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Egregor ransomware criminals allegedly busted in Ukraine
2021-02-15 18:40

According to a report from radio station France Inter, numerous cybercriminals connected to the Egregor ransomware gang have recently been arrested. Since Tuesday [last week], police in the two countries have been working together in an effort to dismantle a cybercrime group suspected of initiating hundreds of ransomware attacks dating back to September 2020.[] Police arrested a number of hackers suspected of working with the Egregor cybercrime gang, providing hacking, logistical, and financial support.

Ukraine Nabs Suspect in 773M Password ‘Megabreach’
2020-05-19 16:46

"Sanixer said Collection#1 consists of data pulled from a huge number of hacked sites, and was not exactly his 'freshest' offering. Rather, he sort of steered me away from that archive, suggesting that - unlike most of his other wares - Collection #1 was at least 2-3 years old. His other password packages, which he said are not all pictured in the above screen shot and total more than 4 terabytes in size, are less than a year old, Sanixer explained." That's because in nearly all cases, the person who is in control of that email address can reset the password of any services or accounts tied to that email address - merely by requesting a password reset link via email.

Gamaredon APT Improves Toolset to Target Ukraine Government, Military
2020-02-05 11:00

The Gamaredon advanced persistent threat group has been supercharging its operations lately, improving its toolset and ramping up attacks on Ukrainian national security targets. Vitali Kremez, head of SentinelLabs, said in research released on Wednesday that he has been tracking an uptick in Gamaredon cyberattacks on Ukrainian military and security institutions that started in December.

Russian 'Gamaredon' Hackers Back at Targeting Ukraine Officials
2019-12-06 17:56

The Russian state-sponsored hacking group known as Gamaredon has been targeting various Ukrainian diplomats, government and military officials, and law enforcement since mid-October 2019, threat...

Mueller Documents: Manafort Pushed Ukraine Hack Theory
2019-11-04 13:32

During the 2016 presidential campaign, Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort pushed the idea that Ukraine, not Russia, was behind the hack of the Democratic National Committee servers, Manafort’s...

Why Did Trump Mention CrowdStrike to Ukraine's President?
2019-09-26 12:33

US President Appears to Reference Conspiracy TheoriesWhy did U.S. President Donald Trump discuss cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike with the president of Ukraine, saying "the server, they say Ukraine...

Confused why Trump fingered CrowdStrike in that Ukraine call? You're not the only one...
2019-09-25 20:28

Security biz that probed 2016 DNC hack makes an odd cameo in revealed transcript A garbled remark by President Donald Trump in a just-released phone-call transcript with the Ukrainian head of...

Facebook Takes Down Misleading Campaigns From Iraq, Ukraine
2019-09-18 12:14

Facebook this week announced that it removed multiple pages, groups, and accounts engaged in misleading behavior on the social platform. read more

Russian Hackers Behind Ukraine Power Outage May Have Sought More Damage
2019-09-13 09:27

The Russia-linked hackers who triggered a power outage in Ukraine back in 2016 may have hoped to cause much more damage, according to a report published recently by U.S.-based industrial...

Illegal Cryptocurrency Mining at Ukraine Nuclear Plant Exposed Sensitive Data
2019-08-23 12:17

Sensitive information from a nuclear power plant in Ukraine was exposed due to an illegal cryptocurrency mining operation run by workers, according to several media reports. read more