Karsten Hahn writes about a new ransomware, Cyrat: While hunting for new malware we often use Yara rules to find suspicious samples. One of my generic ransomware hunt rules found this new ransomware sample. At the time it had only 2 detections on Virustotal. The first submission date is 25. August 2020. […] The malware…
AusCERT says alleged DoE hack came from a third-party
Catalin Cimpanu reports: The Australian Computer Emergency Response Team (AusCERT) denied claims today that hackers had breached the Department of Education, Skills, and Employment (DoE), and downloaded the personal details of more than one million students, teachers, and staff. Rumors of a supposed hack first surfaced yesterday after a hacker shared an archive file on…
Norway’s parliament attacked by hackers
AFP reports: Norway’s parliament said Tuesday it had been the target of a “vast” cyber attack that enabled hackers to access the emails of some lawmakers. The hackers’ identities were not immediately known. “The parliament has recently been targeted in a vast cyber attack,” the institution wrote in a statement. Read more on The Local…
Colorado Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Moderating Disputes on Darknet Marketplace AlphaBay
A follow-up to the case of Bryan Connor Herrell from the U.S. Department of Justice. Herrell’s sentencing following his guilty plea in January had been delayed due to the pandemic. A Colorado man was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Dale A. Drozd to 11 years in prison. According to court documents, Bryan Connor…
OH: Mansfield City Schools: No personal data compromised during cyber attack
Katie Ellington reports: No “personal information” was accessed during a recent cyber attack on Mansfield City Schools, according to superintendent Stan Jefferson. Jefferson sent a letter to staff and district families Tuesday morning addressing the incident. “We want to assure you that we successfully contained the threat and at no time was any of the…
In: RPF Busts Major Cross-border Gang of Hackers and Touts Involved in E-ticketing, CBI to Take Over Case
PTI reports: The Railway Protection Force of the South Western Railways on Tuesday claimed a major breakthrough in busting a cross-border criminal gang involved in illegal software for e-tickets by arresting the kingpin and over 100 panel developers. The gang, according to the SWR, had a network of 25,000 hackers and touts across India and…