Friday, August 15, 2025

July saw highest civilian casualties in Ukraine since 2022, UN says ahead of Trump-Putin summit — Trump doesn’t have enough leverage to stop Russia, Ukrainian soldiers say ahead of Alaska talks — Russia may be preparing to test nuclear-powered missile ahead of Trump talks, Reuters reports … and more

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Ransomware gangs increasingly use Skitnet post-exploitation malware

Ransomware gang members increasingly use a new malware called Skitnet ("Bossnet") to perform stealthy post-exploitation activities on breached networks.

BleepingComputer
US charges operators of cryptomixers linked to ransomware gangs

The U.S. Department of Justice indicted three operators of sanctioned Blender.io and Sinbad.io crypto mixer services used by ransomware gangs and North Korean hackers to launder ransoms and stolen cryptocurrency.

BleepingComputer
Darf man die Firmennamen von #Ransomware-Opfern im #Podcast veröffentlichen? Pro: Sie sind öffentlich einsehbar, wenn man weiss, wo. Contra: Die Namen sind nicht verifiziert, man muss den #Ransomwaregangs glauben. Mehr Pros/Contras? Kennt wer nen #Juristen und kann mal fragen? Gerne auch boosten.