The FBI warns of North Korean threat actors conducting social engineering campaigns targeting employees in the cryptocurrency industry.
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FBI Exposing Sensitive Data via Improper Handling of Storage Devices: Audit
Audit finds weaknesses in FBI’s inventory management and disposition procedures for drives containing sensitive information.
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From Cybercrime to Terrorism, FBI Director Says America Faces Many Elevated Threats ‘All at Once’
Wray declined to talk about any specific investigation or threat but said investigations into cyberattacks, including against election infrastructure, candidates or campaigns, require help from the private sector.
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FBI: Cybercrime Losses Exceeded $12.5 Billion in 2023
FBI’s IC3 publishes its 2023 Internet Crime Report, which reveals a 10% increase in the number of cybercrime complaints compared to 2022.
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FBI Dismantles Ubiquiti Router Botnet Controlled by Russian Cyberspies
The US government says it has neutralized a network of hundreds of Ubiquiti Edge OS routers under the control of the Russia’s APT28 hackers.
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US Gov Disrupts BlackCat Ransomware Operation; FBI Releases Decryption Tool
The US government announced the disruption of the notorious BlackCat ransomware-as-a-service operation and released a decryption tool to help organizations recover hijacked data.
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FBI Warns Organizations of Dual Ransomware, Wiper Attacks
The FBI warns organizations of cyberattacks that employ multiple ransomware families or deploy dormant data wipers.
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Operation ‘Duck Hunt’: Qakbot Malware Disrupted, $8.6 Million in Cryptocurrency Seized
U.S. law enforcement announce the disruption of the notorious Qakbot cybercrime operation and the release of an auto-disinfection tool to 700,000 infected machines.
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FBI: Patches for Recent Barracuda ESG Zero-Day Ineffective
The FBI says that the patches Barracuda released in May for an exploited ESG zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-2868) were not effective.
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Truebot Hackers Exploiting Netwrix Auditor Flaw: CISA, FBI Alert
Hackers linked to the Truebot malware are exploiting a year-old Netwrix Auditor flaw to break into organizations in the U.S. and Canada.
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