Cyber Crime
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3.7KScammers Netted $7.7 Billion worth of Cryptocurrency in 2021
A new report confirms that cryptocurrency-based crimes posed “one of the biggest threats to cryptocurrency’s continued adoption.” Blockchain analysis firm Chainanalysis has...
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1.4KGoogle disrupts Glupteba blockchain botnet that infected 1mn PCs
Google has also filed a lawsuit against the alleged Russian threat actors and operators of Glupteba Botnet. On December 07th, 2021, Google...
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3.0KCanadian Citizen Charged for Ransomware Attacks in Alaska
The accused became a suspect when the FBI contacted Canadian intelligence after observing a surge in ransomware attacks in Alaska in 2018....
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3.3KRomanian arrested for ransomware attacks and data theft
Europol has confirmed arresting a Romanian national for targeting an IT firm in the country. The U.S. and European law enforcement authorities...
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4.1KSpider-Man: No Way Home exploited to push phishing and malware scams
Scammers are exploiting the release of Spider-Man: No Way Home movie to steal credit card and banking data along with harvesting login...
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798Conti Ransomware Group Exploiting Log4j Vulnerability
These attacks started on December 13th in which the Conti gang focused on targeting VMWare vCenter servers vulnerable to Log4Shell attacks. Advanced...
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2.1KRemote access tools abused to spread malware and steal cryptocurrency
The new campaign also involves replacing cryptocurrency addresses shared via clipboard and setting up fake cryptocurrency websites. Trend Micro researchers have shared...
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423More than 1,000 arrested in global crackdown on online fraud
The INTERPOL-led operation involved law enforcement from 20 countries and led to the seizure of millions of dollars in illicit gains
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1.4KRussian language hacking forums warming up to Chinese hackers
Russian cybercrime and hacking forums are opening doors to Chinese and English-speaking threat actors, which so far had been a relatively restricted...
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5.0KRansom Your Employer Email Scam Suspect Arrested
The scam involved attempts to hire insiders to install DemonWare ransomware on their employer’s IT systems. A Nigerian citizen, deemed a key...
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4.2K‘My bank account was in a shambles’: The ordeal of an identity theft victim
A victim of identity theft tells us how criminals used his identity to commit fraud and what it took to put his...
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3.0KFBI systems compromised to send out fake attack alerts
Hackers break into the Bureau’s email systems to send out at least 100,000 emails warning recipients of imminent cyberattacks
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4.1KBlackMatter ransomware gang is reportedly quitting operation
BlackMatter ransomware gang, which is believed to be a rebrand of DarkSide, has decided to end the project, giving in to the...
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5.1KUS offers $10m reward for decisive info on DarkSide ransomware gang
The U.S. Department of State is paying an additional $5 million to anyone who can provide information leading to the arrest or...
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3.5KTwitter hacker charged in sim swapping, cryptocurrency scheme
The 22-year-old British national Joseph James O’Connor, aka PlugwalkJoe, was one of the hackers behind 2020’s massive Twitter hack – PlugwalkJoe also stole...
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5.3KConti ransomware gang apologized to Arab Royals over data leak
The data leak took place last month when the infamous Conti ransomware gang hacked Graff, a UK-based jewelry store Graff popular amongst...
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4.1KAuthorities arrest REvil ransomware operators in Kuwait and Romania
The total number of arrests made concerning Sodinokibi/REvil and GandCrab ransomware is now seven. Europol launched a multi-agency operation to catch REvil...
