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LockBit and Royal Mail Ransomware Negotiation Leaked

16Feb

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LockBit and Royal Mail Ransomware Negotiation Leaked

According to a discussion log between the LockBit ransomware gang's operators and a Royal Mail negotiator revealed by the organization, the group sought £65.7 million ($79.85 million) to safely return the company's stolen data after a January cyberattack. The LockBit gang reportedly claimed responsibility for the hack, which prevented Royal Mail from operating for several days, hours after the incident. The entire dialogue between the hacking gang and a Royal Mail negotiator was leaked yesterday read the complete article LockBit and Royal Mail Ransomware Negotiation Leaked. With ReconBee.com Stay ahead of the latest threats with in-depth coverage of cyber attacks and cybersecurity trends, and the latest cybersecurity news.

Google Fi hack victim had Coinbase, 2FA app hijacked by hackers

A technologist going by the handle regexer received an email from Coinbase on January 1 confirming that he had successfully reset his account. Unfortunately, and this is concerning, he had not in fact asked for a password reset. Regexer instantly noticed he was being hacked and tried unsuccessfully to log into his Coinbase to restore control. Regexer asked to be referred to by his online alias out of concern that he might be attacked by hackers once more. He soon discovered he had lost cell phone coverage. Then, he received a notification from his two-factor app, Authy, saying that a new device ha...

North Korean Hackers Exploit Unpatched Zimbra Devices in ‘No Pineapple’ Campaign

A recent intelligence operation connected to the well-known Lazarus Group, which is supported by the North Korean government, exploited security holes in unpatched Zimbra devices to compromise victim PCs. According to the Finnish cybersecurity firm WithSecure (formerly F-Secure), which gave the incident the nickname No Pineapple in homage to an error message seen in one of the backdoors, this is the case. A leading research university's chemical engineering department, an Indian healthcare research organization, and a company that makes technology for the energy, research, defence, and healthcare industries were all targets of the malicious operation, which may have been an attempt to compromise the supply chain. Following the penetration of an unnamed customer, the North Korean ...