APT28’s FrostArmada: How Russian Hackers Built an 18,000-Router Army to Steal Microsoft 365 Credentials
Russia’s APT28 compromised over 18,000 routers across 120 countries to silently hijack DNS and steal Microsoft 365 credentials from government agencies and cloud providers. An international disruption operation...
K.G.B. RAT Strikes Again: A Case Study in Undetectable Malware Distribution
The underground cybercriminal ecosystem has witnessed a worrisome development – the rise of a highly sophisticated remote access trojan (RAT) known as K.G.B. RAT. This weaponized software, now...
A Polish Arrest Uncovers the Real Face of Cybercrime
Recent developments in Poland have highlighted a disturbing trend – the rise of sophisticated cyberattacks targeting businesses across Europe, with seemingly motivated individuals serving as fronts for broader...
Silk Road’s Ross Ulbricht receives $31 Million in Bitcoin from AlphaBay-linked source after release
The libertarian and crypto communities recently celebrated the release of Ross Ulbricht, the infamous founder of the Silk Road darknet marketplace. But the festivities took an unexpected turn...
Alabama man sentenced to 14 months in SEC X account hack
Eric Council Jr., a 26-year-old from Alabama, has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for his role in the January 2024 hack of the U.S. Securities and...
China-Linked APTs exploit critical SAP NetWeaver vulnerability to breach over 580 systems globally
In a significant escalation of cyber-espionage activities, multiple China-affiliated advanced persistent threat (APT) groups have been found actively exploiting a recently disclosed critical vulnerability in SAP NetWeaver, identified...
German authorities shut down major crypto-swapping platform “eXch,” seizing €34 million in illicit assets
On April 30, 2025, the Frankfurt am Main General Prosecutor’s Office-Central Unit for Combating Internet Crime (ZIT)-in close collaboration with the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), executed...
Dismantling “764”: inside the takedown of a sophisticated child exploitation network
In a significant development for cybersecurity and child protection efforts, law enforcement agencies have successfully apprehended two key figures allegedly behind “764,” a highly organized online child exploitation...