GMA News Online reports: Five suspected members of a hacking syndicate victimizing government websites and companies were arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation In a statement on Thursday, the NBI said their surveillance operation showed that cybercrime group BLOODSEC International Group Of Hackers was allegedly behind several cyber intrusions to government agencies and companies…
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Update: Bulgarian accused of being “Emil Kyulev” and “Magadans” released on recognizance
As previously reported on DataBreaches.net, a 21-year-old Bulgarian named Teodor Iliev was arrested on June 29 and charged with allegedly committing crimes under the monikers of “Emil Külev” (“Emil Kyulev”) and “Magadans.” [Related: “Sadly for the feds I have not been arrested” – RansomedVC] Iliev was initially denied bond and remained in custody, although as…
Scammers hack animal rescue sites to get your personal information and money — beware!
Bosque Animal Rescue Kennels (BARK) is trying to alert people after their website was hacked and scammers started posting pictures of purebred puppies available for adoption. If people were interested, they would fill out an adoption application with their personal information, but that information went not to the rescue center, but to the scammers, as…
Evolve Bank & Trust Notice of Data Breach
MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 8, 2024 (Newswire.com) – As recently announced on the Evolve Bank & Trust (“Evolve” or “we”) website, Evolve was recently subject to a cybersecurity incident. Today, Evolve is beginning the process of notifying individuals whose personal information was affected. We deeply regret any inconvenience or concern this incident may cause. The security of our…
The President Ordered a Board to Probe a Massive Russian Cyberattack. It Never Did.
by Craig Silverman, ProPublica This story was originally published by ProPublica. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Series: Zero Trust: Inside Microsoft’s Cybersecurity Failures Investigating how the world’s largest software provider handles the security of its own ubiquitous…
CloudSorcerer hackers abuse cloud services to steal Russian govt data
Bill Toulas reports: A new advanced persistent threat (APT) group named CloudSorcerer abuses public cloud services to steal data from Russian government organizations in cyberespionage attacks. Kaspersky security researchers discovered the cyberespionage group in May 2024. They report that CloudSorcerer uses custom malware that uses legitimate cloud services for command and control (C2) operations and data storage….