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Lockean Multi-ransomware Affiliates Linked to Attacks on French Orgs Details about the tools and tactics used by a ransomware affiliate group, now tracked as Lockean, have emerged today in a report from France’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT). Over the past year and a half, the threat actor has compromised the networks of at least
Alleged Twitter Hacker Charged With Theft of $784K in Crypto via SIM Swaps The US Department of Justice has indicted a suspected Twitter hacker known as ‘PlugWalkJoe’ for also stealing $784,000 worth of cryptocurrency using SIM swap attacks. SIM swap attacks are when threat actors take control of targets’ phone numbers by porting them to their
Beware: Free Discord Nitro Phishing Targets Steam Gamers A new Steam phishing promoted via Discord messages promises a free Nitro subscription if a user links their Steam account, which the hackers then use to steal game items or promote other scams. The phishing scam is being conducted by many Discord accounts controlled by the threat actors
BlackMatter Ransomware Moves Victims to LockBit After Shutdown With the BlackMatter ransomware operation shutting down, existing affiliates are moving their victims to the competing LockBit ransomware site for continued extortion. This morning, news broke that the BlackMatter ransomware gang is shutting down after members have gone missing and increased pressure by law enforcement. As part of this