Infamous ransomware hackers reveal new tool to brute-force VPNs
Researchers uncovered a brute-forcing tool called BRUTED It was used since 2023 against VPNs and firewalls BRUTED allows for ...
A huge trove of leaked Black Basta chat logs expose the ransomware gang’s key members and victims
A trove of chat logs allegedly belonging to the Black Basta ransomware group has leaked online, exposing key members of the prolific Russia-linked gang.
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Insider Leaks Black Basta Ransomware Gang’s Chat Logs Containing Various Details
A disgruntled Black Basta ransomware gang member has leaked extensive chat logs containing various details, including phishing templates and cryptocurrency addresses.
Notorious crooks broke into a company network in 48 minutes. Here’s how.
Within minutes, at least two of the employees took the bait and followed instructions to open the Quick Assist remote access app built into Windows and hand off control of their desktops to the person ...
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Inside Black Basta Ransomware Group’s Chat Leak
Internal conflicts within the notorious Black Basta ransomware group have led to a massive leak of the group’s internal chat ...
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Leaked ransomware chat logs reveal Black Basta’s targeted CVEs
Researchers analyzed leaked chat logs from the infamous Black Basta ransomware gang and found references to 62 unique CVEs, 53 of which are known to have been exploited in the wild. Black Basta ...
Leaked chat logs expose inner workings of secretive ransomware group
More than a year’s worth of internal communications from one of the world’s most active ransomware syndicates has been published online in a leak that exposes tactics, trade secrets, and internal ...
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Black Basta and Cactus attackers gang up on Teams users with new techniques
A new security report discovered similarities in Black Basta and Cactus ransomware attacks showing collaboration traits.
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Fighting Back Against the Ransomware Gangs
Cyber defenders should recognize that internal fractures within cybercrime groups can be just as disruptive as external pressure.
Broadcom urges VMware customers to patch ‘emergency’ zero-day bugs under active exploitation
Broadcom, which acquired VMware in 2023, said that the vulnerabilities (tracked as CVE-2025-22224, CVE-2025-22225, and ...
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Ransomware attack on Southern Water cost £4.5 million
The ransomware attack on Southern Water approximately one year ago by the Russia-linked Black Basta group has cost the utility provider more than £4.5 million to date, according to the utility ...