Google’s top hacker hunter explains why hacking groups get codenames

Admin15 hours ago08 mins

For more than a decade, the cybersecurity industry has been assigning names to different hacking groups. Some of them, like Fancy Bear, have crossed over into the mainstream because of their prominent hacks and memorable names. Others are only known within the cybersecurity industry. Oftentimes, even industry insiders can’t keep track. In part, that’s because…

Google and FBI warn of ransomware group that sends fake IT workers to hack victims in person

Admin2 months ago06 mins

A ransomware gang has escalated its attacks on law firms by sometimes sending fake IT workers in person to the victims’ offices, where the imposters steal data directly from the victims’ computers using USB drives or help other gang members connect to the computers remotely, according to Google and the FBI. On Friday, Google’s cybersecurity…