Cybercrooks’ Political In-Fighting Threatens the West | Threatpost
A rift has formed in the cybercrime underground: one that could strengthen, rather than cripple, the cyber-onslaught of ransomware. According to a report (PDF) published Read More
March 2022
Staff Think Conti Group Is a Legit Employer – Podcast | Threatpost
Thanks to gray-hat Ukrainian hacker ContiLeaks, the Conti ransomware gang spilled its guts in late February. Since then, researchers have been poring over the group’s Read More
Bipartisan group of senators push Mayorkas for details on cyber threat readiness – CNNPolitics
A bipartisan group of senators is sharing concern with the Biden administration about the potential of widespread Russian cyberattacks in the United States as retribution Read More
Russia Issues Its Own TLS Certs | Threatpost
Russia is offering its own trusted Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificate authority (CA) to replace certificates that need to be renewed by foreign countries. As Read More
Raccoon Stealer Crawls Into Telegram | Threatpost
A credential stealer that first rose to popularity a couple of years ago is now abusing Telegram for command-and-control (C2). A range of cybercriminals continue Read More
Experts are divided on why russia’s cyber offensive against Ukraine has been limited so far – CNN
US officials warned that a wave of debilitating cyberattacks could accompany Russia’s war on Ukraine. So far they haven’t materialized, and US and Ukrainian officials Read More
Malware Posing as Russia DDoS Tool Bites Pro-Ukraine Hackers | Threatpost
Looking to cyber-hassle Russia, Ukrainian sympathizers? Be careful — malware is making the rounds, disguised as a pro-Ukraine cyber-tool that will turn around and bite Read More
Qakbot Botnet Sprouts Fangs, Injects Malware into Email Threads | Threatpost
The Qakbot botnet is getting more dangerous, sinking its fangs into email threads and injecting malicious modules to pump up the core botnet’s powers. On Read More
Russia May Use Ransomware Payouts to Avoid Sanctions | Threatpost
Russia may ramp up ransomware attacks against the United States as a way to avoid sanctions levied against the nation and Vladimir Putin’s government for Read More
Russian APTs Furiously Phish Ukraine – Google | Threatpost
While Russia is fighting a physical war on the ground against Ukraine, advanced persistent threat (APT) groups affiliated with or backing Vladimir Putin’s government are Read More