February 22, 2025

Countermeasures Against DDoS Attacks NISC

Japan’s National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity (NISC) took a significant step to bolster global cybersecurity defenses against Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks, particularly those targeting edge devices. Collaborating with international partners, NISC co-published a comprehensive document titled “Mitigation Strategies for Edge Devices,” originally authored by the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC).This joint advisory, […]
October 2, 2024

Ukrainian pleads guilty to operating Raccoon Stealer malware

Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky has admitted guilt in connection with his participation in the Raccoon Stealer malware cybercrime scheme. Sokolovsky and his accomplices disseminated Raccoon Stealer through a Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) model, enabling cybercriminals to lease the malware for $75 per week or $200 per month. The malware is designed to exfiltrate a broad spectrum of sensitive data from compromised devices, […]
September 9, 2024

Server Attacked, Risk of Information Leak | System Square

On September 9, 2024, System Square disclosed that it had been the target of a cyberattack on August 26, 2024. The attack was confirmed to have damaged several of the company’s servers. The compromised servers contained customer and technical information, which may have been exposed due to the incident.The legitimate project, however, has clarified that there is no connection between […]
February 14, 2022

FBI releases joint Advisory with U.S. Secret Service against BlackByte ransomware

On Friday 11th of February 2022, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory with the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) about indicators of compromise associated with BlackByte ransomware. The joint advisory alert details indicators of compromise (IOCs) from previous BlackByte ransomware attack which organisations can use to detect and defend against future BlackByte’s attacks. The joint […]
May 14, 2021

Reports suggest that DarkSide had involvement with Toshiba subsidiary ransomware attack

On May 14th, 2021, European subsidiaries of the Toshiba Tec Group companies experienced a ransomware attack from the DarkSide ransomware group. After discovering the attack, the Toshiba Tec Group immediately shut down the networks and systems operating between Japan and Europe and its other subsidiaries in the hope of preventing the spread of the ransomware while deploying recovery measures after […]
April 28, 2021

DC Police confirms cyberattack after ransomware gang leaks confidential data

In April 2021, Metropolitan Police Department had confirmed that they experienced a cyberattack after the Babuk ransomware gang leaked screenshots of data they had stolen from the department. The DC Police stated that they are aware of a breached server and that the FBI is investigating the matter. “We are aware of unauthorized access on our server. While we determine […]

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