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Spanish Police Bust Phishing Group that Emptied 146 Bank Accounts
Spanish Police Bust Phishing Group that Emptied 146 Bank Accounts
The Spanish police announced on Wednesday the arrest of 13 people and the launch of investigations on another seven for their participation in a phishing scheme that stole online bank credentials. The threat actors used phishing l...
US Recovers $15M from Kovter Ad Fraud Scheme
US Recovers $15M from Kovter Ad Fraud Scheme
The US government has recovered over $15 million from Swiss bank accounts belonging to threat actors behind the ‘3ve’ online advertising fraud scheme. Switzerland transferred $15,111,453.84 to the US government as part of a Final...
Anonymous Server Leaks Millions of Loan Applicants’ Data
Anonymous Server Leaks Millions of Loan Applicants’ Data
Led by Anurag Sen, the SafetyDetectives security team discovered a misconfigured server belonging to an unknown entity that leaked data for potentially millions of people. The ElasticSearch server contained millions of logs of per...
Interview With Joni Hoppen – Aquarela
Interview With Joni Hoppen – Aquarela
Aviva Zacks of Safety Detectives recently sat down with Joni Hoppen, Director of Internationalization at Aquarela Analytics. He explained his company’s expertise in AI. Safety Detectives: What motivated you to start your company?...
Conti Ransomware Gang Threatens to Overthrow Costa Rican Government
Conti Ransomware Gang Threatens to Overthrow Costa Rican Government
Russia-based Conti ransomware group has threatened to overthrow the new Costa Rican government following their attack on the country’s administrative systems. An announcement on Conti’s official website says that the gang has alre...
Interview With Khash Sajadi – Cloud 66
Interview With Khash Sajadi – Cloud 66
Aviva Zacks of Safety Detective recently sat down with Khash Sajadi, CEO of Cloud 66, and asked him about how his company offers PaaS functionality to its customers. Safety Detectives: What has your journey to your current job bee...
Interview With David Kosmayer – Bookmark
Interview With David Kosmayer – Bookmark
David Kosmayer, CEO and Founder of Bookmark, was recently interviewed by Aviva Zacks of Safety Detectives. He told her about his company’s cutting-edge technology – AiDA. Safety Detectives: Tell me about your services. David Kosma...
US Charges Venezuelan Cardiologist with Developing and Selling Ransomware
US Charges Venezuelan Cardiologist with Developing and Selling Ransomware
US prosecutors charged a Venezuelan cardiologist with developing and selling ransomware that was used by Iranian state-sponsored hacking groups. Moises Luis Zagala Gonzalez, 55, a self-taught computer programmer, created a ransomw...
DoJ Charges Hacker for Securities Fraud and Breaching Brokerage Accounts
DoJ Charges Hacker for Securities Fraud and Breaching Brokerage Accounts
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged Idris Dayo Mustapha for a variety of cybercriminal activities that took place between the 2011 and 2018, resulting in financial losses estimated to exceed $5,000,000. Many of the enti...
Lincoln College Set to Close Permanently after 157 Years, Following Ransomware Attack
Lincoln College Set to Close Permanently after 157 Years, Following Ransomware Attack
Lincoln College, a predominately black college based in Illinois, is closing its doors after 157 years. The institution cited the challenges it faced throughout the Coronavirus pandemic, along with the aftermath of a ransomware at...