Cybercrime
Hacked Fire Sticks now come with more than just malware – a possible jail sentence
Millions of people in the UK using jailbroken or hacked Amazon Fire Sticks could face jail time in a latest nationwide crackdown.
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“Extremists are as digital as the rest of us:” how terrorists are recruiting the chronically online
Terrorist groups and extremist organizations have been observed grooming children using artificial intelligence (AI) and other techniques. But how else are they recruiting internet users?
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M&S CEO ridiculed in ransom note sent by hackers
The CEO of British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S), Stuart Machin, allegedly received an abuse-filled email from hackers demanding a ransom.
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$10M reward for info on Redline malware creator offered by US
The US government is offering up to $10 million for information on threat actors linked to the RedLine malware, including its alleged creator and founder Maxim Alexandrovich Rudometov.
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Texan lurked on social media platforms to entice a child into creating abuse material
A 20-year-old South Texan man attempted to trick a child into creating child sexual abuse material (CSAM) using popular social media apps.
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US gov’t seizes $7.7M in illicit funds stolen in North Korean IT worker scams
In its latest crackdown on North Korean IT worker schemes, the US Justice Department seizes over $7.74 million in cryptocurrency – all tied to one North Korean bank executive accused of laundering the funds for the communist regime.
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Gang members who hacked police systems to doxx victims sent to prison
Two members of a cyber gang ViLE were sentenced this week for breaching a federal law enforcement portal in order to obtain personal information about targets who were then harassed, threatened, and extorted.
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China proudly claims Taiwan runs APT gangs to attack Beijing, but fails every time
In a bizarrely boastful report, China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center claims Taiwan has been targeting the country in cyberspace for years. Beijing says the offensive hasn’t been successful.
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Albuquerque man exploits VoIP to launch violent attack on victims
After being charged and breaking his court-ordered restrictions, a man in New Mexico has pleaded guilty to cyberstalking multiple women for months on end.
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Half healthcare pros expect fatal cyber incident within 5 years – report
New research reveals a chilling reality: healthcare organizations are dangerously vulnerable to cyberattacks, and many leaders believe that lives are at stake. Despite this, the industry doesn’t seem to prioritize cybersecurity.
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Terrorist groups are using AI to radicalize children, Europol warns
Terrorist organizations and radical extremist groups are using newly developed tactics to recruit young people online.
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M&S stages walk-in recruitment days after cyberattack stops online hiring
British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) now has to stage in-store recruitment open days to attract new staff. After a cyberattack in April, the company is still unable to take applications online.
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Romanian man pleads guilty to leading swatting ring targeting US government officials
The leader of a swatting gang has pleaded guilty to targeting victims in the US, including members of Congress, Churches, and a former US President.
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Journos access unsecured server and expose GRU hacker unit
Not much was known about the secretive unit 29155 within Russia’s military intelligence (GRU) until recently – except its suspected crimes. But now, journalists claim to have gained access to one of the group’s servers.
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Taiwanese crypto exchange BitoPro reportedly loses $11.5M in hack
This June started with another multimillion-dollar crypto exchange hack, while a major crypto platform said it thwarted an attack by North Korean hackers.
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Threats and harassment: How a “data entry” job turned out to be a “pig butchering” scam
One day, Khobby received a message about a well-paying online job opportunity in Southeast Asia. Immediately, he was hooked - good salary, an office job, and a paid-for relocation to Laos. Except…it was all a scam.
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French court to hear case of 25 suspects in attempted crypto kidnapping
Twenty-five people will be brought before a judge on Friday for attempting to kidnap the daughter of a wealthy crypto businessman and for criminal conspiracy, a Paris court reports.
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Meta disrupts influence ops targeting Romania, Azerbaijan, and Taiwan
In its quarterly Adversarial Threat Report, Meta said it had successfully disrupted three covert influence operations leveraging fake accounts and originating from Iran, China, and Romania.
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Pig butchering facilitator sanctioned for scamming Americans out of $200M, US Treasury says
A Chinese national and the Philippine company he worked for have been sanctioned by the US Treasury on Thursday for facilitating a massive pig butchering scam network that swindled Americans out of a whopping $200 million.
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It took 17 minutes for an attacker to uncork $12M in crypto
On an unfortunate day for yet another crypto protocol, an attacker exploited a malicious contract less than 17 minutes after it was deployed, siphoning around $12 million worth of crypto assets.
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