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It is time for anti-piracy groups to rejoice as the database of DDoS-Guard is reportedly on sale on a hacking forum. It is an infamous bulletproof hosting service dubbed a ‘notorious market’ that many pirate websites use. The service is known for hosting numerous file-sharing giants, including BS., S., and Go-Unlimited file hosting services. The […]
Kirill Victorovich Firsov, a Russian Citizen has been jailed for 30 months (2.5 years) in US prison for running popular cybercrime marketplace Deer.io. According to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), Kirill Victorovich Firsov has been sentenced to 30 months in custody because of his role as the “administrator of a […]
The cyberattack actually occurred back in 2016 and 2017 when an individual installed malware on multiple computers of a retail chain, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. In recent news, 22 individuals in the United States were indicted of wire fraud and identity theft after having been caught purchasing and using payment cards that were stolen from […]
FBI has issued an alert to families of missing persons to watch out for fake ransom scams in which cyber criminals demand money after collecting information about victims from social media. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a warning to inform the families of mission persons to never let their guard down and beware […]
Con artists use social media to find and target victims for various nefarious ends, including to extort relatives of missing persons
DarkSide Ransomware gang was behind the recent Colonial Pipeline cyberattack however it is unclear who is behind the seizure of DarkSide’s cyberinfrastructure. The DarkSide ransomware cybercriminals group involved in the six-day outage at Colonial Pipeline last week that led to fuel shortages and price spikes across the United States is calling it quits. The crime […]
Avaddon ransomware gang is threatening to carry out DDoS attacks and data leaks if AXA did not corporate with the attackers. French insurance giant AXA Group announced on Sunday that the company has become a victim of a ransomware attack. The incident affected its IT operations of Asia Assistance in Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia, and […]
The website was scamming users in the name of providing the COVID-19 vaccine but actually collecting their personal data for malicious purposes. The US Attorney’s office for the District of Maryland has seized “freevaccinecovax.org” which purported to be the website of an actual biotechnology company developing a vaccine for COVID-19 but in reality, it was […]
The group behind the campaign was one scammer collective, codenamed DarkPath Scammers, who had created a distributed network of 134 rogue websites impersonating the WHO. A couple of days ago, authorities in the United States seized a fraud domain harvesting users’ data in the name of providing COVID-19 vaccines. Now, Group-IB and the United Nations […]
The database contained 7GB worth of data including fake Amazon product reviews and PayPal email addresses of scammers among other sensitive data. Whoever uses Amazon makes up their mind about a particular product after checking out its reviews. But what if the reviews are fake and misleading? The IT security researchers at SafetyDetectives discovered a China-based […]
WallStreetBets moderators had warned of crypto scams in their name yet scammers were able to trick members into sending $2 million in Binance Coin (BNB). Real-time scams are no joke and especially not when cryptocurrency is involved. According to reports, members of the WallStreetBets (WSB) forum were scammed into a cryptocurrency deal that may have […]
The operation was carried out against an organized group that used online trading platforms to swindle victims out of US$36 million
The attack overwhelmed the systems of a Belgian ISP, leading to widespread service outages and disruptions
The dark web site called “BoysTown” had over 400,000 active users. German law enforcement authorities have confirmed to have taken down and seized one of the world’s biggest child abuse hosting platforms called Boystown on the dark web after a months-long investigation. This platform was active since June 2019 and boasted over 400,000 members. Multi-National […]
The agency’s new initiative will also warn about the high cost of the free lunch – the increased risk of malware exposure
The US has designated 6 Russian technology companies involved in developing tools to facilitate malicious cyber activities like the SolarWinds hack. In a new development, the United States and the United Kingdom have announced that hackers working for the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) are behind the infamous SolarWinds hack and other recently targeted espionage […]
If installed; the fake and malicious WhatsApp pink app takes full control of a targeted device. An unusual baiting technique has appeared with the WhatsApp users receiving links that claim to turn the application’s theme from its trademark green to pink. Simultaneously, it also promises ‘‘new features” that have not been specified. Cyber experts have […]
It is difficult to protect yourself from spammers. You can register on the site and leave your mail, subscribe to the newsletter, and become a victim of pranksters. In any case, your email address will be publicly available, which will lead to spam in your inbox. However, it is not a reason to panic – […]
So far, Facebook Messenger users in 80 countries have been targeted by this phishing scam, reports Group-IB. The Singapore-based cybersecurity firm Group-IB has released a new report providing details of a new phishing campaign affecting users in over 80 countries. The ‘global threat hunting and adversary-centric cyber intelligence agency’ revealed in its report that threat actors are […]
The data breach notification site now allows you to check if your login credentials may have been compromised by Emotet
Easy to redeem and hard to trace, gift cards remain a hot commodity in the criminal underground