Pro-Russian hacker group NoName057(16), popularly known as simply NoName – has listed Japanese organizations including railway services as its targets, in retaliation to Japanese sanctions against 48 Russian individuals and 73 organizations.  The targeted organizations include Petroleum Association of Japan and East Japan Railway Company. The Petroleum Association of Japan …

A cybercriminal outfit is posing as well-known ransomware gangs in order to extort money from US companies. Since March, the group, known as Midnight, has impersonated other gangs in emails sent to US companies, instructing them to pay up or have their data leaked. The threats are completely empty, though, as no malware tools are used …