Researchers across the cyber community have been exchanging a great deal of information lately about the DarkSide ransomware cyber gang, the emerging cybercriminal group that has suddenly risen to global infamy. We had also talked about Sodinokibi/REvil in a previous article , another cyber-gang known to date for high-profile attacks on companies such as Honda, Jack Daniels, Acer, Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks and lastly on Quanta/Apple, also publishing an interview with one of its leaders called UNKNOW, a few weeks ago. But after the Colonial Pipeline incident by DarkSide, how could we not talk about this emerging cyber gang? Having first

Fifteen of the most notorious cybercriminal groups, including Scattered Spider, ShinyHunters, and Lapsus$, have announced their closure. Their collective statement, published on BreachForums, is the most explicit message from the underground in recent years. The group emphasized that their goal was less extortion than to demonstrate the weaknesses of digital systems. Now, however, they have declared that they prefer “silence” to public attacks. The document, published under several pseudonyms of well-known hackers, claims that the decision was made after three days of silence, spent by the participants with their families and reviewing their plans in the event of persecution. They said they

A former moderator of the XSS dark web forum, known as Rehub, has launched his own platform called Rehubcom. The move coincides with the arrest of XSS’s administrator in Kiev and the closure of the forum’s domain, as well as the exit of DamageLib, paving the way for new competitors to emerge on the dark web. Rehubcom could be one such replacement, quickly filling the void left by XSS itself. XSS, originally called DaMaGeLaB, was a forum that appeared on the dark web and was one of the oldest and most influential forums in the cybercrime world. Exploits, malware, access to corporate

The criminal organization known as D4rk4rmy has claimed responsibility for the cyber attack against the Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer (SBM) on its Data Leak Site (DLS). The site contains a post stating that an update will be available in 12 days. Founded in 1863, SBM is the leading operator in the luxury hotel sector in the Principality of Monaco. Among the most renowned properties managed by the company are the Hôtel de Paris and the Monte Carlo Casino, which play a key role in shaping the Principality’s international image of refinement and prestige. Attackers report the theft of sensitive customer

We often talk about “Malware”. But even today, many people don’t fully understand the real meaning of this word. With this article, we want to explain precisely what malware is, the main types and their differences, so as to no longer confuse them and to understand them more precisely. The word malware comes from the English language, from the union of two words: MALicious and softWARE, which means “malicious software”, or code capable of causing damage, or guaranteeing an advantage to its creator. But to fully understand the evolution of “malware”; We need to go back in time, when in 1949, the

As businesses become increasingly dependent on technology, connectivity, and third parties in general, supply chain attacks are becoming increasingly common. These attacks are aimed at compromising companies through their suppliers and business partners. Supply chain attacks can pose a significant threat to businesses and organizations, as they can compromise their security and that of the products and services they provide to customers. In this article, we’ll explore the phenomenon of supply chain attacks: what they are, how a supply chain attack occurs, the most common attacks, and how organizations can take measures to protect themselves from these threats and how to choose