EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: We observed a 98% rise in phishing campaigns hosted on Russian (.ru) top-level domains (TLDs) from December 2024 to January 2025, primarily used for credential harvesting. These Russian .ru domains are run by so-called “bullet-proof” hosting providers, that are known…
Microsoft warns that a widespread malvertising campaign hit nearly one million devices around the world. The campaign, which began on illegal streaming sites, impacted both consumer and enterprise devices across a wide range of industries. “Analysis of the redirector chain…
he U.S. Justice Department has charged ten Chinese nationals for acting as hackers-for-hire for the Chinese government. The defendants worked for Chinese IT contractor i-Soon, which is accused of offering hacking services for China’s Ministry of Public Security (MPS) and…
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Researchers at Barracuda observed a fourfold increase in ransomware threats last year, driven by increasingly sophisticated ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operations. “The developers behind RaaS platforms often have the time, resources, and skills to invest heavily in advanced and evasive toolsets and templates,” Barracuda…
A new report from Arctic Wolf has found that 96% of ransomware attacks now involve data theft as criminals seek to force victims to pay up. “As potential victims implemented more reliable backup and restoration processes, ransomware operators introduced data exfiltration as…
