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Adventures in Contacting the Russian FSB

Adventures in Contacting the Russian FSB

| | A Little Sunshine, BadB, C++, CryptoPro, FBI, Federal Security Service, FSB, GOST, Lance James, Treasury Department, Unit221B, VirusTotal, Vladislav Horohorin, Yandex
KrebsOnSecurity recently had occasion to contact the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), the Russian equivalent of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). In the process of doing so, I encountered a ...
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Beware of These 3 Scams Making the Rounds This Tax Season

| | IRS, IT Security and Data Protection, scammers, tax returns, Treasury Department
On March 17, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury Department announced the extension of the federal income tax filing due date from April 15, 2021 to May 17, 2021 ...
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Conti ransom ransomware

Incident Response: Pay a Ransom, Go to Jail

| | extortion, FBI, Incident Response, Ransomware, Treasury Department
Companies that find their files, data or networks locked by a malicious actor demanding an extortion payment now have a new worry in their incident response: The U.S. Department of Treasury. On ...
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Ransomware Victims That Pay Up Could Incur Steep Fines from Uncle Sam

Ransomware Victims That Pay Up Could Incur Steep Fines from Uncle Sam

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Companies victimized by ransomware and firms that facilitate negotiations with ransomware extortionists could face steep fines from the U.S. federal government if the crooks who profit from the attack are already under ...
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