cyberattacks
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Trickbot May Be Kaput, but Its Operators Plan on Keeping Busy
Is Trickbot finally dead? Like dead-dead?
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Russian Hackers Have Targeted Defence Contractors to Steal Sensitive Data, U.S. Intelligence Says
For at least the past two years, Russian hackers have been targeting Pentagon-linked defence contractors and subcontractors to steal sensitive data and information, U.S. authorities revealed this week.
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U.S. Announces Arrest of REvil Ransomware Hacker, Seeks Extradition
As a global crackdown on ransomware operators continues, the Justice Department announced Monday the arrest of a hacker with alleged ties to the REvil group, as well as the seizure of some $US6.1 (A$8.22) million in ransom payments.
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Report: FBI Had Ransomware Decryption Key for Weeks Before Giving It to Victims
The Kaseya ransomware attack, which occurred in July and affected as many as 1,500 companies worldwide, was a big, destructive mess — one of the largest and most unwieldy of its kind in recent memory. But new information shows the FBI could have lightened the blow victims suffered but chose not to.