Krebs on Security

MAY 29, 2020

But new research suggests that as cybercrime has become dominated by pay-for-service offerings, the vast majority of day-to-day activity needed to support these enterprises is in fact mind-numbingly boring and tedious, and that highlighting this reality may be a far more effective way combat cybercrime and steer offenders toward a better path.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2024

As cryptocurrencies have grown in popularity, there has also been growing concern about cybercrime involvement in this sector Cryptocurrencies have revolutionized the financial world, offering new investment opportunities and decentralized transactions.

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Penetration Testing

AUGUST 20, 2024

This was reported by the Dutch radio station... The post Telegram Banned in Amsterdam: Cybercrime Concerns Trigger Action appeared first on Cybersecurity News. The authorities in Amsterdam have imposed a ban on the use of the Telegram messenger on the work phones of municipal employees.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 24, 2024

Russia and Ukraine topped a list of cybercrime-producing nations, followed by China and the United States, with African nation Nigeria rounding out the top five. Among Top Cybercrime Nations appeared first on Security Boulevard. The post Nigeria, Romania, Russia, U.S.

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The Hacker News

AUGUST 14, 2024

National Crime Agency (NCA) has led to the arrest and extradition of a Belarussian and Ukrainian dual-national believed to be associated with Russian-speaking cybercrime groups. A coalition of law enforcement agencies coordinated by the U.K. Maksim Silnikau (aka Maksym Silnikov), 38, went by the online monikers J.P. Morgan, xxx, and lansky.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 15, 2024

Mark Rasch examines 2023 cybercrime cases that appear to be the most impactful—not the most extensive or expensive—just the most “interesting.” The post Stupid Human Tricks: Top 10 Cybercrime Cases of 2023 appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) has arrested six individuals for their role in the operations of a cybercrime ring in the country. The six men are believed to be linked to a global cybercrime syndicate. A 34-year-old Singaporean man will also face charges for abetting unauthorized access to websites.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 18, 2024

The post Are We Turning the Corner in the Fight Against Cybercrime? So it’s up to cybersecurity professionals to stay vigilant and learn as much as they can about the forces they face. It’s Complicated. appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Hacker News

JULY 19, 2024

have arrested a 17-year-old boy from Walsall who is suspected to be a member of the notorious Scattered Spider cybercrime syndicate. Law enforcement officials in the U.K.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 1, 2024

German police seized the largest German-speaking cybercrime marketplace Crimemarket and arrested one of its operators. The Düsseldorf Police announced that a large-scale international law enforcement operation led to the seizure of the largest German-speaking cybercrime marketplace.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2024

Threat actors are not a monolith in their approach to cybercrime. The post AlphaLock, Threat Actor Branding, and the World of Cybercrime Marketing appeared first on Security Boulevard. The popular perception is that threat actors steal information for the sake of it, while knowing and accepting that they are doing something wrong.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 8, 2024

December 2023: The Initial Disruption Last December, insights from the Arkose Cyber Threat Intelligence Research (ACTIR) unit partnered with the Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit to disrupt the notorious cybercrime group, Storm-1152. One […] The post Storm-1152: A Continuing Battle Against Cybercrime appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 10, 2024

It's 2009 and I just stumbled upon the extremely sophisticated Xedant Human Emulator (XHE) (hxxp://humanemulator.info) which basically automates human interactions with Web and online properties to the point of sophisticated and was in a way heavily advertised on various cybercrime-friendly forum communities back in the day.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 8, 2024

There’s so much to keep up with in the world of cybercrime…especially for security practitioners. Leaky Weekly is a bi-weekly podcast hosted by security researcher Nick Ascoli as he dives into the most pressing stories on data leaks, cybercrime, and the dark web in the last week or so.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 17, 2022

As per an article by The Hindu, 50,035 cases of cybercrime were reported in 2020, 11.8% of cybercrimes were of fraud. The post Cybercrime: Rising Concern to Cyber World appeared first on Kratikal Blogs. The post Cybercrime: Rising Concern to Cyber World appeared first on Kratikal Blogs. more than in 2019 while 60.2%

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Tech Republic Security

MARCH 14, 2022

One lesser-known aspect of non-fungible tokens is their vulnerability to cybercrime. The post NFTs: The growing cybercrime risks and how to avoid them appeared first on TechRepublic. Learn how you can protect yourself and your company from the potential risks of NFTs.

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The Hacker News

JULY 26, 2024

A Spanish-speaking cybercrime group named GXC Team has been observed bundling phishing kits with malicious Android applications, taking malware-as-a-service (MaaS) offerings to the next level.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The Singapore Police Force (SPF) has arrested six individuals for their role in the operations of a cybercrime ring in the country. The six men are believed to be linked to a global cybercrime syndicate. A 34-year-old Singaporean man will also face charges for abetting unauthorized access to websites.

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 1, 2023

Announced in June 2022, the Cybercrime Atlas is an initiative from the World Economic Forum (WEF) to map activities of cybercriminals and create a database that can be used by law enforcement across the world to disrupt the cyber-criminal ecosystem.

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Digital Guardian

JUNE 7, 2024

While this past week brought good and bad news in the world of ransomware, agencies and lawmakers are fighting to keep up with evolving cybercrime trends. Catch up on these stories and more in this week's Friday Five.

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The Hacker News

JUNE 24, 2024

Four Vietnamese nationals with ties to the FIN9 cybercrime group have been indicted in the U.S. for their involvement in a series of computer intrusions that caused over $71 million in losses to companies.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Cybercrime will cost Germany 206 billion euros ($224 billion) in 2023, German digital association Bitkom told Reuters. According to the German digital association Bitkom, cybercrime will have a worrisome impact on the economy of the state in 2023.

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Bleeping Computer

APRIL 1, 2024

The Indian government says it rescued and repatriated 250 citizens who sought jobs in Cambodia, only to be forced into conducting cybercrime once they arrived. [.]

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Security Boulevard

JULY 15, 2024

The operation was conducted against the threat actors using the Cobalt strike tool as part of their attack infrastructure and has led to the shutdown of 600 cybercrime servers. The post 600 Cybercrime Servers Linked To Cobalt Strike Shutdown appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Hacker News

MARCH 14, 2024

The Russian-speaking cybercrime group called RedCurl is leveraging a legitimate Microsoft Windows component called the Program Compatibility Assistant (PCA) to execute malicious commands.

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 27, 2022

The old hacker stereotype—the antisocial lone wolf with coding skills—has been eclipsed by something far stranger: the cybercrime enterprise. This mutant business model has grown exponentially, with annual cybercrime revenues reaching $1.5 The sophistication of cybercrime operations underpins this scale of damage.

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The Hacker News

MAY 27, 2024

Microsoft is calling attention to a Morocco-based cybercrime group dubbed Storm-0539 that's behind gift card fraud and theft through highly sophisticated email and SMS phishing attacks. Their primary motivation is to steal gift cards and profit by selling them online at a discounted rate," the company said in its latest Cyber Signals report.

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The Hacker News

APRIL 18, 2024

The infamous cybercrime syndicate known as FIN7 has been linked to a spear-phishing campaign targeting the U.S. automotive industry to deliver a known backdoor called Carbanak (aka Anunak).

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 23, 2024

Today we hear from Chris Hetner on his industry analysis and predictions for the evolving cybersecurity landscape, along with critical steps organizations must take to protect themselves against cybercrime. The post Cybercrime Predictions from an Industry Veteran: Chris Hetner appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Dark Reading

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The cybercrime recruitment and mentoring hub conducted a variety of cybercrimes including business email compromise.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2024

Toyota has confirmed a data breach after a threat actor leaked 240GB of data stolen from its infrastructure on a cybercrime forum. Toyota disclosed a data breach after a threat actor leaked an archive of 240GB of data stolen from its systems on a cybercrime forum, BleepingComputer reported.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 19, 2024

The post Cybercrime Targeting Paris 2024 Olympic Games Gains Steam appeared first on Security Boulevard. The variety of tactics, from fake lotteries to impersonating officials, demonstrates the broad scope of threats targeting the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 2, 2024

In a significant stride against cybercrime, law enforcement agencies worldwide have orchestrated a comprehensive crackdown on LabHost, a notorious cybercrime service facilitating multi-national phishing operations. The post LabHost Crackdown: 37 Arrested In Global Cybercrime Bust appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 18, 2023

The mapping will be called as Cybercrime Atlas and arrangements are being made to host it at the World Economic Forum(WEF) in the next 18-20 months. Cybercrime works in shadows by exploiting vulnerabilities and this has to be nipped from bud to contain the crime spread”, says Brad Smith, the Vice Chairperson and President of Microsoft.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Cybercrime forums provide an outlet for threat actors to coordinate, exchange information, and conduct illicit trades. The post Top Russian Cybercrime Forums in 2023 appeared first on Security Boulevard. Often hosted on the dark web (but sometimes accessible via the clear web), these forums are hubs of malicious activity.

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Penetration Testing

AUGUST 24, 2024

Court for Cybercrimes appeared first on Cybersecurity News. Deniss Zolotarjovs, a 33-year-old resident of Moscow, has recently been charged with participating in the activities of an international cybercriminal organization. A federal grand jury in Ohio has indicted him... The post Moscow Hacker Arrested in Georgia, Faces U.S.

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Security Boulevard

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Cybercrime is here, it is dynamic and it is not going anywhere. The three-day event saw 12 peer-reviewed papers on cybercrime and ecrime presented and discussed from both academia and the cybersecurity sectors. The post APWG’s eCrime 2021 Symposium Shows Cybercrime Evolving appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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