It reportedly was not a ransomware attack, but MoneyGram has now confirmed it did lose sensitive customer data in the recent cyberattack against its business. Sead Fadilpašić reports: In a data breach notification letter sent to affected customers and published on the company’s website, hackers were able to access MoneyGram’s networks for two days, between…
Executive Summary Trinity ransomware is a relatively new threat actor, known for employing a double extortion strategy. This method involves exfiltrating sensitive data before encrypting files, thereby increasing pressure on victims to pay the ransom. This ransomware uses the ChaCha20 encryption algorithm, and encrypted files are tagged with the “.trinitylock” file extension. Trinity operates a…
James Coker reports: The Australian government has introduced the country’s first standalone cybersecurity law to Parliament. The new legislation aims to better protect citizens and organizations against a heightened geopolitical and cyber threat environment. The Cyber Security Bill 2024 covers a range of areas, including mandating minimum cybersecurity standards for IoT devices and mandatory ransomware reporting for critical infrastructure…
Dmytro Basmat reports: Ukrainian court has sentenced in absentia two members of the Russian security service-backed (FSB) hacker group “Armageddon” for having carried out more than 5,000 cyberattacks against Ukrainian institutions and critical infrastructure, Ukraine’s State Security Service (SBU) said on Oct. 8. Russian hackers have regularly targeted various Ukrainian government institutions as well as businesses with…
Dutch News reports: A 20-year-old Englishman appeared in court in Rotterdam on Tuesday for his role in setting up and running a dark web marketplace named Bohemia. Finlay H, who was just 17 when he became embroiled in the website, was arrested at Schiphol airport this summer. He was in court for a procedural hearing…
On March 19, 2024, DataBreaches reported a ransomware attack targeting New York Plastic Surgical Group (a division of Long Island Plastic Surgical Group). According to one of the threat actors involved, the attack occurred on January 7 and involved both RADAR and AlphV (BlackCat) groups working together — AlphV to encrypt files and negotiate the ransom…