Federal Bureau of Investigation

Qakbot Cracked: FBI and Friends Hack the Hackers
Richi Jennings | | aresloader, Black Basta Ransomware, botnet, botnets, Department of Justice, Department of Justice (DOJ), DOJ, Duck Hunt, FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, justice department, loaders, Pinkslipbot, Qakbot, qakbot malware, Qbot, SB Blogwatch, takedown, takedowns, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Justice Department, United States Department of Justice, US Department of Justice, US FBI
Operation Duck Hunt shoots to kill big botnet ...
Security Boulevard

U.S. Hacks QakBot, Quietly Removes Botnet Infections
BrianKrebs | | DOJ, Don Alway, FBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Latest Warnings, Martin Estrada, Qakbot, Qbot, Ransomware, The Coming Storm, U.S. Department of Justice
The U.S. government today announced a coordinated crackdown against QakBot, a complex malware family used by multiple cybercrime groups to lay the groundwork for ransomware infections. The international law enforcement operation involved ...

FBI Raids Chinese Point-of-Sale Giant PAX Technology
BrianKrebs | | A Little Sunshine, Department of Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Naval Criminal Investigative Services, PAX Technology, WOKV.com
U.S. federal investigators today raided the U.S. offices of PAX Technology, a Chinese provider of point-of-sale devices used by millions of businesses and retailers globally. KrebsOnSecurity has learned the raid is tied ...