Following the Internet Organised Crime Assessment (IOCTA) 2023, today Europol published the spotlight report “Cyber Attacks: The Apex of Crime-as-a-Service”. It examines developments in cyber-attacks, discussing new methodologies and threats as observed by Europol’s operational analysts. The report also outlines the types of criminal structures that are behind cyber-attacks, and how these increasingly professionalised groups are exploiting…
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Conti member indicted for role in 2021 Scripps Health ransomware attack
On September 7, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), in coordination with the United Kingdom, sanctioned 11 individuals who are alleged to be part of the Russia-based Trickbot cybercrime group. At the same time, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed indictments against nine individuals in connection with the…
SSNDOB Marketplace Admin Pleads Guilty To Charges Related To His Operation Of A Series Of Websites
July 25 — Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg, along with Special Agent in Charge Kareem Carter for the IRS – Criminal Investigation Washington D.C. Field Office, and Special Agent in Charge David Walker for the FBI – Tampa Division, announces that Vitalii Chychasov (37, Ukraine) has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to…
Cyberattack knocks out satellite communications for Russian military
Joseph Menn reports: A satellite communications system serving the Russian military was knocked offline by a cyberattack late Wednesday and remained mostly down on Thursday, in an incident reminiscent of an attack on a similar system used by Ukraine at the start of the war between the countries. Dozor-Teleport, the satellite system’s operator, switched some…
Russia’s ‘Silicon Valley’ hit by cyberattack; Ukrainian group claims deep access
The Record reports: Ukrainian hackers have breached the systems of Skolkovo Foundation, the agency which oversees the high-tech business area located on the outskirts of Moscow. The Foundation was founded and charged by Russian former President Dmitry Medvedev to rival Silicon Valley in the U.S. According to Skolkovo’s statement, the hackers managed to gain limited access…
Justice Department Announces Five Cases as Part of Recently Launched Disruptive Technology Strike Force
Cases Mark Strike Force’s First Enforcement Actions Since Established WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced criminal charges in five cases and four arrests from five different U.S. Attorney’s offices in connection with the recently launched multi-agency Disruptive Technology Strike Force. The Disruptive Technology Strike Force is co-led by the Departments of Justice and Commerce…