International law enforcement operation exposes the world’s most harmful cyber crime group

A Russian national who runs Evil Corp has been indicted in the United States following unprecedented collaboration between the NCA, the FBI and the National Cyber Security Centre. A Russian national who runs Evil Corp – the world’s most harmful Read More …

FBI warns about snoopy smart TVs spying on you

She laughed. I laughed. The TV laughed. I shot the TV. “Blasted Decepticons!” That’s how a popular meme went after the Transformer movies hit it big. Today, it’s not so funny. A recent FBI report warned smart TV users that hackers can also Read More …

FBI’s new ransomware warning: Don’t pay up, but if you do, tell us about it

After a spate of ransomware attacks on government organizations, the FBI has come up with a new stance on paying up ransomware demands. The latest groups to be targeted by high-value ransomware attacks are hospital organizations in Alabama, USA, and Victoria, Australia. Both Read More …

FBI Issues Warning on ‘Secure’ Websites Used For Phishing

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a public service announcement regarding TLS-secured websites being actively used by malicious actors in phishing campaigns. Internet users are accustomed by now to always look at the padlock next to the web browser’s Read More …

North Korea debuts new Electricfish malware in Hidden Cobra campaigns

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have released a joint security advisory warning of a new strain of malware being used in North Korean cyberattacks. Dubbed Electricfish, the malware was uncovered while the Read More …

FBI criticized for delaying breach notifications, including insufficient details

The Federal Bureau of Investigations does a poor job at notifying victims of a cyber-attack, a US government report released earlier this week concluded. FBI notifications arrive either too late or contain insufficient information for victims to take action, a report from Read More …

Ex-US Air Force intelligence officer charged with spying for Iran

U.S. authorities on Wednesday charged former Air Force intelligence officer Monica Witt with helping Iran launch a cyber-spying operation that targeted her former colleagues after she defected from the United States. The U.S. Justice Department said Witt, 39, assembled dossiers Read More …

FBI Mapping ‘Joanap Malware’ Victims to Disrupt the North Korean Botnet

The United States Department of Justice (DoJ) announced Wednesday its effort to “map and further disrupt” a botnet tied to North Korea that has infected numerous Microsoft Windows computers across the globe over the last decade. Dubbed Joanap, the botnet is Read More …

Unprotected Government Server Exposes Years of FBI Investigations

A massive government data belonging to the Oklahoma Department of Securities (ODS) was left unsecured on a storage server for at least a week, exposing a whopping 3 terabytes of data containing millions of sensitive files. The unsecured storage server, Read More …