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FBI, Europol, NCA: APT group LockBit smashed!
21. February 2024
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According to the authorities, Europol, the FBI and the British NCA have dismantled the APT group LockBit. At least it has all darknet leak sites under control and is probably already distributing decryption tools. The authorities even used the system of leak sites to distribute information and tools. It sounds too good to be true: A global network of authorities such as the FBI, Eruopol, NCA and many more have succeeded in striking a significant blow against the APT group LockBit. Officially, the group's network has been dismantled, the servers taken over, source codes and documents confiscated and...

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Arrested: ransomware group DoppelPaymer
March 7, 2023
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Arrested: ransomware group DoppelPaymer

Again the core members of a ransomware group were caught: the heads of the APT group DoppelPaymer were caught in Ukraine and Germany through a cooperation of the police, Europol, FBI and many other authorities. The group became known through the attack on the University Hospital Düsseldorf. Already on February 28, 2023, the German State Criminal Police Office of North Rhine-Westphalia and the Ukrainian National Police, with the support of Europol, the Dutch police (Politie) and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, targeted suspected core members of the criminal group responsible for large-scale cyber attacks responsible for the DoppelPaymer ransomware. Double palmer handle…

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Alleged LAPSUS$ hackers in court - attacks continue
18 April 2022
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Alleged LAPSUS$ hackers in court - attacks continue

LAPSUS$ gang caught? The attacks continue nonetheless. Corporate workers should be better educated about attacks using social engineering techniques and be an active part of the defense together with MTR services. The notorious LAPSUS$ gang is(was) attracting a lot of attention with their cybercriminal activities – not only because they have been linked to attacks on Microsoft, Samsung, Okta, Nvidia and others with their extraordinary social engineering techniques and extortion, but also because she still seems to be highly active. And this despite the fact that some of the alleged masterminds have already been arrested. That raises questions. Perfidious tactics...

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Europol blows up one of the largest hacker forums in the world  
13 April 2022
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As a result of Operation TOURNIQUET, Europol closed the illegal marketplace "RaidForums", one of the largest hacker forums in the world, and confiscated its infrastructure. The complex law enforcement effort was coordinated by Europol to support independent investigations by the United States, United Kingdom, Sweden, Portugal and Romania. The forum administrator and two of his accomplices were also arrested. Launched in 2015, RaidForums was considered one of the largest hacking forums in the world with a community of over half a million users. This marketplace had made a name for itself by offering access to high quality…

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