Security News

Meet 'Jack' from Romania! Mastermind Behind Golden Chickens Malware
2023-05-20 10:48

The identity of the second threat actor behind the Golden Chickens malware has been uncovered courtesy of a fatal operational security blunder, cybersecurity firm eSentire said. eSentire characterized Jack as the true mastermind behind Golden Chickens.

Ransomware Affiliate Arrested in Romania; 51 Stolen Data Brokers Arrested in Ukraine
2021-12-14 19:09

Europol, the European Union's premier law enforcement agency, has announced the arrest of a third Romanian national for his role as a ransomware affiliate suspected of hacking high-profile organizations and companies and stealing large volumes of sensitive data. It's not currently known which ransomware gang the suspect was working with, but the development comes a little over a month after Romanian authorities arrested two affiliates of the REvil ransomware family, who are believed to have orchestrated no fewer than 5,000 ransomware attacks and extorted close to $600,000 from victims.

REvil ransomware affiliates arrested in Romania and Kuwait
2021-11-08 14:51

Romanian law enforcement authorities have arrested two suspects believed to be Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware affiliates on November 4, both of them allegedly responsible for infecting thousands of victims. On the same day, Kuwaiti authorities also arrested a GandGrab ransomware affiliate, the three of them being suspected of roughly 7,000 attacks and of asking more than €200 million in ransoms.

Researchers Warn of Linux Cryptojacking Attackers Operating from Romania
2021-07-19 22:49

A threat group likely based in Romania and active since at least 2020 has been behind an active cryptojacking campaign targeting Linux-based machines with a previously undocumented SSH brute-forcer written in Golang. Dubbed "Diicot brute," the password cracking tool is alleged to be distributed via a software-as-a-service model, with each threat actor furnishing their own unique API keys to facilitate the intrusions, Bitdefender researchers said in a report published last week.

Linux-Focused Cryptojacking Gang Tracked to Romania
2021-07-14 16:45

A cryptojacking gang that's likely based in Romania is using a never-before-seen SSH brute-forcer dubbed "Diicot brute" to crack passwords on Linux-based machines with weak passwords. Bitdefender's honeypot data shows that attacks matching the brute-force tool's signature started in January.

Romania Mulls Excluding Huawei From its 5G Network
2019-08-21 11:30

Bucharest could exclude Chinese giant Huawei from its future 5G network, according to a joint statement signed by the Romanian and US presidents and published on Wednesday. read more

Police Bust Suspected Fraudsters in Romania and Spain
2018-05-23 17:18

Crime Ring Allegedly Sold Counterfeit Products and Services via Amazon, AirbnbFollowing 33 arrests, police in Europe say they have dismantled a Romanian-led crime gang that used phishing attacks,...

Police Bust 20 Phishing Suspects in Italy, Romania
2018-03-30 16:33

Arrests Came After a Two-Year Investigation of 'Highly Organized' Crime GroupPolice have charged 20 Romanian and Italian nationals with running spear-phishing attacks that stole more than $1...

20 Arrested in Italy and Romania for Spear Phishing Scam
2018-03-30 10:36

Authorities this week arrested 20 individuals in Italy and Romania for their role in a banking phishing scam that defrauded bank customers of €1 million ($1.23 million). The arrests were the...

Police Bust Five Ransomware Suspects in Romania
2017-12-20 19:03

Suspects Accused of CTB Locker, Cerber Ransomware Attacks Against US and EuropePolice in Romania have arrested five individuals on suspicion of launching crypto-locking ransomware attacks. Three...