LockBit Reappears, Threatens to Release Fulton County Data by March 2 Unless Ransom Is Paid

Cynthia B Brumfield

Feb 26, 2024 — 16 min read

Attackers actively exploit ScreenConnect servers to deploy LockBit ransomware, Crypto wallets show LockBit received $125 million, RCMP copes with cyber event, MicroStrategy X account hacked to steal $440K in Bitcoin, Hackers stole $9.7m from Axie Infinity co-founder, Malicious JavaScript smuggled into Tornado Cash governance proposal, Facial recognition data collected by M&M vending machines, Auto industry knew of theft risk from keyless tech, Biden rival consultant created voice-cloned Biden call, much more

North Korean Military Hacker Indicted for String of US Attacks

CrowdStrike CEO says 97% of Windows sensors are back online, Israeli gov't stymied US Pegasus lawsuit, Industry spec Secure Boot compromised on hundreds of PC models, US spyware maker hacked, Authorities remove PlugX from French devices, Chainguard is now a unicorn, much more

Global Losses from CrowdStrike Outage Could Top $15 Billion

Meta removes 63K Nigerian sextortion accounts, German MEP targeted by spyware, 3K GitHub 'ghost' accounts pushing malware, Hacker claims breach of India's Piramal Group, DDoS attack sets record, MonoSwap hit with hack, much more

CrowdStrike Explains How 'Unexpected Exception' Crashed Nearly Nine Million Windows Machines

Microsoft tries to blame EU regs for outage, CrowdStrike warns of info stealing malware, Feds still recovering from outage, Hackers leak government contractor Leidos' data, KnowBe4 mistakenly hired DPRK hacker, Verizon pays $16m over TracFone breaches, FTC probes surveillance pricing, much more

UK, Irish Cops Take Down Top DDoS Marketplace

Russian group used novel malware to shut off the heat and hot water to Ukraine buildings, Lawmakers seek CrowdStrike testimony, Google is keeping cookies in Chrome, Telegram 0-day exploit delivers payloads as videos, Crypto scammers use fake Zoom links, Wiz walks away from $23b, much more

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North Korean Military Hacker Indicted for String of US Attacks

Global Losses from CrowdStrike Outage Could Top $15 Billion

CrowdStrike Explains How 'Unexpected Exception' Crashed Nearly Nine Million Windows Machines

UK, Irish Cops Take Down Top DDoS Marketplace