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INTERPOL Arrests 41, Takes Down 22,000 Malicious IPs and 59 Servers

INTERPOL with global law enforcement and Group-IB, successfully dismantled a vast network of malicious IP addresses and servers.…

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New Winos4.0 Malware Targeting Windows via Fake Gaming Apps

A sophisticated malware called Winos4.0 is being disguised as harmless gaming applications to infiltrate Windows-based systems. Learn about…

How to Outsmart Stealthy E-Crime and Nation-State Threats

In a time of increasingly sophisticated cross-domain attacks, relying solely on automated solutions isn't enough.

INTERPOL Disrupts Over 22,000 Malicious Servers in Global Crackdown on Cybercrime

INTERPOL on Tuesday said it took down more than 22,000 malicious servers linked to various cyber threats as part of a global operation. Dubbed Operation Synergia II, the coordinated effort ran from April 1 to August 31, 2024, targeting phishing, ransomware, and information stealer infrastructure. "Of the approximately 30,000 suspicious IP addresses identified, 76 per cent were taken down and 59

Strengthening security of the software supply chain for LLVM

A lot of time and effort is put into writing security-focused software. Hardware vendors routinely add new features that help software developers increase the security of their software. Memory safe languages like Rust that help developers write safer code are becoming more and more popular. However, advancements in software security can be rendered useless if the supply chain for delivering software is compromised. As we’ve seen with the recent xz incident, a supply chain vulnerability can be exploited with malicious intent. In the LLVM project, we've been working to secure our own sof

Attacker Hides Malicious Activity in Emulated Linux Environment

The CRON#TRAP campaign involves a novel technique for executing malicious commands on a compromised system.

Russia Is Going All Out on Election Day Interference

Along with other foreign influence operations—including from Iran—Kremlin-backed campaigns to stoke division and fear have gone into overdrive.

FBI Seeks Public Help to Identify Chinese Hackers Behind Global Cyber Intrusions

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has sought assistance from the public in connection with an investigation involving the breach of edge devices and computer networks belonging to companies and government entities. "An Advanced Persistent Threat group allegedly created and deployed malware (CVE-2020-12271) as part of a widespread series of indiscriminate computer intrusions designed

Canadian Man Arrested in Snowflake Data Extortions

A 26-year-old man in Ontario, Canada has been arrested for allegedly stealing data from and extorting more than 160 companies that used the cloud data service Snowflake. On October 30, Canadian authorities arrested Alexander Moucka, a.k.a. Connor Riley Moucka of Kitchener, Ontario, on a provisional arrest warrant from the United States. Bloomberg first reported Moucka's alleged ties to the Snowflake hacks on Monday. At the end of 2023, malicious hackers learned that many large companies had uploaded huge volumes of sensitive customer data to Snowflake accounts that were protected with little more than a username and password (no multi-factor authentication required). After scouring darknet markets for stolen Snowflake account credentials, the hackers began raiding the data storage repositories used by some of the world’s largest corporations.

Flaw in Right-Wing ‘Election Integrity’ App Exposes Voter-Suppression Plan and User Data

A bug that WIRED discovered in True the Vote’s VoteAlert app revealed user information—and an election worker who wrote about carrying out an illegal voter-suppression scheme.