FBI removes malware from hundreds of routers across the US
The FBI has removed malware from hundreds of routers in an effort to disrupt threat actors linked to the Chinese government.
The FBI has removed malware from hundreds of routers in an effort to disrupt threat actors linked to the Chinese government.
Ransomware group Scattered Spider aka Octo Tempest are masters at social engineering tactics like SIM swapping.
The FBI is investigating a data breach where cybercriminals were able to steal patients’ records from a Las Vegas plastic surgeon’s office and then publish them online.
Categories: News Categories: Ransomware Tags: FBI Tags: ransomware Tags: dual attacks Tags: wipers The FBI has warned about new tactics deployed by ransomware gangs, dual attacks and use of wipers. |
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Categories: News Categories: Ransomware Tags: Qakbot Tags: FBI Tags: law enforcement Tags: takedown Tags: removal tool Tags: HIBP Tags: Spamhaus The Qakbot botnet has suffered a major setback after its infrastructure was heavily disrupted by US and European law enforcement agencies. |
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Categories: News Tags: FBI Tags: warning Tags: beta-testing Tags: malicious code Tags: crypto recovery Tags: scammers The FBI has issued a warning about two related types of fraud, malicious beta-testing apps and crypto recovery schemes. |
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Categories: Personal Tags: sextortion Tags: deepfake Tags: FBI Tags: blackmail Tags: extortion Tags: fake Tags: fakes Tags: synthetic We take a look at some new developments in sextortion cases via a warning issued by the FBI. |
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Categories: Personal Tags: Small Business Week 2023 Tags: Small Business Week Tags: phishing Tags: pretexting Tags: baiting Tags: tailgating Tags: BEC Tags: CEO fraud Tags: business email compromise Tags: O’Neill Bragg & Staffin Tags: 2022 Internet Crime Report Tags: FBI Tags: most reported fraud Tags: most damaging fraud Small businesses are frequent targets of social engineering. Here’s what it is and how to protect against it. |
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Categories: News Tags: Lock and Code S04E09 Tags: Bennett Cyphers Tags: Apple vulnerability Tags: phone charging station Tags: FBI Tags: Yum! Brands Tags: KFC Tags: Pizza Hut Tags: Patch Tuesday Tags: sextortion Tags: malvertising Tags: Weebly Tags: AI Tags: virtual kidnapping Tags: ransomware review Tags: ransomware in the UK Tags: ransomware in France The most interesting security related news from the week of April 10 – 16. |
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Categories: News Tags: FBI Tags: extortion Tags: sextortion Tags: crime Tags: criminal Tags: nude Tags: nudes Tags: photographs Tags: images Tags: video Tags: photo Tags: scam Tags: payment Tags: profit Tags: assistance Tags: help We take a look at an FBI warning regarding for-profit entities making money from people targeted by sextortion attacks. |
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