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Feds Seize LockBit Ransomware Websites, Offer Decryption Tools, Troll Affiliates

Krebs on Security

Instead of listing data stolen from ransomware victims who didn’t pay, LockBit’s victim shaming website now offers free recovery tools, as well as news about arrests and criminal charges involving LockBit affiliates. The DOJ today unsealed indictments against two Russian men alleged to be active members of LockBit.

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Ransomware attacks break records in 2023: the number of victims rose by 128%

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According to the Ransomlooker tool, the number of ransomware attack victims increased by 128.17% compared to the previous year (2022), with 1837 additional incidents. This group primarily focused its attacks on the construction, manufacturing/industrial, and retail industries. Winter was the least active time (14.6%

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Iran-linked APT group Pioneer Kitten sells access to hacked networks

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. “PIONEER KITTEN tradecraft is characterized by a pronounced reliance on exploits of remote external services on internet-facing assets to achieve initial access to victims, as well as an almost total reliance on open-source tooling during operations.” ” reads the report published by Crowdstrike.

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City of Dallas has set a budget of $8.5 million to mitigate the May Royal ransomware attack

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Once obtained access to the City’s network, the group performed reconnaissance and information-gathering activities using legitimate third-party remote management tools. Royal was then able to traverse the internal City infrastructure during the surveillance period using legitimate 3rd party remote management tools.”

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FBI, CISA, HHS warn of targeted ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware attacks against the healthcare sector

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The FBI developed a decryption tool that could allow over 500 victims to recover their systems for free. To date, the FBI has worked with dozens of victims in the United States and internationally to disseminate a decryption tool to restore victim systems and prevent ransom demand payments of approximately $99 million.”

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Hackers Breached Virginia Bank Twice in Eight Months, Stole $2.4M

Krebs on Security

Now the financial institution is suing its insurance provider for refusing to fully cover the losses. The company determined the hacking tools and activity appeared to come from Russian-based Internet addresses. million total. All told, the perpetrators stole more than $569,000 in that incident. THE LAWSUIT.

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Nice Suzuki, sport: shame dealer left your data up for grabs

Security Affairs

Suzuki or otherwise, buying a new vehicle is an intense experience with complicated credit, insurance, documentation, and contracts. Anyone could have retrieved passwords and secret tokens for accessing user data, business management tools, or managing websites. Rarely do car manufacturers sell their cars directly.