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CISA and FBI to Network Admins: Patch Atlassian Confluence Now
Federal security agencies are urging network administrators to immediately patch Atlassian Confluence servers to protect against a critical security flaw that is being exploited by cybercriminals. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ...
Threat Groups Accelerating the Use of Dual Ransomware Attacks
Ransomware groups are shrinking the time between attacks on the same victim, sometimes targeting the same company twice within 48 hours using different malware variants, according to the FBI. In a notice ...
A Closer Look at the Snatch Data Ransom Group
Earlier this week, KrebsOnSecurity revealed that the darknet website for the Snatch ransomware group was leaking data about its users and the crime gang's internal operations. Today, we'll take a closer look ...
China-Backed Hacks of Cisco Routers Worry Feds — BlackTech Revenge?
TTP: IOS EEM CLI BBQ LOL—FBI, NSA, CISA join Japan’s NISC to warn of espionage group linked to Chinese Communist Party ...
Qakbot Takedown Resembles Hack Back, Will Botnet, Malware Be Resurrected?
Operation 'Duck Hunt' tricked thousands of Qakbot-infected computers into downloading an FBI-made uninstaller. Can it resurrect? Only time will tell ...
FBI Hacker Dropped Stolen Airbus Data on 9/11
In December 2022, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that a cybercriminal using the handle "USDoD" had infiltrated the FBI's vetted information sharing network InfraGard, and was selling the contact information for all 80,000 ...
The FBI’s Qakbot Takedown, QR Code Phishing Attacks, Dox Anyone in America for $15
In this episode we discuss the FBI’s remarkable takedown of the Qakbot botnet, a saga involving ransomware, cryptocurrency, and the FBI pushing an uninstaller to thousands of victim PCs. Next, we explore ...
U.S. Hacks QakBot, Quietly Removes Botnet Infections
The U.S. government today announced a coordinated crackdown against QakBot, a complex malware family used by multiple cybercrime groups to lay the groundwork for ransomware infections. The international law enforcement operation involved ...
FBI Warns of Adversary Malicious AI Use While Encouraging AI Cyber Adoption
A briefing by the FBI’s Counterintelligence Division highlights the massive potential of artificial intelligence (AI) for advancing cybersecurity and the looming risks of adversaries weaponizing AI for attacks ...
