All posts tagged "Cyber Crime"
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3.0KCyber CrimeEuropol nabs 106 criminals involved in SIM swapping, money laundering
According to Europol, most of the suspected members are Italian nationals, some of whom have links to mafia organizations. The Europol, European...
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861Cyber Crime12 years jail for man who unlocked phones, defrauded AT&T of $200m
A US district court sentenced Muhammad Fahd, a citizen of Pakistan and Grenada, for 12 years for leading a 7-year-long scheme to...
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2.5KCyber Crime5 Personal Cyber Security Tips
Cyber attacks are evolving, thanks to cybercriminals who are equipping themselves with new skills and capabilities – In this scenario, from business...
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4.4KData SecurityDangers of DNS poisoning and how to prevent it
The cyberworld is constantly evolving, and with evolution comes new methods of committing crimes. DNS poisoning is one such threat that might...
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4.8KData SecurityUniversal decryptor key for Sodinokibi, REvil ransomware released
Romania-based cybersecurity firm Bitdefender has released the much-awaited universal decryptor for REvil ransomware victims in collaboration with an undisclosed but trusted law...
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2.5KCyber EventsRussian electronic voting system hit by 19 DDoS attacks in one day
According to local Russian media, these DDoS attacks originated from several different countries including India, China, Brazil, Russia, Germany, Thailand, Lithuania, Bangladesh,...
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3.5KCyber EventsCanadian firm VoIP.ms hit by non-stop extortion-based DDoS attacks
Although unconfirmed; the notorious REvil ransomware gang could be behind the DDoS attacks on VoIP.ms. A Quebec-based Internet phone service provider VoIP.ms,...
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1.5KMalwareNumando: A New Banking Trojan Targeting Latin American Users
A newly spotted banking trojan has been caught leveraging legitimate platforms like YouTube and Pastebin to store its encrypted, remote configuration and...
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1.6KData SecurityREvil ransomware gang is back after disappearing amid Kaseya attack
The official .Onion website of REvil ransomware gang is back online while its chat platform and clearnet site is still offline. The...
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2.0KData SecurityHackers dump login credentials of Fortinet VPN users in plain-text
Fortinet VPN users are urged to reset their passwords as the company has acknowledged the data to be legitimate. Popular network security...
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4.6KData SecurityNetwork access to Pakistan’s top fed agency FBR sold on Russian forum
FBR, Pakistan’s IRS, has acknowledged the data breach and called it out as cyber-terrorism on Pakistan’s independence day. The Federal Board of...
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5.0KData SecurityHackers posed as aerobics instructors in malware attack on defense contractors
Iranian hackers used social media platforms especially Facebook to target employees of an aerospace defense contractor to steal their login credentials. Proofpoint...
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3.3KData Security2 new ransomware gangs Haron, BlackMatter appear after REvil, DarkSide
Currently, it is unclear if Haron and BlackMatter ransomware gangs have been started by now-defunct REvil and DarkSide ransomware operators. Not so...
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4.2KCyber CrimeWhy torrenting on Elon Musk’s Starlink is not a good idea?
Starlink sends piracy warnings to users urging them to avoid downloading any illegal content by using their service. If you are one...
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895Cyber CrimeUS military personnel defrauded into losing $822m through scams
According to AtlasVPN researchers, US military personnel lost over $822 million in different kinds of cybercrime and scams between 2017 and 30...
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1.7KCyber CrimeHacker pleads guilty to sim swapping, stealing cryptocurrency
A 21-year old hacker from Rockport, MA, has admitted running a campaign over social media to hijack “high-value” account names and steal...
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4.5KData SecurityU.S Govt launches new website to fight ransomware, help victims
The US government is also offering $10 million in rewards for information on foreign hackers involved in ransomware attacks on the United...
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4.0KCyber CrimeDark web AlphaBay marketplace resurface after four years
AlphaBay marketplace was originally seized in 2017 but now someone claiming to be DeSnake, the original AlphaBay co-founder has announced bringing the...
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4.3KCyber CrimeAccenture claims to fight off LockBit ransomware gang with backup
Accenture maintains that no client data was impacted but the cybersecurity fraternity believes the company is downplaying the ransomware attack. The infamous...
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3.0KCyber CrimeSomeone published Conti ransomware gang’s sensitive insider data online
The member who goes by the username of “m1Geelka” expressed resentment on the notion that recruited hackers are not paid reasonably by...
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683Cyber CrimeSpear phishing attacks underline how much dangerous phishing has gotten
Phishing is getting smarter. A type of social engineering attack in which the attacker uses fraudulent messages that are designed to fool...
