Ransomware poseurs are trying to extort businesses through physical letters
The FBI is warning business leaders about the scam perpetrated by an unidentified threat group.
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US indicts 12 Chinese nationals for vast espionage attack spree
A flurry of unsealed indictments reveal China’s alleged well-coordinated effort to use a hacker-for-hire ecosystem to conduct espionage while obscuring the government’s direct involvement.
FBI’s Cynthia Kaiser on Salt Typhoon’s ‘indiscriminate’ data collection
Cynthia Kaiser, Deputy Assistant Director, FBI
Salt Typhoon telecom breach remarkable for its ‘indiscriminate’ targeting, FBI official says
Speaking at a conference presented by CyberScoop, Cynthia Kaiser said the impact of the breach could last forever.
Thai authorities detain four Europeans in ransomware crackdown
The multi-national law enforcement operation targeted the 8base ransomware gang.
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Ransomware payments dropped 35% in 2024
Chainalysis says a combination of law enforcement actions and better defenses led to less money going out to ransomware actors.
FBI nominee Kash Patel gets questions on cybercrime investigations, Silk Road founder, surveillance powers
Cyber otherwise wasn’t a big focus during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Patel’s nomination to lead the bureau.
FBI seizes major cybercrime forums in coordinated domain takedown
The domains for Cracked and Nulled now redirect to FBI-controlled servers.
CISA’s AI cyber collaboration playbook aims to spur information-sharing
The Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative product seeks to build “a unified approach” to combat AI-related cyber threats.
Russian nationals charged with operating crypto mixers that masked cybercrime funds
The DOJ said the men behind Blender.io and Sinbad.io “made it easier for state-sponsored hacking groups” to profit off their crimes.
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