Cybercrime
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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European healthcare provider AMEOS reports security breach
The AMEOS Group, an operator of a healthcare network in Central Europe, has disclosed that it has become the victim of a data protection incident.
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FBI's Operation Greyskull dismantles four dark web child abuse sites, convicts 18th offender
The US Department of Justice on Wednesday announced the takedown of four darknet sites known for the proliferation of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), as well as the conviction of an 18th offender, said to be directly involved in running the odious sites.
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XSS forum admin arrested in Kyiv, Europol claims
A person suspected of being the administrator for the Russian language cybercriminal forum XSS.is was arrested in Ukraine, with the assistance of the French police and Europol, the French Public Prosecutor's Office said on Wednesday.
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Belgian man, 76, drives 760km for love — only to meet beauty queen’s real husband and lose $35k in romance scam
A Belgian man has traveled 760km to meet a woman he believed was his future wife — only to realize he had fallen victim to an online romance scam.
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Over 1,000 arrested as Cambodia “cracks down on online scams”
Cambodian authorities are cracking down on cybercrime operations, arresting more than 1,000 potential suspects.
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Watch out: Fake travel deals are on the rise, costing victims $37B
As summer travel surges, cybercriminals are capitalizing on vacation demand. They create fake travel agencies that offer luxury trips at a price that’s hard to say no to. Unless you know it’s a scam.
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