Author Archives: Onsite Computing, Inc.

Latvian Hacker Extradited to U.S. for Role in Karakurt Cybercrime Group

A 33-year-old Latvian national living in Moscow, Russia, has been charged in the U.S. for allegedly stealing data, extorting victims, and laundering ransom payments since August 2021. Deniss Zolotarjovs (aka Sforza_cesarini) has been charged with conspiring to commit money laundering, wire fraud and Hobbs Act extortion. He was arrested in Georgia in December 2023 and […]

Equiniti settles SEC charges stemming from a pair of cyber intrusions

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Tuesday that it has settled charges against New York-based registered transfer agent Equiniti Trust Company for “failing to assure that client securities and funds were protected against theft or misuse.” The charges stemmed from a pair of cyberattacks in 2022 and 2023, in which more than […]

Hardware Backdoor Discovered in RFID Cards Used in Hotels and Offices Worldwide

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a hardware backdoor within a particular model of MIFARE Classic contactless cards that could allow authentication with an unknown key and open hotel rooms and office doors. The attacks have been demonstrated against FM11RF08S, a new variant of MIFARE Classic that was released by Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics in 2020. “The FM11RF08S […]

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