Lawrence Abrams reports: The Conti ransomware operation has finally shut down its last public-facing infrastructure, consisting of two Tor servers used to leak data and negotiate with victims, closing the final chapter of the notorious cybercrime brand. According to threat intel analyst Ido Cohen, Conti’s servers were shut down on Wednesday and BleepingComputer has confirmed they are still offline…
Category: Malware
A Pennsylvania HIM services provider hit with ransomware; threat actors claim they will leak source code
Hive threat actors have allegedly hit Diskriter, a Pennsylvania-headquartered firm that provides health information management services, revenue cycle management solutions, transcription services, and staffing. Diskriter’s clients include a number of state and municipal governments as well as medical facilities. Hive’s spokesperson claims that the ransomware group was able to exfiltrate more than 160 GB of…
School Admin Shared Non-Public Details of Ransomware Attack with Private Company
Scott Travis reports ethical questions about yet more lack of transparency by Broward County Public Schools when they were hit by Conti ransomware. In November 2021, DataBreaches provided a brief recap of the situation to that date, reporting that In March, 2021, Broward County Public Schools disclosed a breach that captured the public’s attention when Conti…
Beware! This Italian Spyware Is Hacking Apple iPhones And Android Smartphones
ABP News Bureau reports: Google has identified spyware and hacking tools owned by an Italian vendor that was used to spy on Apple iPhones and Android smartphones. In a report shared on June 23, the search engine giant said it has been tracking the activities of commercial spyware vendors for years. The Italian company identified…
SCOOP: Hive claims responsibility for attack on Artear, the Argentinian multimedia giant
On June 1, Clarin reported that their Artear (Arte Radiotelevisivo Argentino) group, had been attacked by cybercriminals who managed to install ransomware. Artear is responsible for producing and broadcasting several television channels in Argentina. Clarin’s announcement did not name the threat actors, and claimed that by then, no ransom demand had been received, but DataBreaches…
Teenager, 18, is charged with creating computer virus which ‘crashed hundreds of financial institutions including Nationwide bank and server hosting boxing match between rapper KSI and YouTube star Logan Paul’
David O’Dornan and Paul Higgins report: A teenage boy was today charged with creating a computer virus which ‘crashed hundreds of financial institutions’ across the world. Although he did not appear at Newtownards Magistrates Court in Northern Ireland, 18-year-old Josh Maunder was charged with 21 offences. They included 13 charges of doing an unauthorised act…