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FBI, Dutch Police Disrupt ‘Manipulaters’ Phishing Gang

Krebs on Security

On January 29, the FBI and the Dutch national police seized the technical infrastructure for a cybercrime service marketed under the brands Heartsender , Fudpage and Fudtools (and many other “fud” variations). “The Cybercrime Team is on the trail of a number of buyers of the tools,” the Dutch national police said.

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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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Law enforcement seized the domains of HeartSender cybercrime marketplaces

Security Affairs

and Dutch authorities seized 39 domains and servers linked to the HeartSender cybercrime group based in Pakistan. A joint law enforcement operation led to the seizure of 39 domains tied to a Pakistan-based HeartSender cybercrime group (aka Saim Raza and Manipulators Team) known for selling hacking and fraud tools.

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Russia Charges Notorious Ransomware Developer in Rare Cybercrime Case

SecureWorld News

In a surprising move related to international cybercrime, Russian authorities have charged Mikhail Matveev, also known as "Wazawaka," with creating ransomware to extort commercial organizations, according to Russian media outlet RIA. Despite U.S.

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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. That story showed how Punchmade’s social media profiles promoted Punchmade-themed online stores selling bank account and payment card data.

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

Security Affairs

Meanwhile, Hong Kong Police analyzed over 1,700 intel items from INTERPOL, uncovering 117 command-and-control servers used for phishing, fraud, and social media scams. said Neal Jetton, INTERPOL’s Director of Cybercrime. INTERPOL continues to support practical, collaborative action against global cyber threats.

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Pakistan Arrests 21 in ‘Heartsender’ Malware Service

Krebs on Security

A report from the Pakistani media outlet Dawn states that authorities there arrested 21 people alleged to have operated Heartsender, a spam delivery service whose homepage openly advertised phishing kits targeting users of various Internet companies, including Microsoft 365, Yahoo, AOL, Intuit, iCloud and ID.me.

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