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Meet Ika & Sal: The Bulletproof Hosting Duo from Hell

January 13, 2024 0 Comments A Little Sunshine, ad1@safe-mail.net, alexander valerievich grichishkin, andrey skvortsov, Breadcrumbs, cherepovets, constella intelligence, duanesburg central school district, grichishkin@gmail.com, icami$, icamis, icamis@4host.info, ika, jabberzeus, nameservers.ru, rescator, sal, salomon, spamdot, spamit, tech@safe-mail.net

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2024 17:57:55 +0000

In 2020, the United States brought charges against four men accused of building a bulletproof hosting empire that once dominated the Russian cybercrime industry and supported multiple organized cybercrime groups. All four pleaded guilty to conspiracy and racketeering charges. But there is a fascinating and untold backstory behind the two Russian men involved, who co-ran Russia’s most popular spam forum for years.

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Sophos named a Leader in 2023 Gartner®️ Magic Quadrant™️ for Endpoint Protection Platforms

January 13, 2024 0 Comments EDR, Endpoint, featured, gartner magic quadrant, gartner peer insights, mdr, products & services, security operations, Sophos Intercept X, XDR

Credit to Author: Sally Adam| Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2024 16:00:15 +0000

For the 14th consecutive report, Sophos has been recognized as a Leader.

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Happy 14th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity!

January 13, 2024 0 Comments other

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2023 22:16:27 +0000

KrebsOnSecurity celebrates its 14th year of existence today! I promised myself this post wouldn’t devolve into yet another Cybersecurity Year in Review. Nor do I wish to hold forth about whatever cyber horrors may await us in 2024. But I do want to thank you all for your continued readership, encouragement and support, without which I could not do what I do.

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Sophos India Gets Great Place To Work Certification for Second Year

January 13, 2024 0 Comments #sophoslife

Credit to Author: Byron Price| Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2024 11:43:55 +0000

For the second year running Sophos has been certified as one of the best employers in the country by Great Place to Work India.

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BlackCat Ransomware Raises Ante After FBI Disruption

January 13, 2024 0 Comments alphv ransomware, blackcat ransomware, deputy attorney general lisa o. monaco, FBI, lawrence abrams, other, u.s. department of justice

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2023 22:49:43 +0000

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) disclosed today that it infiltrated the world’s second most prolific ransomware gang, a Russia-based criminal group known as ALPHV and BlackCat. The FBI said it seized the gang’s darknet website, and released a decryption tool that hundreds of victim companies can use to recover systems. Meanwhile, BlackCat responded by briefly “unseizing” its darknet site with a message promising 90 percent commissions for affiliates who continue to work with the crime group, and open season on everything from hospitals to nuclear power plants.

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2024’s first Patch Tuesday steps lightly

January 13, 2024 0 Comments featured, kerberos, Microsoft, Patch Tuesday, security feature bypass, threat research, Windows

Credit to Author: Angela Gunn| Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2024 22:03:14 +0000

Four dozen fixes and a handful of advisories make for the quietest January since 2020

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Fireside Chat with Measured Insurance

January 13, 2024 0 Comments cyber insurance, mdr, measured, products & services, security operations, sophos mdr

Credit to Author: Sally Adam| Date: Thu, 04 Jan 2024 09:37:56 +0000

Comparing trends observed in 2023 and predictions for 2024

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Akira, again: The ransomware that keeps on taking

January 13, 2024 0 Comments akira, esx admins, ligolo-ng, mdr, nssm.exe, security operations, sysmon, threat research, XDR

Credit to Author: Angela Gunn| Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2023 21:06:11 +0000

Seven months after our first investigation, a fuller portrait of the criminal gang and its tactics emerges

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CryptoGuard: An asymmetric approach to the ransomware battle

January 13, 2024 0 Comments akira, anti-ransomware, cryptoguard, featured, Intercept X, lockbit, Ransomware, remote ransomware, threat research

Credit to Author: Mark Loman| Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2023 11:00:06 +0000

In the second of our new technical thought leadership series, Sophos X-Ops takes a detailed look at anti-ransomware techniques

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A Season of Giving at Sophos

January 13, 2024 0 Comments #sophoslife

Credit to Author: Byron Price| Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2023 11:09:49 +0000

As we enter the season of goodwill and 2023 draws to a close, Sophos teams across the globe have been getting involved in a range of charitable and volunteering activities.