Germany Disrupts BADBOX Malware on 30,000 Devices Using Sinkhole Action Germany’s Federal Office of Information Security (BSI) has announced that it has disrupted a malware operation called BADBOX that came preloaded on at least 30,000 internet-connected devices sold across the country. In a statement published earlier this week, authorities said Read more…
INTERPOL Disrupts Over 22,000 Malicious Servers in Global Crackdown on Cybercrime Nov 06, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Threat / Cybercrime INTERPOL on Tuesday said it took down more than 22,000 malicious servers linked to various cyber threats as part of a global operation. Dubbed Operation Synergia II, the coordinated effort ran from Read more…
Global Police Operation Disrupts 'LabHost' Phishing Service, Over 30 Arrested Worldwide As many as 37 individuals have been arrested as part of an international crackdown on a cybercrime service called LabHost that has been used by criminal actors to steal personal credentials from victims around the world. Described as one of the Read more…
U.S. Government Disrupts Russia-Linked Botnet Engaged in Cyber Espionage The U.S. government on Thursday said it disrupted a botnet comprising hundreds of small office and home office (SOHO) routers in the country that was put to use by the Russia-linked APT28 actor to conceal its malicious activities. “These crimes included Read more…
[ad_1] Nov 02, 2023NewsroomMalware / Botnet The unexpected drop in malicious activity connected with the Mozi botnet in August 2023 was due to a kill switch that was distributed to the bots. “First, the drop manifested in India on August 8,” ESET said in an analysis published this week. “A Read more…