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LockerGoGa ransomware victims can now recover their files for free

September 19, 2022 Carly Page 162 Viewsbitdefender, cyberattacks, cybercrime, Europe, Europol, France, Germany, malware, McAfee, Netherlands, Norway, Prevention, ransomware, security, switzerland, ukraine, United Kingdom, United States 2 min read

Victims of the LockerGoga ransomware can now recover their stolen files for free, thanks to a new decryptor released by Romanian cybersecurity firm Bitdefender and the NoMoreRansom Initiative. The LockerGoga ransomware family, known for its attacks against industrial organizations, first emerged in 2019.The file-encrypting malware was infamously used in an attack against Norsk Hydro in […]

FBI seizes notorious marketplace for selling millions of stolen SSNs

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FBI seizes notorious marketplace for selling millions of stolen SSNs

June 8, 2022 Carly Page 170 ViewsAndroid, articles, blockchains, Chainalysis, cybercrime, department of justice, Europol, Federal Bureau of Investigation, government, identity theft, Internal Revenue Service, law enforcement, tax, United States, Washington D.C. 1 min read

U.S. law enforcement have announced the takedown of SSNDOB, a notorious marketplace used for trading the personal information — including Social Security numbers, or SSNs — of millions of Americans. The operation was conducted by the FBI, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ), with help from the Cyprus Police, to […]

Europol, DOJ announce the takedown of the GozNym banking malware

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Europol, DOJ announce the takedown of the GozNym banking malware

May 16, 2019August 10, 2022 Zack Whittaker 180 ViewsBanking, Canada, Europol, Germany, malware, poland, United States, web browser 3 min read

Europol and the U.S. Justice Department, with help from six other countries, have disrupted and dismantled the GozNym malware, which they say stole more than $100 million from bank accounts since it first emerged. In a press conference in The Hague, prosecutors said 10 defendants in five countries are accused of using the malware to […]