All posts tagged "cybercrime"
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4.8KMalwareResearchers Expose Inner Workings of Billion-Dollar Wizard Spider Cybercrime Gang
The inner workings of a cybercriminal group known as the Wizard Spider have been exposed, shedding light on its organizational structure and...
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1.9KMalwareCybercriminals Using New Malware Loader ‘Bumblebee’ in the Wild
Cybercriminal actors previously observed delivering BazaLoader and IcedID as part of their malware campaigns are said to have transitioned to a new...
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3.6KMalwareRansomware Affiliate Arrested in Romania; 51 Stolen Data Brokers Arrested in Ukraine
Europol, the European Union’s premier law enforcement agency, has announced the arrest of a third Romanian national for his role as a...
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2.1KMalwareRussian TrickBot Gang Hacker Extradited to U.S. Charged with Cybercrime
A Russian national, who was arrested in South Korea last month and extradited to the U.S. on October 20, appeared in a...
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3.4KMalware16 Cybercriminals Behind Mekotio and Grandoreiro Banking Trojan Arrested in Spain
Spanish law enforcement agencies on Wednesday arrested 16 individuals belonging to a criminal network in connection with operating two banking trojans as...
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4.3KMalwareFeds Secretly Ran a Fake Encrypted Chat App and Busted Over 800 Criminals
In an unprecedented sting operation, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Australian Federal Police (AFP) ran an encrypted chat service...
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1.2KMalwareSysAdmin of Billion-Dollar Hacking Group Gets 10-Year Sentence
A high-level manager and systems administrator associated with the FIN7 threat actor has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, the U.S....
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3.8KIncidentsOver 60,000 cybercriminals and hackers arrested
According to reports from ethical hacking specialists, Chinese authorities managed to resolve more than 45,000 cybercrime cases, as well as arresting more...
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574IncidentsAuthorities discover the first murder ordered via dark web. This guy is a hit man on darknet
In an unprecedented event, Russian federal investigators succeeded in arresting those responsible for what is likely to be the first murder contracted...
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266Incidents337 child abusers and hackers from around the world arrested; a deep web site removed and children saved
Cybercrime has been severely struck. Thanks to the extensive work of the authorities in various countries, and a leak of IP addresses,...
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162NewsWhat is the Future of Cybersecurity?
We all know of the exponential growth of cybercrimes. The question now is, how do we stay ahead of a possible data...
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176HackedScammers Use AI To Fake CEO’s Voice, Transfer $243,000
We all know how AI has advanced over the years and is continuing to do so for a better future. While AI...
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2.7KCyber AttackCases of Cyber-Attacks in Kenya Rise to 11.2 Million
Security researchers have found that 11.2 million cyber-attacks hit organizations in Kenya in the first quarter of 2019, this is a 10.1...
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187NewsHow Machine Learning Helps Improve Cybersecurity
Cyberattacks have increased on an unprecedented scale. Reasons are many. The main reason obviously is our increasing dependence on computing devices (computers,...
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828CryptocurrencyFake Cryptocurrency Scammed 55,000 investors for over $200 million
The cryptocurrency crime cartel has been shut down after more than 55,000 investors were conned for more than $ 200 million. Brazilian...
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115IncidentsThree antivirus companies were hacked and their source cold was sold
A report recently released by an information security services firm claims that a group of hackers have released information exposed by a...
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195IncidentsWall Street Market, drug sales site on dark web, was suddenly closed
Cyber forensics course specialists reported that Wall Street Market, a drugs selling site in dark web, has been closed suddenly, becoming the...
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112Data SecurityLosses due to Internet crimes reached nearly $3 billion USD in 2018: FBI
The U.S. government’s online crime report states that, during the year 2018, the FBI Internet Crime Complaints Center (IC3) received about 352k...
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178NewsGoogle Helps Identify Crime Suspects Using Location History
Google, by using the location data in devices, helps identify suspects of crimes in many instances of criminal investigation. Google keeps tracking...
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125IncidentsAn individual is arrested for blackmailing adult websites visitors
A hacker dedicated to blackmailing visitors of pornographic content websites has been arrested by the British authorities. According to the vulnerability testing...
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122NewsCybercrime On Facebook Is Of Least Concern To Its Executives
There is no better time for committing Cybercrime on Facebook than right now. At least that’s the intent the platform is displaying with its...
