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The FBI has at least temporarily dismantled the network of a prolific ransomware gang it infiltrated last year, saving victims including hospitals and school districts a potential $130 million in ransom payments, Attorney General Merrick Garland and other U.S. officials announced Thursday. “Simply put, using lawful means we hacked the hackers,” Deputy Attorney General Lisa […]
Continue ReadingThe Hive ransomware operation appears to have been shut down as part of a major law enforcement operation involving agencies in 10 countries. A message displayed in English and Russian on the Hive ransomware operation’s Tor-based website reads: The Federal Bureau of Investigation seized this site as part of a coordinated law enforcement action taken […]
Continue ReadingThoma Bravo’s shopping spree in the cybersecurity lane is showing no signs of slowing down. The private equity giant has announced plans to spend $1.3 billion to acquire Canadian software firm Magnet Forensics, a deal that expands Thoma Bravo’s push into the lucrative cybersecurity category. read more
Continue ReadingThe owner of China-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato was arrested in Miami on Wednesday, along with five associates in Europe, during an international operation against “darknet” markets. read more
Continue ReadingA top U.S. intelligence official on Thursday urged Congress to renew sweeping powers granted to American spy agencies to surveil and examine communications, saying they were critical to stopping terrorism, cyberattacks and other threats. read more
Continue ReadingThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is proposing tighter rules on the reporting of data breaches by wireless carriers. The updated rules, the FCC says, will fall in line with recent changes in federal and state laws regarding data breaches in other sectors. read more
Continue ReadingEmployees of Chinese tech giant ByteDance improperly accessed data from social media platform TikTok to track journalists in a bid to identify the source of leaks to the media, the company admitted Friday. read more
Continue ReadingAn analysis conducted by OT and IoT cybersecurity firm Nozomi Networks shows that the Glupteba botnet is still active following Google’s efforts to disrupt the cybercrime operation. read more
Continue ReadingUS justice officials on Thursday said a former Twitter worker convicted of spying for Saudi officials was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison. read more
Continue ReadingA hacker who reportedly posed as the CEO of a financial institution claims to have obtained access to the more than 80,000-member database of InfraGard, an FBI-run outreach program that shares sensitive information on national security and cybersecurity threats with public officials and private sector actors who run U.S. critical infrastructure. read more
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