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Huge US federal joint operation against the drug sellers over the Dark Web
DOJ, HSI, USPIS, FBI and DEA with Operation Darkness Falls targeted the first fentanyl vendor worldwide and other narcotics cyber pushers.
Not all the EU member states are compliant with the NIS Directive right now
Many European countries missed the deadline on the measures to prevent cyber attacks from disrupting essential services. Especially on the penalties.
DDoS cyber attacks on companies by former employees are increasing
Thanks to DDoS-for-hire services, which employ hackers and rented platforms, cyber vendettas of subjects fired against former employers are increasingly common.
Usa, the cryptocurrency influencer John McAfee will run for the presidential elections in 2020
The founder of the namesake software house will run with the Libertarian party or will found one of his own. More than anyone bets that it could be really have chances.
The Banking Trojans dominate the malware landscape for organizations
Proofpoint publishes the Q1 2018 Threat Report: The emails are the preferred vector for cybercrime to launch attacks and the angler phishing on social media is booming.
The Cobalt cybercrime group is still active and uses Kaspersky as a lure
The cyber security experts of Group-IB: Despite the arrest of their leader, the malicious hackers continue to target banks. And maybe they do in team with others.
US detect new North Korean Malicious Cyber Activity
The United States Computer Emergency rerdiness team: There are 2 families of malware, Joanap and Brambul, used in framework of operation Hidden Cobra.
The US react to the russian cyber offensive with VPN Filter
The FBI has seized a key server, used to create the global botnet of over 500,000 hacked routers. It could give answers on the victims and on how to stop the Fancy Bear cyber warfare.
The first Ultrasound-firewall for mobile phones is born
St. Pölten University developed it in framework of project SoniControl. The aim is to expose and block attempts of cyber espionage. Now the researchers are working on IoT.