Cybercrime
Tax authority of Curaçao expects to be back in business today after ransomware attack
The tax authority of Curaçao will be fully operational on Monday, August 4th, 2025, after suffering a ransomware attack.
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Online "ghost stores" target shoppers with weight loss treatment scam
Scammers are expanding their operations into the weight loss business, masquerading as Australian businesses to offer Ozempic-like weight loss treatments.
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Beware of packages containing malicious QR codes, FBI warns
The FBI has issued a warning about a new scam in which criminals are sending unsolicited packages containing a malicious QR code.
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Chinese companies tied to Hafnium hacker group file patents for advanced spyware tools
Companies linked to China's hacker group Hafnium have filed over a dozen patents for surveillance and hacking tools, offering a rare paper trail into the country’s cyber espionage machine.
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Temu in breach of DSA for selling illegal products, preliminary findings suggest
The European Commission found that Chinese online retailer Temu is infringing the Digital Services Act (DSA) by not properly assessing the risks of illegal products sold on its marketplace.
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Orange discloses security incident: no customer data stolen
French telecom corporation Orange Group detected a cyberattack on one of its information systems, but no customer data was exfiltrated.
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Emergency after cyberattack in St. Paul: could your data be at risk?
A huge cyberattack has prompted safety concerns in St. Paul, a major Minnesota city. A state of emergency has been declared, and State Governor Tim Walz has also called in the National Guard, indicating the sense of urgency.
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Aeroflot cancels more flights, claims schedule stabilized after cyberattack
Russian airline Aeroflot cancelled dozens more flights on Tuesday but said it had now stabilised its schedule after a major cyberattack a day earlier.
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Cybersecurity pros drowning in too much data to make sense of it all
Facing too many threats also means having too much data to analyze, and when you don’t have enough skilled security analysts to grasp just what the heck is going on, you have a huge vulnerability problem on your hands.
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“Hello, stranger:” romance emails snare German victims in a malware trap
Think it’s love? Flirty emails in German are luring victims into downloading malware dressed up as a surprise suitable only for adults.
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American woman sentenced for role in massive $17M North Korean IT worker fraud scheme
An Arizona woman has been sentenced for her role in one of the biggest North Korean IT worker fraud schemes the Department of Justice (DoJ) has ever seen.
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UK student sentenced to 7 years imprisonment for creating and selling phishing kits
A 21-year-old university student has been found guilty of developing and selling 1,052 phishing kits and has to spend the next seven years in prison.
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Data breach at Allianz Life affects “majority” of its 1.4 million customers
United States life insurance company Allianz Life has acknowledged that personal information of a “majority” of its 1.4 million customers has been stolen.
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Hackers steal 72,000 user images from women's dating app Tea
Tea app, also known as Tea Dating Advice, which allows women to share their dating experiences and do background checks on men they’re seeing, has been hacked, exposing user personal data, uploaded selfies, and IDs.
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Bitcoin Jesus sues Spanish courts to fight extradition to US over $48 million tax evasion charge
Roger Ver, the self-proclaimed “Bitcoin Jesus,” arrested last year in Spain on behalf of the US Justice Department over a $48 million crypto tax evasion charge, is suing the Spanish government to avoid extradition and stand trial in the US.
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Largest ever analysis of breached dataset content reveals monumental risks
When we hear about a new data breach, we usually care most about the volume of the exposure. But a new study claims that breach analysts should pay a lot more attention to data content, as that’s what cybercriminals are most interested in.
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UK gov to ban public sector bodies from paying ransom to cybercriminals
The UK government plans to ban public sector bodies from paying ransom to hackers.
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Jetflicks illegal streaming site operator sent to prison for 7 years
The saga is over. The ringleader of the Jetflicks illegal paid streaming site, a massive service boasting tens of thousands of subscribers, has been sentenced to seven years in prison.
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Romanian and British authorities dismantle criminal ATM fraud network
Law enforcement authorities from Romania and the United Kingdom have taken down a criminal network that was involved in ATM fraud.
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Sister Hong scandal – how Telegram leaks and TikTok memes exposed 1,000 men
The “Sister Hong” scandal has shocked China and the internet at large, as over 1,000 men were secretly filmed in a sex trap, with leaked footage spreading across Telegram, Weibo, TikTok, and X – turning real victims into viral memes.
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