Cyber crime – THE OVAL CIRCLE

US hackers hijacked computers in China to attack Russia – media

Posted on March 12, 2022March 12, 2022By Editor

China’s Xinhua News Agency claims cyberattacks also targeted Ukraine and Belarus. … Read More >US hackers hijacked computers in China to attack Russia – media

World

Notorious HelloKitty hackers tracked to unexpected country

Posted on December 21, 2021December 21, 2021By Editor

In disclosing their files had been hacked by HelloKitty, an Oregon medical outfit let it slip that the FBI calls them “a Ukrainian hacking group,” the first such revelation about the previously mysterious miscreants. … Read More >Notorious HelloKitty hackers tracked to unexpected country

Business

‘Billions’ lost through hacks of crypto lending platforms

Posted on November 19, 2021November 19, 2021By Editor

New research by blockchain analytics firm Elliptic showed that fraud and theft at decentralized finance platforms have led to $10.5 billion in losses so far this year. … Read More >‘Billions’ lost through hacks of crypto lending platforms

Middle East

US spy agency asked hacker to steal foreign diplomats’ data, journalists claim

Posted on November 16, 2021November 16, 2021By Editor

A hacker linked to unspecified US spy agencies reportedly attacked hotel reservation site Booking.com in 2016, targeting foreign diplomats and other individuals in the Middle East. The company did not notify customers of the hack. … Read More >US spy agency asked hacker to steal foreign diplomats’ data, journalists claim

Russia

With darknet FLOODED with fake Covid-19 vaccination certificates, Russia’s Kaspersky Lab says it knows one solution

Posted on November 5, 2021November 5, 2021By Editor

The darknet market for fake vaccination certificates is booming, a security researcher with Kaspersky Lab has told RT. Fake documents are offered for $300 on average, but what the buyers get for their money is another story. … Read More >With darknet FLOODED with fake Covid-19 vaccination certificates, Russia’s Kaspersky Lab says it knows one solution

Middle East

Saudi Aramco says its data being held for $50 MILLION in ransom on dark web, points finger at ‘contractor’

Posted on July 24, 2021July 24, 2021By Editor

Saudi Arabia’s state oil company acknowledged that some of its data is being held for ransom online. Aramco said it likely came from a third-party contractor, denying there’s been any breach of its computer systems. … Read More >Saudi Aramco says its data being held for $50 MILLION in ransom on dark web, points finger at ‘contractor’

Asia & Pacific

Data leak exposes passwords and login information of Tokyo Olympics ticket-buyers and volunteers – reports

Posted on July 23, 2021July 23, 2021By Editor

Just days before the Tokyo Olympics get underway, passwords and user login IDs of ticket-buyers and volunteers at the games have reportedly been stolen and leaked on the internet. … Read More >Data leak exposes passwords and login information of Tokyo Olympics ticket-buyers and volunteers – reports

Russia

Putin tells Biden that Russia is ready to cooperate on cybersecurity, but claims no specific requests have come from Washington

Posted on July 10, 2021July 10, 2021By Editor

Cybersecurity cooperation between Russia and the US should be regular and professional, Russian President Vladimir Putin has told US President Joe Biden. Yet, Washington has failed to properly outline individual cases, he claimed. … Read More >Putin tells Biden that Russia is ready to cooperate on cybersecurity, but claims no specific requests have come from Washington

World

US Threatens to Act If Russia Fails to Deal With Ransomware Hackers on Its Territory

Posted on July 8, 2021July 8, 2021By Editor

The message follows a bilateral summit between the presidents of the US and Russia, during which they agreed to start a dialogue on security in the cybersphere. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that since the meeting, there has been no meaningful response from Washington to Russian proposals on the matter. … Read More >US Threatens to Act If Russia Fails to Deal With Ransomware Hackers on Its Territory

World

Hackers provide decryption tool to unlock IT systems of Irish health services after ransomware cyberattack

Posted on May 23, 2021May 23, 2021By Editor

A ransomware group which locked Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE) out of its IT systems a week ago has shared a decryption tool that could allow restoration of operations, the Irish government has announced. … Read More >Hackers provide decryption tool to unlock IT systems of Irish health services after ransomware cyberattack

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