Cyber Crime
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3.2KRomanian 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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4.0KSpider-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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622Conti 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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1.9KRemote 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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303More 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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1.2KRussian 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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4.8KRansom 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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4.0K‘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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2.9KFBI 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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4.0KBlackMatter 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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4.9KUS 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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3.3KTwitter 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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5.1KConti 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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3.9KAuthorities 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...
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3.7KRobinhood data breach affects 7 million people
An attacker gained access to some of Robinhood's customer support systems and stole the personal data of a third of the app's...
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2.7KNew malware lures fake Chrome update to attack Windows PCs
The prime target of this malware campaign is unsuspecting users on Windows 10. Rapid7 Managed Detection and Response team has shared details...
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940Man charged with hacking major US sports leagues to illegally stream games
On top of illegally streaming sports games for profit, the man is also believed to have attempted to extort MLB for $150,000
