Fancy Bear imposters launch wave of extortion demands
Targets must pay thousands in Bitcoin or face DDoS attacks.
Last week, the digital security firm Radware published a blog post that included extortion notes from hackers. These notes had been sent to a variety of companies around the world, according to Radware.
In each of these "ransom notes... Read more
Russian state hackers use IOT-devices to hack into enterprise networks
According to Microsoft's Threat Intelligence Center, a Russian state-sponsored hacker group uses hacked IoT devices to penetrate enterprise networks. From there they focus their arrows on more valuable targets.
The attacks are carried out by a group called the Threat Intelligence Center Strontium... Read more
“Hacker group Fancy Bear uses backdoor Zebrocy in attacks.
Security researchers at ESET's R&D center in Montreal have discovered how the well-known hacker group Fancy Bear - also known as Sednit, APT28, Sofacy and STRONTIUM - operates. According to the investigators, the hackers use a back door called Zebrocy.
The Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group... Read more