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FBI warns of malicious free online document converters spreading malware

Security Affairs

The FBI warns of a significant increase in scams involving free online document converters to infect users with malware. The FBI warns that threat actors use malicious online document converters to steal users sensitive information and infect their systems with malware. ” reads the alert. ” reads the alert.

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Cisco states that data published on cybercrime forum was taken from public-facing DevHub environment

Security Affairs

Cisco confirms that data published by IntelBroker on a cybercrime forum was taken from the company DevHub environment. Cisco confirms that the data posted by IntelBroker on a cybercrime forum was stolen from its DevHub environment.

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EDR-as-a-Service makes the headlines in the cybercrime landscape

Security Affairs

This approach reflects the as-a-service logic already prevalent in other areas of the cybercrime sector, significantly reducing the level of technical knowledge needed by those wishing to access this confidential data.

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FBI: Spike in Hacked Police Emails, Fake Subpoenas

Krebs on Security

The trouble is, these EDRs largely bypass any official review and do not require the requester to supply any court-approved documents. One English-speaking cybercriminal who goes by the nicknames “ Pwnstar ” and “ Pwnipotent ” has been selling fake EDR services on both Russian-language and English cybercrime forums.

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Oops: DanaBot Malware Devs Infected Their Own PCs

Krebs on Security

government today unsealed criminal charges against 16 individuals accused of operating and selling DanaBot , a prolific strain of information-stealing malware that has been sold on Russian cybercrime forums since 2018.

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Operation Secure: INTERPOL dismantles 20,000+ malicious IPs in major cybercrime crackdown

Security Affairs

” As part of Operation Secure, Vietnamese police arrested 18 suspects and seized cash, SIMs, and documents tied to a scheme selling corporate accounts. said Neal Jetton, INTERPOL’s Director of Cybercrime. . “These coordinated efforts resulted in the takedown of 79 per cent of identified suspicious IP addresses.”

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Cybercrime Rapper Sues Bank over Fraud Investigation

Krebs on Security

In January, KrebsOnSecurity wrote about rapper Punchmade Dev , whose music videos sing the praises of a cybercrime lifestyle. But until recently, there wasn’t much to support a conclusion that Punchmade was actually doing the cybercrime things he promotes in his songs.

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