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Operation Power Off: International Effort Targets DDoS-for-Hire Networks
A global crackdown, known as Operation Power Off, has successfully disrupted over 27 major platforms that were facilitating Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks for hire. These platforms, often used to launch large-scale cyberattacks on behalf of clients, have now been shut down as part of an international collaboration between law enforcement agencies. The operation […]
Australia Firstmac hit by ransomware and info on Europol Data Breach
Australian financial institution Firstmac recently fell victim to a cyber attack, suspected to be a ransomware variant. The Brisbane-based mortgage firm was targeted by the Embargo ransomware group, which encrypted its servers on April 30th, 2024, and exfiltrated approximately 500GB of sensitive data, including names, addresses, email credentials, and bank details. Despite the demands of […]
Europol to delete huge data sets of personal info of EU Citizens
All the data collected by Europol regarding citizens linked to no criminal activity will from now on be deleted after a retention period of just 6 months. The order to do, as such, has been ordered to the law enforcement agency by the European Data Protection Supervisor(EDPS) on January 3rd,2022 following a legal suit against […]
Large scale cyber attacks on EU law enforcement agencies says EUROPOL
EUROPOL says that the law enforcement agencies operating across Europe are preparing for large scale cyberattacks from foreign countries. And to counter these attacks the EU council has decided to adopt an EU Law Enforcement Emergency Response Protocol which gives a pivotal role to EC3- European Cyber Crime Center. “The whole framework is designed such […]
Online Pirated movies can infect your PC with Malware
Are you habituated to watch pirated movie content? If that’s the case, then you are not only at risk of falling in the eyes of the law enforcement, but you are also pushing your PC towards malware infections. Note- In countries like Canada, United States, UK and some parts of Australia, downloading and streaming pirated […]
Europol shuts down DDoS Attack launching website Webstresser
Webstresser.org, a website initiating DDoS attack was shut down by Europol early this week. According to sources reporting to Cybersecurity Insiders, the website used to offer distributed denial of service attacks for a price sometimes as cheap as $24 a month and has amassed millions by offering attack campaigns on the lease. At the time […]
Europe witnesses a simulated cyber attack on retail sector
European retail sector witnessed a simulated cyber attack on certain organizations last week. As per the reliable sources, the attack was hosted by Europol European Cyber Crime Center (EC3) in association with MasterCard and was aimed to raise awareness around cyber attacks. Since Cyber crooks are increasingly targeting European merchants; the cyber attack exercise which […]
