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LockBit Ransomware Exploiting Critical Citrix Bleed Vulnerability to Break In
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LockBit Ransomware Exploiting Critical Citrix Bleed Vulnerability to Break In

A recently discovered critical security vulnerability in Citrix NetScaler application delivery control (ADC) and Gateway appliances is being actively exploited by a number of threat actors, including affiliates of the LockBit ransomware, in order to gain initial access to target environments. The Australian Signals Directorate's Australian Cyber Security Center (ASD's ACSC), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have all contributed to the joint advisory. "Citrix Bleed, known to be leveraged by LockBit 3.0 affiliates, allows threat actors to bypass password requirements and multifactor authentication read more LockBit Ransomware Exploiting Crit...
20 Year Old Russian LockBit Ransomware Affiliate Arrested in Arizona
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20 Year Old Russian LockBit Ransomware Affiliate Arrested in Arizona

A Russian national was charged by the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday for allegedly helping to spread the LockBit ransomware to targets in the Americas, Asia, Europe, and Africa. 20-year-old Chechen Republic resident Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov is charged with carrying out at least five attacks between August 2020 and March 2023. Last month, he was detained in the state of Arizona. The DoJ stated that Astamirov "allegedly participated in a conspiracy with other LockBit ransomware campaign members to commit wire fraud, intentionally damage protected computers read more 20 Year Old Russian LockBit Ransomware Affiliate Arrested in Arizona. Stay one step ahead of cyber threats with ReconBee.com. Explore our comprehensive coverage of recent cyber attacks, cybersecurity ...
LockBit Ransomware Extorts $91 Million from U.S. Companies
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LockBit Ransomware Extorts $91 Million from U.S. Companies

Since 2020, the threat actors behind the LockBit ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) scheme have used hundreds of attacks against several U.S. organisations to demand $91 million in ransom payments. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Centre (MS-ISAC), and other partner authorities from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, New Zealand, and the U.K. jointly released a bulletin stating as much. "The LockBit ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) attracts affiliates to use LockBit for conducting ransomware attacks, resulting in a large web of unconnected threat actors conducting wildly varying attacks read more LockBit Ransomware Extorts $91 Million from U.S. Companies. Stay one step ahead of cyber threats with ReconBee.com. Explore our com...