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US-Led Multinational Operation Takes Down Qakbot Malware Infrastructure

The FBI and the Department of Justice announced on Tuesday that a multinational operation has dismantled a malware infrastructure called Qakbot that cybercriminals used in ransomware attacks, online financial fraud and other cybercrimes. The FBI Headquarters’ Cyber Division and FBI Los Angeles collaborated with partners in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, Latvia and the United...

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US, UK Join Australia in Sanctioning Russia-Backed Medibank Hacker

The United States has joined Australia and the United Kingdom in imposing sanctions on Russian hacker Alexander Ermakov over his role in the ransomware attack against health care insurer Medibank.  In 2022, Ermakov infiltrated the Medibank network and stole personally identifiable and sensitive health information of approximately 9.7 million former and current customers.  The cyberactor...