The government’s Rewards for Justice program has announced a $10 million reward for information on Maxim Alexandrovich Rudometov (Максим Александрович Рудомётов), born in 1999 in the Luhansk region of Ukraine. Rudometov allegedly developed and has sold the infostealer malware known as RedLine. “Rudometov has regularly accessed and managed the technical infrastructure of RedLine , is…
Multiple threat activity clusters with ties to North Korea (aka Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or DPRK) have been linked to attacks targeting organizations and individuals in the Web3 and cryptocurrency space. “The focus on Web3 and cryptocurrency appears to be primarily financially motivated due to the heavy sanctions that have been placed on North…
For many years, the FTC has published guidance for businesses to Start with Security. Their advice has always included having a clear way to receive security alerts about vulnerabilities. That advice has been repeated in all updates, including their 2023 version. Why do I mention that now? Because once again, attempts to warn a company…
From the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security: The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre) and the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are warning Canadians of the threat posed by People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-sponsored cyber threat actor tracked in industry reporting as Salt Typhoon. The Cyber Centre previously joined our partners…
A Chinese-affiliated threat actor known for its cyber-attacks in Asia has been observed exploiting a security flaw in security software from ESET to deliver a previously undocumented malware codenamed TCESB. “Previously unseen in ToddyCat attacks, [TCESB] is designed to stealthily execute payloads in circumvention of protection and monitoring tools installed on the device,” Kaspersky said…
Another plastic surgery practice has revealed that it was the victim of a cyberattack with an extortion demand. SSK Plastic Surgery in California recently notified the California Attorney General’s Office of an incident. The state’s website indicates that SSK Plastic Surgery reported that the breach occurred on March 20, 2024 and was discovered or ended…
Singapore said Friday it was responding to a major cyberattack on its critical infrastructure carried out by an espionage group that security experts allege is linked to China. The Chinese embassy in Singapore described the allegations as “unwarranted smearing”. France 24 reports: Singapore is dealing with a “serious” cyberattack against its critical infrastructure by a highly sophisticated entity linked…
