In a sudden, stunning announcement today, the United States Department of Justice, the FBI, and federal agencies from 13 countries from Europol, announced the seizure of the transnational Hive ransomware operation. The seizure was part of a months-long operation that began in late July 2022 when the FBI infiltrated the Hive network. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said it … [Read more...]
Law Enforcement Agencies Went the Extra Mile with An0m
In an operation headed by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Australian Federal Police (AFP), international law enforcement agencies managed to gather 27 million encrypted messages used for criminal communications, through an elaborate operation that involved development and distribution of a custom communications application for modified … [Read more...]
Judge Rules FBI Can Hack Into Exchange Servers
(Updated 04/22/2021 to include court order) For the last few months, we have seen Exchange Servers fall to vulnerabilities from the HAFNIUN attacks. Even after Microsoft released patches for the serious flaws, we continue to see attacks on Exchange Servers and hear of more Exchange Servers becoming compromised. This shouldn’t be news as many publications including … [Read more...]
FBI Sounds the Alarm: Hotel Wi-Fi Poses an Increased Security Risk for Teleworkers
As the COVID-19 outbreak devastated the travel industry, many hotels launched “work-from-hotel” programs to appeal to locals who needed an escape from their home workspace. Hotels now offer daytime room reservations for people who wanted a quiet, distraction-free place to work, with the added amenities one would expect in a hotel. Unfortunately, cyber criminals have seized … [Read more...]
Imposter! New Phishing Scam Goes Undercover as the FBI to Steal PII
Cybercriminals impersonated part of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in a recent phishing scam in which they distributed malware-laced documents disguised to look like legitimate messages from the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). The IC3, a division of the FBI, functions as a trusted entity for the public to report suspected malicious and illegal activity … [Read more...]
