Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new ransomware group, which after failing to directly encrypt their victim’s files, copied them into a password-protected archive, before encrypting the password, and deleting the original files. Sharing insights into the threat actor, which identifies itself as “Memento Team,” Sean Gallagher from the Sophos MTR’s Rapid Response Team writes that […]
The US State Department is offering a massive $10 million reward if you can help bring DarkSide to justice. The U.S. Department of State announces a reward offer of up to $10,000,000 for information leading to the identification or location of any individual(s) who hold(s) a key leadership position in the DarkSide ransomware variant transnational […]
The man, Joseph James O’Connor, 22, was previously charged for using SIM swapping to hack over a hundred high-profile Twitter accounts in July 2020, to promote a cryptocurrency fraud scheme. O’Connor was arrested in Spain earlier this year. In SIM swapping attacks, cybercriminals pose as their intended victims in conversations with mobile network provider support […]
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