Cyber Crime
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2.1KIsrael extradites Russian hacker to the US for massive credit card scam
Extradition has always been a sour topic, particularly amongst countries that are not the best of friends. Such a recent split was...
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Popular pirate movie website Movie2free.com shut down
Movie2free.com was home to over 3000 pirated movies and made monthly revenue of 5 million Baht through gambling ads. The Department of...
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BEC attack: Nikkei employee transfers $29 million to scammers
The company has filed a damage report with investigative authorities in the US and Hong Kong. The leading financial media organization in...
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Fake Tor browser stole Bitcoins from dark web users
The fake version was targeting users for years. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, anonymity-retaining browsers like Tor and underground platforms like the Dark Web...
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Dark web’s largest child porn marketplace seized; 338 suspects arrested
“This hidden site has been seized,” says the marketplace’s homepage. The Dark Web’s largest and most profitable child pornography website dubbed “Welcome...
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A pervert Yahoo employee hacked 6,000 accounts using internal system
Once hacking Yahoo Mail accounts, the employee also compromised accounts to access his victims’ Dropbox, Facebook, Gmail, and iCloud accounts. Yahoo Mail...
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Dark web data center in former NATO bunker seized for hosting child porn
Bulletproof hoster not so Bulletproof after all. Authorities in Germany have raided, busted and seized a massive data bunker called “Cyberbunker 2.0”...
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Hackers used fake job website to scam jobless US veterans
In certain countries, the populace holds a deep bond with their armed forces. Reasons such as patriotism, giving back and love for...
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An illegal prostitution ring took Kazakhstan offline
On 31st July 2019, internet users within Kazakhstan experienced a show of dismay unseen before. Suddenly, hundreds of website could not be...
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How to spot online dating scam and its never ending fakery
Dating can be hard, especially when you’re doing it online. Swiping right can always give you that little niggle in the back...
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New Amazon phishing scam stealing credit card data
A new Amazon phishing scam email is circulating, that tricks users into handing over their personal as well as financial information including...
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Popular CamScanner app for Android infected with nasty malware
CamScanner app has been deleted by Google from Play Store. The IT security researchers at Kaspersky have discovered a dangerous malware in...
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NASA astronaut accused of accessing ex-wife’s bank account from space
Outer space’s first-ever cyber crime? It seems so. The US space agency NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) has confirmed that it...
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Authorities arrest culprits for crypto mining at Ukraine nuclear plant
Crypto mining the “Wrong way” – In a nuclear facility. Cryptocurrencies have lately been surprising everyone with their potential and causing a...
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Microsoft, PayPal & Facebook most targeted brands in phishing scams: Report
When it comes to phishing scams, Microsoft has turned out to be the most preferred target for hackers while PayPal, Facebook, and...
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Hackers cloned NordVPN website to drop banking trojan
The malware campaign was discovered by Dr. Web detailing how hackers have been using Bolik banking trojan against unsuspected users. If there’s...
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8chan down after Cloudflare & hosting firms boots it off
The infamous messageboard 8chan responsible for spreading hateful content against minorities and people of color has been forced to go offline after...
