful, and why North Korea wants money AND data Feature Ransomware gangsters and state-sponsored online spies fall on opposite ends of the...

Sarcoma ransomware claims breach at giant PCB maker Unimicron
2025-02-12 19:24

A relatively new ransomware operation named 'Sarcoma' has claimed responsibility for an attack against the Unimicron printed circuit boards (PCB) maker in Taiwan. [...]

Triplestrength hits victims with triple trouble: Ransomware, cloud hijacks, crypto-mining
2025-02-11 20:42

These crooks have no chill A previously unknown gang dubbed Triplestrength poses a triple threat to organizations: It infects victims' computers with ransomware, then hijacks their cloud accounts...

US indicts 8Base ransomware operators for Phobos encryption attacks
2025-02-11 15:42

The U.S. Justice Department announced the names of two Phobos ransomware affiliates arrested yesterday in Thailand, charging them on 11 counts due to their involvement in more than a thousand...

US sanctions LockBit ransomware’s bulletproof hosting provider
2025-02-11 14:24

​The United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom have sanctioned Zservers, a Russia-based bulletproof hosting (BPH) services provider, for supplying essential attack infrastructure for the...

8Base ransomware group leaders arrested, leak site seized
2025-02-11 13:22

The Thai police has arrested four individuals suspected of being the leaders of the 8Base ransomware group and of stealing approximately $16 million from 1,000+ victims they targeted with the...

FBI, Europol, and NCA Take Down 8Base Ransomware Data Leak and Negotiation Sites
2025-02-11 07:03

Source: The Nation A coordinated law enforcement operation has taken down the dark web data leak and negotiation sites associated with the 8Base ransomware gang. Visitors to the data leak site are...

All your 8Base are belong to us: Ransomware crew busted in global sting
2025-02-10 22:15

Dark web site seized, four cuffed in Thailand An international police operation spanning the US, Europe, and Asia has shuttered the 8Base ransomware crew's dark web presence and resulted in the...

Police arrests 2 Phobos ransomware suspects, seizes 8Base sites
2025-02-10 16:51

A global law enforcement operation targeting the Phobos ransomware gang has led to the arrest of two suspected hackers in Phuket, Thailand, and the seizure of 8Base's dark web sites. The suspects...

Police arrests 4 Phobos ransomware suspects, seizes 8Base sites
2025-02-10 16:51

A global law enforcement operation targeting the Phobos ransomware gang has led to the arrest of four suspected hackers in Phuket, Thailand, and the seizure of 8Base's dark web sites. The suspects...