Computers and Electronics Cryptocurrency Cybercrime DDOS 
Security Affairs
JUNE 17, 2023
Polish police, as part of the international law enforcement operation PowerOFF, dismantled a DDoS-for-hire service that has been active since at least 2013. An international operation codenamed PowerOff led to the shutdown of a DDoS-for-hire service that has been active since at least 2013. Viewer discretion is advised.
SecureList
NOVEMBER 23, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to cause a massive wave of poverty, and that invariably translates into more people resorting to crime, including cybercrime. We should expect more fraud, targeting mostly BTC , because this cryptocurrency is the most popular. Cracking down hard on the cybercrime world.
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Krebs on Security
DECEMBER 20, 2018
The seizure notice appearing on the homepage this week of more than a dozen popular “booter” or “stresser” DDoS-for-hire Web sites. Booter sites are dangerous because they help lower the barriers to cybercrime, allowing even complete novices to launch sophisticated and crippling attacks with the click of a button.
Krebs on Security
DECEMBER 14, 2023
retail giant Target was battling a wide-ranging computer intrusion that compromised more than 40 million customer payment cards over the previous month. That story about the Flashback author was possible because a source had obtained a Web browser authentication cookie for a founding member of a Russian cybercrime forum called BlackSEO.
eSecurity Planet
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Anyone who has used a computer for any significant length of time has probably at least heard of malware. This note will provide instructions on how to pay the ransom, usually through difficult-to-trace means like cryptocurrency. Whenever a user uses the infected file, it gives the attacker access to their computer.
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