‘Brazen’ Lapsus$ ransomware group menaces Big Tech
Recent data breaches at NVIDIA, Samsung and Ubisoft have brought a new cybercrime group to light: Lapsus$. Here’s what we know about the malicious hacking crew that’s been targeting Big Tech.
Satellite cyberattacks, Russian disinformation and ContiLeaks fallout
Welcome to Changelog for 3/13/22, published by Synack! Congress last week sent a major piece of cybersecurity legislation to President Biden’s desk as part of a $1.5 trillion spending package.
Inside the Conti leaks rattling the cybercrime underground
Leaked internal message traffic makes the ruthless Conti ransomware gang look like any other struggling agile software startup — complete with millennial buzzwords and complaints about pay and working conditions.
Ukraine continues hacking back, Conti capsizes and a big cyber bill advances
Welcome to Changelog for 3/6/22, published by Synack! Blake Sobczak here, checking in from a new, FBI-friendly D.C. neighborhood.
What do hackers risk by joining the ‘IT Army of Ukraine’?
A government-backed push in Ukraine to get grassroots support for hacking Russia is raising legal and ethical questions.
Ukraine resistance, dark web scams and a new CISO for Colonial Pipeline
Welcome to Changelog for 2/27/22, published by Synack! Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ushered in a bleak new era for Europe.
Criminals robbing criminals: exit scams fuel dark web paranoia
The sudden demise of darknet site Monopoly Market may have coincided with an exit scam. Experts say such con jobs could grow more common as law enforcement takedowns pressure dark web operators.
“Meant to be devastating.” Wiper malware rattles Ukraine as Russia presses invasion
HermeticWiper, much like the WhisperGate malware discovered in Ukrainian networks last month, deletes the Master Boot Record that allows the Windows operating system to load.
Clicking QR codes, Ukraine DDoS attacks and tracking Snake
Welcome to Changelog for 2/20/22, published by Synack! The past week brought rapid-fire U.S. attribution of Russian cyberattacks, an unusually frank U.S. government hearing on China’s cyber capabilities and previously unreported connections between the infamous Turla hacking group and Moscow’s FSB spy agency.