Group-IB

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Dark Reading

In November 2020, Group-IB and INTERPOL revealed details about operation Falcon, which targeted members of a Nigerian cybercrime ring engaged in business email compromise (BEC) and phishing. The prolific gang, dubbed TMT, compromised at least 500,000 companies in more than 150 countries since at least 2017. Phishing is TMT’s main attack vector. It also remains…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Help Net Security

By the end of 2020, the ransomware market, fueled by the pandemic turbulence, had turned into the biggest cybercrime money artery. Based on the analysis of more than 500 attacks observed during Group-IB’s own incident response engagements and cyber threat intelligence activity, researchers estimate that the number of ransomware attacks grew by more than 150%…