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Chainalysis in Action: U.S. Authorities Disrupt NetWalker Ransomware

Posted on January 28, 2021 by Dissent

There are a number of entities who can take a bow for their part in yesterday’s news about NetWalker.  Read Chainanalysis’s post about their role: Today, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a coordinated international law enforcement action to disrupt the NetWalker ransomware, including the seizure of nearly half a million dollars in cryptocurrency, the disablement…

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BR: Municipality of Balneário Camboriú hit by ransomware

Posted on January 27, 2021 by Dissent

The following is a Google translation: The Municipality of Balneário Camboriú is on Wednesday (27) without online services due to a cyber attack by Ransomware, which is a type of harmful software that restricts access to the infected system with a kind of block and charges a ransom for that access can be restored. The…

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NetWalker ransomware leak site seized (UPDATE2)

Posted on January 27, 2021 by Dissent

At some point within the past 24 hours, the dedicated ransomware leak site operated by NetWalker ransomware threat actors was seized by law enforcement. The notice says that it was seized by the FBI in coordination with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida, the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section of…

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Emotet botnet goes offline as cops seize servers

Posted on January 27, 2021 by Dissent

Alex Scroxton reports: The Emotet botnet, one of the most widespread and dangerous cyber threats in operation today, has been forced offline in an international law enforcement operation by police on both sides of the Atlantic. The botnet’s infrastructure was taken down from the inside after being seized earlier this week in the Europol-coordinated operation….

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Ukraine says exposes group of international banking hackers

Posted on January 27, 2021 by Dissent

Reuters reports: Ukrainian law enforcement bodies have exposed a group of hackers who interfered in the servers of European and the U.S. banks that caused a total loss of $2.5 billion, Ukrainian prosecutors said on Wednesday. It said hackers from Ukraine used a malicious software, designed to steal personal data like passwords, logins, payment data from servers of private and state banks in…

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SC: Georgetown County computer network down after cyber attack

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Dissent

Patrick Phillips reports: Georgetown County leaders say a “major infrastructure breach” over the weekend is affecting most of the county’s electronic systems. It is not yet clear what information may have been compromised in the attack. Read more on Live5News. h/t, @Chum1ng0

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