The Department of Justice is investigating a former DigitalMint ransomware negotiator for allegedly colluding with cybercriminal gangs to profit from extortion schemes. The suspect is accused of working directly with ransomware groups, receiving kickbacks from ransom payments, and charging...
Pro-Israel hacking group "Predatory Sparrow" executed a cyberattack against Iran's largest cryptocurrency exchange Nobitex, stealing $90 million in digital assets before deliberately destroying them in vanity addresses with anti-IRGC messages. The politically motivated attack targeted the ...
North Korean hacking group BlueNoroff is using AI-generated deepfakes of company executives in Zoom calls to trick employees into installing sophisticated malware on macOS devices. The attackers pose as professionals, redirect victims to fake Zoom domains, and use deepfake technology to im...
Iran's state television was hacked Wednesday night, with attackers broadcasting anti-government protest videos while simultaneously targeting the country's financial infrastructure, including a $90 million cryptocurrency exchange breach. The cyber attack represents an escalation in the dec...
DHS has issued a heightened cybersecurity alert warning of increased cyberattack risks from Iranian-backed hacking groups amid escalating US-Iran tensions. The advisory identifies Iran's conflict with the US as creating a "heightened threat environment" with expected "low-level" cyberattac...
