New SystemBC Botnet Activity Targets Systems Worldwide
The SystemBC botnet malware has become a critical component in the modern threat landscape, often preceding a full-scale ransomware deployment.
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The RedVDS Takedown, Yet Another Chinese APT Emerges, and the StackWarp AMD Bug
This week, we talk about how Microsoft disrupted a long-running, large-scale cybercrime-as-a-service platform called RedVDS that has been active since 2019 and was used in high-volume phishing and BEC scams (1:00), then we discuss the research from Cisco Talos on another (!) Chinese APT called UAT-8837 that is targeting critical infrastructure organizations in North America […]
Microsoft Disrupts RedVDS Cybercrime Platform
The takedown marks a significant blow to the cybercrime-as-a-service ecosystem, which fuels large-scale, automated fraud.
DoJ Sanctions Bulletproof Hosting Provider Used By Ransomware Groups
The provider, Media Land LLC, has been used by ransomware actors like Lockbit, BlackSuit, and Play, and its infrastructure has been leveraged across several distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against US companies and critical infrastructure.
US Facing ‘Unprecedented Setback’ in Cyber Policy Priorities: CSC Report
“For the first time, there has been a substantial reversal of the advances made in previous years,” warned the Cyberspace Solarium Commission report.
Two British Teens Charged Over Scattered Spider Hacks
Two British teenagers have been arrested by UK authorities for their alleged ties to the Scattered Spider cybercriminal collective.