Tag: Qakbot

US Treasury Department sanctions six Iranian hackers responsible for malicious cyber activities on critical infrastructure

US Treasury Department sanctions six Iranian hackers responsible for malicious cyber activities on critical infrastructure

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned six officials in the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Cyber-Electronic Command (IRGC-CEC), an Iranian government organization responsible for a series of malicious cyber activities against critical infrastructure…

CISA-FBI advisory covers identification, disruption of QakBot infrastructure; provides mitigation action

CISA-FBI advisory covers identification, disruption of QakBot infrastructure; provides mitigation action

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published Wednesday a joint cybersecurity advisory (CSA) that disseminates QakBot infrastructure indicators of compromise (IOCs), based on FBI investigations carried out this month. Organizations have been…

FBI, Justice Department launch multinational cyber takedown of Qakbot botnet

FBI, Justice Department launch multinational cyber takedown of Qakbot botnet

U.S. Justice Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced Tuesday a multinational operation to disrupt and dismantle the malware and botnet known as Qakbot. The action, which took place in the U.S., France, Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, Latvia, and…

CISA, ACSC disclose malware strains used to deliver ransomware, facilitate information theft

CISA, ACSC disclose malware strains used to deliver ransomware, facilitate information theft

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) provided details of the top malware strains observed in 2021, which hackers used to deliver ransomware or facilitate the theft of personal and financial information.…