The darknet, a clandestine network known for facilitating anonymous transactions, has been sent into a tailspin by a daring extortion scheme. This audacious attack marks a sharp escalation in the threats plaguing users of these hidden marketplaces. “We’ve seen our fair share of scams on the darknet,” lamented a seasoned user, “but this extortion thing […]
The BianLian ransomware group, known for its focus on extortion, has been observed exploiting vulnerabilities in JetBrains TeamCity software to deploy malicious PowerShell backdoors. This finding highlights BianLian’s ability to adapt and adopt new techniques to infiltrate target networks. GuidePoint Security researchers discovered a recent BianLian attack that began with exploiting a vulnerability (CVE-2024-27198 or […]