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RagnarLocker Ransomware Dark Web Site: Takedown Unveils Authorities’ Control

Reynolds Alex2 years ago09 mins

Cybercrime Authorities Seize Control of RagnarLocker Ransomware Dark Web Site On Thursday, a coordinated international law enforcement operation successfully seized control of the dark web site used by the RagnarLocker ransomware group, a private group of cybercriminals that has been active since 2020. Unlike other ransomware operations, RagnarLocker was not operating as a ransomware-as-a-service, but…

Rising Threat: Authorities Struggle to Address Active Exploitation of Unpatched Cisco Zero-Day Bug

Morgan Sarah2 years ago010 mins

Cisco Urges Disabling of HTTPS Server Feature Amidst Zero-Day Vulnerability Cisco, the multinational technology conglomerate, has called on customers to immediately disable the HTTPS Server feature on all of their Internet-facing IOS XE devices in response to a critical zero-day vulnerability. The flaw, designated as CVE-2023-20198, poses a significant risk to all Cisco IOS XE…

NetWalker Ransomware: A Major Blow as Authorities Seize and Shutter Infamous Crimeware Server

Morgan Sarah2 years ago010 mins

Naked Security Crimeware Server Used by NetWalker Ransomware Seized and Shut Down August 14, 2023 | By Paul Ducklin Introduction The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the successful seizure and shutdown of a web domain called LolekHosted.net, which was allegedly connected to a range of crimeware-as-a-service activities. The site had been operating since 2014…