FBI, Google Take Down NetNut Proxy Network Used by Cyber Threat Actors
The NetNut proxy network and the ‘Popa’ botnet are known to have infected devices with variants of Mirai DDoS botnets
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The NetNut proxy network and the ‘Popa’ botnet are known to have infected devices with variants of Mirai DDoS botnets
Another week, another reminder that the internet is still a mess. Systems people thought were secure are being broken in simple ways, showing many still ignore basic advisories
The FBI and the Dutch Police have shut down the VerifTools marketplace for fraudulent identity documents after seizing servers in Amsterdam that hosted the online operation. [...]
PLUS: Ransomware gang using tech support scam; Czechia accuses China of infrastructure attack; And more! Infosec In Brief Despite last week’s FBI announcement that it helped to take down the crew behind the Lumma infostealer, the malware continues to operate.…
Credit card theft losses in 2023 alone totaled $36.5M International cops working with Microsoft have shut down infrastructure and seized web domains used to run a distribution service for info-stealing malware Lumma. Criminals paid $250 to $1,000 a month to get access to the infostealer.…
Sordid search history 'evidence' in case that could see him spend 35 years for extortion and wire fraud A former infrastructure engineer who allegedly locked IT department colleagues out of their employer's systems, then threatened to shut down servers unless paid a ransom, has been arrested and charged after an FBI investigation.…
Computer infrastructure in the US, UK, and Germany associated with the cybercriminal group, which targeted SMBs using double extortion, is officially out of commission.
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Monday announced the disruption of online infrastructure associated with a nascent ransomware group called Dispossessor (aka Radar)
ShinyHunters Advertises Data Set of '30 Million Customers' for $2 MillionA hacker is selling the purported data of 30 million customers of Spanish multinational bank Santander for $2 million on a criminal online forum the FBI recently attempted to shut down. Sample data posted online suggests the data set is genuine.
Instead of online contraband, the website now asks anyone with information that could help with the investigation to contact authorities.
Website of BreachForums Administrator 'Baphomet' Also Appears to Be DownAn international law enforcement operation shut down BreachForums, a criminal forum where hackers posted and sold the contents of hacked databases. The website of the criminal forum in its clear and dark web domains displays a seizure notice stating that it is "under the control of the FBI."
The BlackCat ransomware gang is pulling an exit scam, trying to shut down and run off with affiliates' money by pretending the FBI seized their site and infrastructure. [...]
Honor among thieves about to be put to the test The US government has placed an extra $5 million bounty on Hive ransomware gang members – its second such reward in a year. And it also comes a little over 11 months since the FBI said it had shut down the criminal organization's network.…
Dark Web chatter indicates that Scattered Spider worked with the FBI to take down the BlackCat/ALPHV operation.
The FBI has developed a decryption key it believes will save over 500 victims around $68m
With Operation Duck Hunt, the FBI took control of the botnet, allowed victims to uninstall the malware loader and seized $8.6m in cryptocurrency
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) this week seized 13 domain names connected to “booter” services that let paying customers launch crippling distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Ten of the domains are reincarnations of DDoS-for-hire services the FBI seized in December 2022, when it charged six U.S. men with computer crimes for allegedly operating booters.
The notorious Breached hacking forum has shut down after the remaining administrator, Baphomet, disclosed that they believe law enforcement has access to the site's servers. [...]
Unfortunately, you've probably already heard the cliche that "cybercrime abhors a vacuum"...
Uncle Sam doles out decryption keys to 300+ victims amid sting op The FBI said it has shut down the Hive's ransomware network, seizing control of the notorious gang's servers and websites, and thwarting the pesky criminals' ability to sting future victims.…