Latest Cybercrime news

Spain, U.S. dismantle phishing gang that stole $5 million in a year

Spain's National Police and the U.S. Secret Service have dismantled a Madrid-based international cybercrime ring comprised of nine members who stole over €5,000,000 from individuals and North American companies.
- Bill Toulas
- February 13, 2023
- 12:44 PM
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Ransomware profits drop 40% in 2022 as victims refuse to pay

Ransomware gangs extorted from victims about $456.8 million throughout 2022, a drop of roughly 40% from the record-breaking $765 million recorded in the previous two years.
- Bill Toulas
- January 19, 2023
- 08:00 AM
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Canadian mining firm shuts down mill after ransomware attack

The Copper Mountain Mining Corporation (CMMC), a Canadian copper mining company in British Columbia, has announced it has become the target of a ransomware attack that impacted its operations.
- Bill Toulas
- December 30, 2022
- 11:09 AM
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Automated dark web markets sell corporate email accounts for $2

Cybercrime marketplaces are increasingly selling stolen corporate email addresses for as low as $2 to fill a growing demand by hackers who use them for business email compromise and phishing attacks or initial access to networks.
- Bill Toulas
- December 08, 2022
- 11:22 AM
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BlackProxies proxy service increasingly popular among hackers

A new residential proxy market is becoming popular among hackers, cybercriminals, phishers, scalpers, and scammers, selling access to a million claimed proxy IP addresses worldwide.
- Bill Toulas
- December 02, 2022
- 01:56 PM
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Interpol seized $130 million from cybercriminals worldwide

INTERPOL has announced the seizure of $130,000,000 million worth of money and virtual assets linked to various cybercrimes and money laundering operations.
- Bill Toulas
- November 24, 2022
- 11:11 AM
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Aurora infostealer malware increasingly adopted by cybergangs

Cybercriminals are increasingly turning to a new Go-based information stealer named 'Aurora' to steal sensitive information from browsers and cryptocurrency apps, exfiltrate data directly from disks, and load additional payloads.
- Bill Toulas
- November 21, 2022
- 06:09 PM
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Suspected Zeus cybercrime ring leader ‘Tank’ arrested by Swiss police

Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov, also known as Tank and one of the leaders of the notorious JabberZeus cybercrime gang, was arrested in Geneva last month.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 16, 2022
- 02:33 PM
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Ukrainian charged for operating Raccoon Stealer malware service

26-year-old Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky has been charged for his involvement in the Raccoon Stealer malware-as-a-service (MaaS) cybercrime operation.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 25, 2022
- 03:02 PM
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Russians dodging mobilization behind flourishing scam market

Ever since Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered partial mobilization after facing setbacks on the Ukrainian front, men in Russia and the state's conscript officers are playing a 'cat and mouse' game involving technology and cybercrime services.
- Bill Toulas
- October 02, 2022
- 11:07 AM
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Google says former Conti ransomware members now attack Ukraine

Google says some former Conti cybercrime gang members, now part of a threat group tracked as UAC-0098, are targeting Ukrainian organizations and European non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 07, 2022
- 07:00 AM
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Ukraine takes down cybercrime group hitting crypto fraud victims

The National Police of Ukraine (NPU) took down a network of call centers used by a cybercrime group focused on financial scams and targeting victims of cryptocurrency scams under the guise of helping them recover their stolen funds.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- August 30, 2022
- 06:20 PM
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Phishing gang behind millions in losses dismantled by police

Members of a phishing gang behind millions of euros in losses were arrested today following a law enforcement operation coordinated by the Europol.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 21, 2022
- 12:50 PM
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Microsoft: Exchange servers hacked to deploy BlackCat ransomware

Microsoft says BlackCat ransomware affiliates are now attacking Microsoft Exchange servers using exploits targeting unpatched vulnerabilities.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 13, 2022
- 01:14 PM
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US seizes SSNDOB market for selling personal info of 24 million people

SSNDOB, an online marketplace that sold the names, social security numbers, and dates of birth of approximately 24 million US people, has been taken offline following an international law enforcement operation.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 07, 2022
- 07:47 PM
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FBI seizes domains used to sell stolen data, DDoS services

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced today the seizure of three domains used by cybercriminals to sell personal info stolen in data breaches and to provide DDoS attack services.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 01, 2022
- 02:46 PM
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New RansomHouse group sets up extortion market, adds first victims

Yet another data-extortion cybercrime operation has appeared on the darknet named 'RansomHouse' where threat actors publish evidence of stolen files and leak data of organizations that refuse to make a ransom payment.
- Bill Toulas
- May 23, 2022
- 12:26 PM
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U.S. DOJ will no longer prosecute ethical hackers under CFAA

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a revision of its policy on how federal prosecutors should charge violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), carving out "good-faith" security research from being prosecuted.
- Bill Toulas
- May 19, 2022
- 01:24 PM
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Crypto robber who lured victims via Snapchat and stole £34,000 jailed

Online crypto scams and ponzi schemes leveraging social media platforms are hardly anything new. But, this gruesome case of a London-based crypto robber transcends the virtual realm and tells a shocking tale of real-life victims from whom the perpetrator successfully stole £34,000.
- Ax Sharma
- May 14, 2022
- 10:02 AM
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Russian hackers are seeking alternative money-laundering options

The Russian cybercrime community, one of the most active and prolific in the world, is turning to alternative money-laundering methods due to sanctions on Russia and law enforcement actions against dark web markets.
- Bill Toulas
- April 22, 2022
- 02:33 PM
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