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US-Sanctioned Crypto Exchange Founder Sergey Ivanov Included in Sweeping ArrestsRussia’s primary federal investigative agency announced a rare and sweeping investigation into the United States-sanctioned cryptocurrency exchange Cryptex and other platforms used to carry out illegal transactions and launder millions from ransomware groups.
The successful disruption of notorious Russian hacker group Star Blizzard's operations arrives one month out from the US presidential election — one of the APT's prime targets.
Russian law enforcement detained almost 100 suspects linked to the Cryptex cryptocurrency exchange, the UAPS anonymous payment service, and 33 other online services and platforms used to make illegal payments and sell stolen credentials. [...]
Over the weekend, Google removed Kaspersky's Android security apps from the Google Play store and disabled the Russian company's developer accounts. [...]
Also: U.S. Healthcare Cyber Bill, Insights from ISMG's Canada SummitIn the latest weekly update, ISMG editors discussed recent international law enforcement efforts against Russian cybercrime organizations, the latest U.S. cybersecurity bill aimed at protecting the healthcare sector and key takeaways from ISMG's Canada Summit.
Microsoft and the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday announced the seizure of 107 internet domains used by state-sponsored threat actors with ties to Russia to facilitate computer fraud and abuse in the country
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FSB Hackers Stripped of 107 Domains Used to Steal CredentialsThe U.S. Department of Justice and Microsoft seized more than 100 websites allegedly used by a Russian intelligence cyberespionage operation with a fondness for spear phishing. Targets include the national security apparatus and journalists, think tanks, and non-governmental organizations.
Microsoft and the Justice Department have seized over 100 domains used by the Russian ColdRiver hacking group to target United States government employees and nonprofit organizations from Russia and worldwide in spear-phishing attacks. [...]
Winter is coming The US Department of Justice and Microsoft have seized 107 websites used by Russian cyberspies in a phishing campaign to steal sensitive information from US government agencies, think tanks, and other victims.…
Microsoft and the US government have collectively seized over 100 websites used by Russian nation-state actor Star Blizzard
A new wave of international law enforcement actions has led to four arrests and the takedown of nine servers linked to the LockBit (aka Bitwise Spider) ransomware operation, marking the latest salvo against what was once a prolific financially motivated group
Naming and Sanctioning Cybercrime Syndicate Members Has Repercussions, Police SayWestern law enforcement may not be able to bust every last Russian cybercrime suspect, but newly revealed efforts against Evil Corp and LockBit reveal suspects arrested while on vacation, as well as the psychological fallout criminal syndicates face when members get named, indicted and sanctioned.
UK National Crime Agency Details Kremlin-Cybercrime ConnectionRussian intelligence agencies tasked the notorious Russian-speaking cybercrime syndicate Evil Corp with conducting cyberattacks and cyberespionage operations on behalf of the Russian government, British police said Tuesday. Evil Corp has stolen at least $100 million from victims.
A global operation cuffed four LockBit suspects and offered more details into the org chart of Russia's infamous Evil Corp cybercrime gang.
UK National Crime Agency Details Kremlin-Cybercrime ConnectionRussian intelligence agencies tasked the notorious Russian-speaking cybercrime syndicate Evil Corp with conducting cyberattacks and cyberespionage operations on behalf of the Russian government, British police said Tuesday. Evil Corp has stolen at least $100 million from victims.
UK Police Say Evil Corp 'Right-Hand Man' Was Also a LockBit AffiliateLaw enforcement from the United States, United Kingdom, France and Spain made a coordinated announcement Tuesday of further arrests, indictments, sanctions and server takedowns targeting the Russian cybercriminal underground including strikes against the LockBit ransomware-as-a-service operation.
Ransomware criminals believed to have taken orders from intel services The relationship between infamous cybercrime outfit Evil Corp and the Russian state is thought to be extraordinarily close, so close that intelligence officials allegedly ordered the criminals to carry out cyberattacks on NATO members.…
The UK has sanctioned 16 members of the notorious Russian hacking group Evil Corp, exposing their links to the prolific LockBit ransomware group