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Police Arrest Scammer in Relation to $100 Million Fraud Operation
The alleged ringleader of an international scam operation has been arrested by Nigerian authorities in Lagos after being wanted by the FBI since 2016.
Osondu Victor Igwilo was detained by officers of the Economic and Financial...
Researchers Find Backdoor Infection Spike on GoDaddy-Hosted Websites
Security researchers have identified a surge in backdoor infections on hundreds of websites hosted on GoDaddy’s Managed WordPress service, which were all compromised by the same payload.
The incident impacted websites like tsoH...
34 Ransomware Variants Used in 722 Attacks Over Last Quarter of 2021
The ransomware space was very active in the last quarter of 2021, with threat analysts observing 722 distinct attacks using 34 different variants.
This high level of activity created problems for those working in cybersecurity,...
German Government Warns Companies Against Using Kaspersky Antivirus
Germany's Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has warned companies against using Kaspersky antivirus products due to threats made by Russia against the EU, NATO, and Germany.
Kaspersky is a Moscow-based cybersecurity...
Ukrainian WordPress Sites Saw Significant Increase in Attacks during Russian Invasion
Internet security companies have recorded a significant wave of attacks against Ukrainian WordPress sites since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24. These attacks are aimed at taking down Ukrainian websites and causing general demor...
US Senate Passes Cybersecurity Act to Protect Critical Infrastructure
On Tuesday, the US Senate unanimously approved a new Cybersecurity Act said to increase the security of critical infrastructure in the country.
The legislation was introduced on Feb. 8 by Senators Rob Portman and Gary Peters, w...
Russia’s social media ban followed by a spike in demand for VPNs
Demand for VPNs spiked to an all-time high in Russia after the government decided to block social media platforms and other websites on Friday, March 4th. Among the blocked platforms are Facebook and Twitter, in addition to severa...
Argentinian E-Commerce Company Mercado Libre Confirms Source Code Data Breach
Argentinian e-commerce giant Mercado Libre has confirmed "unauthorized access" to a part of its source code on Tuesday.
Mercado also said that data of around 300,000 of its users was accessed by the threat actors.
The compan...
Google: Russia, China, and Belarus State Hackers Targeted Ukraine and Europe
Google said Russian, Belarusian, and Chinese threat actors have targeted Ukrainian and European government and military organizations (and individuals) in wide-ranging phishing campaigns and DDoS attacks.
The company's Threat A...
Q&A With Andrew Maloney – Query.AI
Safety Detectives: Please share your company background, how you got started, and your mission.
Query.AI: Dhiraj Sharan and I met more than 15 years ago at ArcSight, a security information and event management (SIEM) company. Fol...
