Latest Cybercrime news

Massachusetts' largest ferry service hit by ransomware attack

The Steamship Authority, Massachusetts' largest ferry service, was hit by a ransomware attack that led to ticketing and reservation disruptions.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 03, 2021
- 09:07 AM
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Interpol intercepts $83 million fighting financial cyber crime

The INTERPOL (short for International Criminal Police Organisation) has intercepted $83 million belonging to victims of online financial crime from being transferred to the accounts of their attackers.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 30, 2021
- 10:00 AM
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FBI says cybercrime complaints more than doubled in 14 months

The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has seen a massive 100% in cybercrime complaints over the past 14 months.
- Lawrence Abrams
- May 18, 2021
- 12:20 PM
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Bulletproof hosting admins plead guilty to running cybercrime safe haven

Four individuals from Eastern Europe are facing 20 years in prison for Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization (RICO) charges after pleading guilty to running a bulletproof hosting service as a safe haven for cybercrime operations targeting US entities.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 07, 2021
- 03:29 PM
- 2
New ransomware group uses SonicWall zero-day to breach networks

A financially motivated threat actor exploited a zero-day bug in SonicWall SMA 100 Series VPN appliances to deploy new ransomware known as FiveHands on the networks of North American and European targets.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 29, 2021
- 06:00 PM
- 0
FBI: Over $4.2 billion officially lost to cybercrime in 2020

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has published its annual report on cybercrime affecting victims in the U.S., noting a record number of complaints and financial losses in 2020 compared to the previous year.
- Ionut Ilascu
- March 18, 2021
- 03:25 AM
- 0
Dutch Police post "say no to cybercrime" warnings on hacker forums

The Dutch Police have begun posting warnings on Russian and English-speaking hacker forums not to commit cybercrime as law enforcement is watching their activity.
- Lawrence Abrams
- February 17, 2021
- 09:40 AM
- 1
SIM hijackers arrested after stealing millions from US celebrities

Ten men part of a criminal gang involved in series of SIM swapping attacks targeting high-profile victims in the United States were arrested in the UK, Malta, and Belgium.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 10, 2021
- 10:34 AM
- 0
HMRC smishing tax scam targets UK banking customers

An advanced HMRC tax rebate scam has been targeting UK residents this week via text messages (SMS). The smishing campaign is concerning as it employs multiple HMRC phishing domains and tactics, with new domains being added every day as older ones get flagged by spam filters.
- Ax Sharma
- November 08, 2020
- 01:10 PM
- 0
US govt behind $1 billion Bitcoin transfer of Silk Road funds

More details have emerged on the password-protected Bitcoin wallet which had been emptied out the night of the US Presidential Election.
- Ax Sharma
- November 05, 2020
- 01:30 PM
- 0
Maze ransomware is shutting down its cybercrime operation

The Maze cybercrime gang is shutting down its operations after rising to become one of the most prominent players performing ransomware attacks.
- Lawrence Abrams
- October 29, 2020
- 12:31 AM
- 1
QQAAZZ group charged for laundering money stolen by malware gangs

Multiple members of QQAAZZ, a multinational cybercriminal group, were charged today in the US, Portugal, Spain, and the UK for providing money-laundering services to several high-profile malware operations including Dridex, Trickbot, and GozNym.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 15, 2020
- 12:24 PM
- 0
Top sites infiltrated with credit card skimmers and crypto miners

An investigation conducted into the top 10,000 Alexa sites by Palo Alto Networks reveals many of these popular websites are infected with cryptocurrency miners and credit card skimming scripts.
- Ax Sharma
- October 02, 2020
- 12:58 PM
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Shopify data breach illustrates the danger of insider threats

A recent data breach at Shopify that affected almost 200 merchants has been attributed to insiders.
- Ax Sharma
- September 23, 2020
- 11:13 AM
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With Empire gone, patrons eye other illegal darkweb markets

Recently dark web marketplace made an abrupt exit after being subject to a heavy DDoS attack campaign, and extortion attempts. Who's going to take its place next?
- Ax Sharma
- August 26, 2020
- 10:43 AM
- 1
Gun exchange site confirms data breach after database posted online

A hacker has released the databases of Utah-based gun exchange, hunting, and kratom sites for free on a cybercrime forum.
- Lawrence Abrams
- August 19, 2020
- 07:12 PM
- 1
US Secret Service creates new Cyber Fraud Task Force

The U.S. Secret Service announced the creation of the Cyber Fraud Task Force (CFTF) after the merger of its Financial Crimes Task Forces (FCTFs) and Electronic Crimes Task Forces (ECTFs) into a single unified network.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 10, 2020
- 11:51 AM
- 0
Microsoft takes down domains used in COVID-19-related cybercrime

Microsoft took control of domains used by cybercriminals as part of the infrastructure needed to launch phishing attacks designed to exploit vulnerabilities and public fear resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 07, 2020
- 01:18 PM
- 0
Hundreds arrested after encrypted messaging network takeover

European law enforcement agencies arrested hundreds of suspects in several countries including France, Netherlands, the UK, Norway, and Sweden after infiltrating the EncroChat encrypted mobile communication network used by organized crime groups.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 02, 2020
- 11:01 AM
- 0
Admin of carding portal behind $568M in losses pleads guilty

Russian national Sergey Medvedev, one of the co-founders of Internet-based cybercriminal enterprise Infraud Organization and an admin on the organization's carding forum, today pleaded guilty to RICO conspiracy.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 26, 2020
- 07:36 PM
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