BlindEagle flying high in Latin America

BlindEagle, also known as “APT-C-36”, is an APT actor recognized for employing straightforward yet impactful attack techniques and methodologies. The group is known for their persistent campaigns targeting entities and individuals in Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Panama and other countries in Read More …

Cash App to award $15M to users in security breach settlement

Cash App users could get some cash sent to their bank accounts soon. In a settlement, the mobile payment service was ordered to pay out $15 million in damages. According to a class-action lawsuit obtained by USA TODAY, plaintiffs sued Read More …

Zimbabwe: Disclosure of cyber attacks must be mandatory to protect clients

In the wake of the recent high-profile cyber attack on one of the country’s largest financial institutions, it has become clear that stronger regulations are needed to ensure financial firms disclose when their systems have been breached. The hack resulted Read More …

INTERPOL: Police recover over USD 40 million from international email scam

LYON, France: A global stop-payment mechanism developed by INTERPOL has helped Singapore authorities make their largest ever recovery of funds defrauded in a business email compromise scam. On 23 July 2024, a commodity firm based in Singapore filed a police Read More …

Operation Giant Financial Storm Under Circuit Breaker Orders

Since 2022, the BerBeroka group has been mentioned in every annual report released by the QiAnXin Threat Intelligence Center. The group was disclosed by QiAnXin friendly company Trend Micro. QiAnXin researchers have continued to track it under this name after merging Read More …

FBI Warns of Scammers Impersonating Cryptocurrency Exchanges

The FBI warns of scammers impersonating cryptocurrency exchange employees to steal funds. How the scam works: The scammer contacts the victim via an unsolicited call or message and pretends to be a cryptocurrency exchange employee. The scammer conveys urgency and Read More …

Bloody Wolf strikes organizations in Kazakhstan with STRRAT commercial malware

Since late 2023, BI.ZONE Threat Intelligence experts have been tracking the activity of Bloody Wolf. The cluster attacks organizations in Kazakhstan with STRRAT, a commercial malware also known as Strigoi Master. The attackers send out phishing emails on behalf of Read More …

Russian banking sector faced DDoS attack planned from abroad

The Russian banking sector was exposed to a DDoS attack planned from overseas, the VTB Bank press service told TASS. “The banking sector was exposed to the DDoS attack orchestrated from overseas. A minor share of VTB clients faced individual Read More …

CrowdStrike Took Down Australia And Half The World Now Facing Massive Compensation Claims

The reputation of a Company that describes themselves as one of the world’s best cyber security Companies is in tatters tonight, with the US business facing the potential of being sued by hundreds of business including major retailers in Australia Read More …

What Is CrowdStrike? Security Company Implicated In Online Outage

CrowdStrike is a company that provides cloud-based online security solutions. Its software is used by some of the largest players in cloud services, including Amazon’s AWS. CrowdStrike has also been implicated in the global outage that has impacted retailers, airlines, Read More …