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Over 120,000 Computers Compromised by Info Stealers Linked to Users of Cybercrime Forums

The Hacker News

A "staggering" 120,000 computers infected by stealer malware have credentials associated with cybercrime forums, many of them belonging to malicious actors. The findings come from Hudson Rock, which analyzed data collected from computers compromised between 2018 to 2023.

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Over 100,000 Hackers Exposed in Data from Top Cybercrime Forums

SecureWorld News

Recent research conducted by Hudson Rock has shed light on the extensive compromise of computers and the exposure of hackers within cybercrime forums. Hudson Rock's research delved deep into the underbelly of the cyber world, focusing on the top 100 cybercrime forums.

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Biden Signs Better Cybercrime Metrics Act

SecureWorld News

With the way cybercrime has increased over the last few years, the United States is in desperate need of a more effective system to measure it. The bill received bipartisan Congressional support and aims to improve the government's understanding, measurement, and tracking of cybercrime.

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FBI: Cybercrime Shot Up in 2020 Amidst Pandemic

CyberSecurity Insiders

billion in losses, according to data collected by the FBI’s The Internet Complaint Center (IC3). The costliest cybercrimes were against businesses, involving Business E-mail Compromise (BEC) schemes that added up to U.S. IC3 data is used by the FBI and local law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute cybercrimes.

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Accused ‘Raccoon’ Malware Developer Fled Ukraine After Russian Invasion

Krebs on Security

A 26-year-old Ukrainian man is awaiting extradition from The Netherlands to the United States on charges that he acted as a core developer for Raccoon , a popular “malware-as-a-service” offering that helped paying customers steal passwords and financial data from millions of cybercrime victims.

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LLM Summary of My Book Beyond Fear

Schneier on Security

Where possible, favor openness and transparency over aggressive data collection or restrictions which erode civil liberties. Privacy Rights – Pervasive monitoring and data collection erode privacy rights and dignity. Focus only on proportional responses. Surveillance creep risks violating autonomy.

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Group-IB presented latest cybercrime and nation-state hacking trends in Asia

Security Affairs

According to Group-IB’s report findings, Asia is one of the most actively attacked regions in the world, the company presented latest cybercrime trends. New cybercrime groups are also expected to start operations in Asia and Latin America. Security Affairs – Central Bank of Russia, cybercrime ). Pierluigi Paganini.