Cybercrime
France directly calls out Russian military intelligence hackers
The government of France has formally called out Russia for using military cyber units to meddle in French elections and conduct cyberattacks against the country.
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Spain and Portugal power outage triggers surge in phishing attacks
There’s no evidence that the massive power blackout in Spain and Portugal was caused by any sort of cyberattack. But the incident certainly sparked a wave of phishing attacks.
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Europol targets “violence-as-a-service” gangs
Europol has joined forces with law enforcement from eight countries to tackle “violence-as-a-service” gangs where young children are groomed into committing violent acts for cash.
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Numerous Dutch provinces and municipalities temporarily offline due to DDoS attack
The websites of various Dutch provinces and municipalities were temporarily offline on Monday because of a large-scale DDoS attack. Russian hacking group NoName057(16) has claimed responsibility.
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Global crackdown on Russian crypto exchange Garantex fails as new platform pops up
A recent case of law enforcement efforts to tackle money laundering and sanction evasion in the cryptoasset space resembles the whack-a-mole game, as one platform is closed, another emerges.
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BreachForums compromised in zero-day attack on "unpatched" software, new admin says
The notorious hacker market BreachForums’ failed comeback appears to be the result of a PHP zero-day exploit compromising the forum’s “outdated and unpatched software,” the site’s newest administrator revealed on Monday.
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M&S warehouse staff told to 'stay home' amid ongoing cyber incident
British retailer Marks & Spencer told agency staff at its central England distribution centre to stay at home on Monday, after it stopped taking online orders following a cyber incident last week.
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It only took two weeks for DeFi newcomer to lose $6M to hackers
Crypto hackers are targeting any project they can, even the newcomers, hitting them with multimillion-dollar losses in the first weeks of their existence.
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Record $16B lost to cybercrime in the US, FBI report reveals
How much money did the US lose to cybercrime in 2024, and why are grandparent scams the latest trend? The FBI has all the answers.
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WooCommerce users targeted with fake security vulnerability phishing campaign
Cybercriminals are targeting WooCommerce users with a large-scale phishing campaign, giving them backdoor access to WordPress websites.
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Baltimore City Public Schools hit with data breach
The Baltimore City Public Schools have experienced a ‘cybersecurity incident’, which has affected over 31,000 people.
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4chan is back online after major hacking incident
After almost two weeks, 4chan is back in business. Users can now revisit the forum and post their messages online.
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Verizon pros surprised by how much time scammers spend getting to know their victims
Take a look at the spam texts on your phone, and you might see what Verizon experts saw when they were crafting another comprehensive data breach report.
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North Korean cyber spies created U.S. firms to dupe crypto developers
North Korean cyber spies created two businesses in the U.S., in violation of Treasury sanctions, to infect developers working in the cryptocurrency industry with malicious software, according to cybersecurity researchers and documents reviewed by Reuters.
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BreachForums being sold for $2K? Latest owner gives up after site "seized" by FBI, yet again
BreachForums' latest owner, Anastasia, has declared that they’ve given up rebooting the hacker forum (for the fourth time) and are selling BF’s database and source code for a mere $2K – all while claiming the FBI has seized the site yet again.
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Unrest among Albert Heijn employees after massive data breach at Ahold Delhaize
Forensic research shows that data from Dutch employees of Albert Heijn and Etos has been exfiltrated by the Russian ransomware operation INC Ransom. Affected workers have expressed their concerns.
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Carrefour raises alarm over breach involving personal data of Carrefour Mobile customers
French multinational retail and wholesaling corporation Carrefour is warning Belgian Carrefour Mobile customers that their personal information has been compromised in a data breach.
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Crypto drainer-as-a-service crime model on the rise
Helping to steal crypto assets is increasingly becoming a "business" model for criminals, who are selling malicious software to wannabe thieves.
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Hackers skimmed online donations to Caritas Catholic charities for over a year
The international Caritas Catholic charities organization in Spain had more than a dozen of its online donation websites targeted by hackers in a year-long web skimming campaign, new research revealed on Wednesday.
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Russian hackers ramp up cyberattacks to obstruct European societies
Russian hackers are operating increasingly brazenly and aggressively to obtain vital information and disrupt Dutch and other European societies.
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