Information Technology Security

By Sergiu Gatlan,  Bleeping Computer The Council of the European Union (EU) said today that Russian hackers and hacker groups increasingly attacking "essential" organizations worldwide could lead to spillover risks and potential escalation. "This increase in malicious cyber activities, in the context of the war against Ukraine, creates unacceptable risks of spillover effects, misinterpretation and possible escalation," the High Representative on behalf of the EU said Tuesday. "The latest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against several EU Member States and partners claimed by pro-Russian hacker groups are yet another example of the heightened and tense cyber threat landscape that EU and its Member States have observed." In this context, the EU reminded Russia that all United Nations member states must adhere to the UN's Framework of responsible state behavior in cyberspace to ensure international security and peace. The EU urged all states ...

By Sergiu Gatlan, Bleeping Computer The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced today the seizure of three domains used by cybercriminals to sell personal info stolen in data breaches and provide DDoS attack services. WeLeakInfo.to was selling subscriptions allowing its users to search a database containing information stolen in more than 10,000 data breaches. The roughly 7 billion records contained various personally identifiable information (PII), including names, email addresses, usernames, phone numbers, and passwords for online accounts. Two other domains, ipstress.in and ovh-booter.com, were used to provide booter or stressor attack services where clients could ask for a website or web platform of their choice to be taken down in large-scale Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. "Today, the FBI and the Department stopped two distressingly common threats: websites trafficking in stolen personal information and sites which att...