Ionut Ilascu
Author Bio
Ionut Ilascu is a technology writer with a focus on all things cybersecurity. The topics he writes about include malware, vulnerabilities, exploits and security defenses, as well as research and innovation in information security. His work has been published by Bitdefender, Netgear, The Security Ledger and Softpedia.
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BlackCat ransomware turns off servers amid claim they stole $22 million ransom
The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang has shut down its servers amid claims that they scammed the affiliate responsible for the attack on Optum, the operator of the Change Healthcare platform, of $22 million.
- March 04, 2024
- 12:44 PM
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LockBit ransomware returns, restores servers after police disruption
The LockBit gang is relaunching its ransomware operation on a new infrastructure less than a week after law enforcement hacked their servers, and is threatening to focus more of their attacks on the government sector.
- February 25, 2024
- 02:41 PM
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LockBit ransomware gang has over $110 million in unspent bitcoin
The LockBit ransomware gang received more than $125 million in ransom payments over the past 18 months, according to the analysis of hundreds of cryptocurrency wallets associated with the operation.
- February 23, 2024
- 01:13 PM
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Massive AT&T outage impacts US mobile subscribers
Tens of thousands of U.S. customers from Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T have been complaining about lack of wireless service or interruptions on Thursday morning.
- February 22, 2024
- 10:48 AM
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Turla hackers backdoor NGOs with new TinyTurla-NG malware
Security researchers have identified and analyzed new malware they call TinyTurla-NG and TurlaPower-NG used by the Russian hacker group Turla to maintain access to a target's network and to steal sensitive data.
- February 15, 2024
- 09:49 AM
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LockBit claims ransomware attack on Fulton County, Georgia
The LockBit ransomware gang claims to be behind the recent cyberattack on Fulton County, Georgia, and is threatening to publish "confidential" documents if a ransom is not paid.
- February 14, 2024
- 06:07 PM
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Researchers link 3AM ransomware to Conti, Royal cybercrime gangs
Security researchers analyzing the activity of the recently emerged 3AM ransomware operation uncovered close connections with infamous groups, such as the Conti syndicate and the Royal ransomware gang.
- January 20, 2024
- 10:09 AM
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Over 20,000 vulnerable Microsoft Exchange servers exposed to attacks
Tens of thousands of Microsoft Exchange email servers in Europe, the U.S., and Asia exposed on the public internet are vulnerable to remote code execution flaws.
- December 02, 2023
- 01:54 PM
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Russian hackers use Ngrok feature and WinRAR exploit to attack embassies
After Sandworm and APT28 (known as Fancy Bear), another state-sponsored Russian hacker group, APT29, is leveraging the CVE-2023-38831 vulnerability in WinRAR for cyberattacks.
- November 19, 2023
- 11:14 AM
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Ransomware gang files SEC complaint over victim’s undisclosed breach
The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware operation has taken extortion to a new level by filing a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission complaint against one of their alleged victims for not complying with the four-day rule to disclose a cyberattack.
- November 15, 2023
- 09:02 PM
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New Samsung data breach impacts UK store customers
Samsung Electronics is notifying some of its customers of a data breach that exposed their personal information to an unauthorized individual.
- November 15, 2023
- 06:07 PM
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LockBit ransomware leaks gigabytes of Boeing data
The LockBit ransomware gang published data stolen from Boeing, one of the largest aerospace companies that services commercial airplanes and defense systems.
- November 12, 2023
- 06:49 PM
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Russian hackers switch to LOTL technique to cause power outage
Russian state hackers have evolved their methods for breaching industrial control systems by adopting living-off-the-land techniques that enable reaching the final stage of the attack quicker and with less resources
- November 09, 2023
- 06:12 AM
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FSB arrests Russian hackers working for Ukrainian cyber forces
Russia's security agency published a press release on Tuesday saying that its officers detained two hackers who either assisted or joined Ukraine's hackers in cyber operations.
- November 01, 2023
- 07:20 PM
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Massive cybercrime URL shortening service uncovered via DNS data
A threat actor that security researchers call Prolific Puma has been providing link shortening services to cybercriminals for at least four years while keeping a sufficiently low profile to operate undetected.
- October 31, 2023
- 11:23 AM
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