threat updates
EUROPE
The two suspected administrators of a website known as
DeepDotWeb were arrested. Authorities in the US charged
the two individuals after an internationally coordinated
operation, supported by Europol. At the same time, the
DeepDotWeb website was seized by law enforcement and
judicial authorities.
The two suspects were charged by a US federal jury with
money laundering conspiracy, relating to millions of dollars
in kickbacks they received for purchases of fentanyl, heroin
and other illegal goods, by individuals referred to dark
web marketplaces by DeepDotWeb.
GLOBAL
Following the arrest in 2018 of a number of
suspected leaders of the notorious Fin7/
Carbanak cyber-gang, the group was believed
to have disbanded. But Kaspersky Lab
researchers have detected a number of new
attacks by the same groups using GRIFFON malware.
According to the company’s experts, Fin7 might have extended
the number of groups operating under its umbrella; increased
the sophistication of its methods; and even positioned itself as a
legitimate security vendor to recruit professional employees and
dupe them into helping it steal financial assets.
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