Expect no mercy in cybercrimes. Recently, a website that provides free subtitles for movies found its stolen data leaked online despite paying a ransom. Meanwhile, an Italian luxury fashion giant disclosed a data breach following a ransomware attack. There’s some good news too! INTERPOL has announced yet another victory against cybercriminals as it dismantled an international Business Email Compromise (BEC) operation. Let’s read further for the key highlights in cyberspace from the last 24 hours.
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Moncler disclosed a breach on its network by the BlackCat ransomware group. Hackers have published stolen data on the dark web.
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OpenSubtitles disclosed paying ransom to cybercriminals who hijacked its systems to prevent any data leak event but, unfortunately, found a copy of the stolen files circulating online.
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Citizen Labs unearthed critical flaws in My 2022, the official app for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. This could lead to a serious breach of users' personal data.
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The INKY team spotted a new phishing campaign aimed at stealing credentials of aspiring vendors by inviting them to bid on multiple fake projects with the U.S. Department of Labor.
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Trend Micro experts surmised a connection between the FIN8 APT group and a new ransomware strain called White Rabbit, which was spotted targeting a local U.S. bank last month.
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The FBI's IC3 warned users against the rise of malicious QR codes that redirects them to sites from where hackers harvest their login and financial information.
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ESET experts revealed that APT-C-35 aka Donot Team practices a persistent targeting technique on its victims. It targets Windows and Android-based devices of the same organizations for at least two years.
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The Nigerian Police Force, along with the INTERPOL, detained 11 members of the SilverTerrier group that has successfully pulled off more than 50,000 BEC scams worldwide.
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According to Emsisoft, about 2323 local governments, schools, and healthcare providers in the U.S. fell victim to ransomware attacks in 2021.
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Netrix acquired BTB Security, a cybersecurity and digital forensics solutions company to expand its portfolio of managed security services while improving its capabilities.
