Cybercrime
Crypto platform mulls 100% compensation after $223M hack
Days after losing $223 million worth of crypto assets in a hack, decentralized finance (DeFi) platform Cetus has come up with a plan on how to compensate its affected users in full.
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Russian hackers responsible for theft of personal data of tens of thousands Dutch police officers
Russian hackers are behind the theft of personal data of tens of thousands of Dutch police officers. They have also hacked other organizations in the Netherlands.
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Iranian hacker behind $19M Robbinhood ransomware hit on Baltimore pleads guilty
An Iranian hacker pleaded guilty on Tuesday for taking part in a massive ransomware campaign that disrupted several major US city governments – including Baltimore, Maryland – causing tens of millions of dollars in losses.
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Data breach at KBC Securities Services: financial information leaked to thousands of customers
KBC Securities Services mistakenly sent the positions of thousands of customers to third parties for whom the information was not intended.
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Fraud conviction overturned for DeFi exploiter behind $114M Mango Markets manipulation
In an unexpected turn of events, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform exploiter convicted in a $114 million manipulation scheme received good news from a court: a judge has overturned his fraud conviction.
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FBI warns law firms they’re being targeted by hackers
A threat actor called Silent Ransom Group is targeting United States law firms. Members of the ransomware operation are trying to steal sensitive data to extort victims.
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Marlboro-Chesterfield data breach impacts 235,000 patients
Marlboro-Chesterfield Pathology (MCP), a full-service anatomic pathology laboratory, has suffered a data breach, which resulted in threat actors stealing sensitive patient records.
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$223M Sui-based Cetus exploit reminds of DeFi centralization
Another hundreds-of-millions-worth USD crypto exploit reminds the whole decentralized finance (DeFi) industry that it's more centralized than their marketing teams claim.
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Authorities paralyze cybercrime operations, hitting threat actors where it hurts
Seven international authorities supported by Europol have majorly disrupted cybercriminal operations via their long-term operation “Endgame.”
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Russian developer of Qakbot malware indicted by US for global ransomware campaign
The US Justice Department (DoJ) on Thursday announced the indictment of a Russian cybercriminal said to be the mastermind behind the notorious Qakbot malware loader, as well as the decade-long global ransomware campaign he ran along with it.
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Facial recognition technology used to catch predator
A Live Facial Recognition (LFR) operation launched by police in London caught a registered sex offender with a six-year-old girl
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Another 'blockchain' bust: Crypto founder charged in $1m fraud scheme
US prosecutors have issued another reminder to be careful with crypto investments and not to trust founders blindly, following the latest charges and the arrest of a New York man.
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Despite Huione darknet shutdown, enablers of crime remain intact – analysts
Taking down cryptoasset-enabled money laundering platforms is not enough since criminals simply fragment and rebrand, blockchain analysts claim, as law enforcement celebrates the takedown of the Cambodia-based Huione Group.
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Arla Foods targeted by hackers, product operations disrupted
A factory of Arla Foods in Germany has been targeted in a cyberattack. Customers have been informed about possible delivery delays and cancellations.
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UK retailer M&S estimates $400 million loss from cyberattack
British retailer Marks & Spencer said on Wednesday a "highly sophisticated cyber" attack would cost it about 300 million pounds ($403 million) in operating profit, with disruption set to run into July.
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Massachusetts college student pleads guilty to PowerSchool cyberattack
A 19-year-old college student from Massachusetts pleaded guilty on Tuesday for the massive December hack and ransom of PowerSchool, a North American software provider serving 60 million students.
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M&S hit with class action lawsuit following data breach
British retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S), recently hit with a cyberattack, is now reportedly facing a multimillion-pound lawsuit following the theft of customer data.
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Unrestricted chatbot Venice.ai empowers hackers to wreak havoc online
An unrestricted artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot called Venice.ai is gaining popularity in hacking circles. Malicious actors are now able to sow chaos online with minimal expertise.
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Bitcoin-stealing malware now can come together with your new printer
From now on, in order to protect your bitcoin (BTC) or other cryptoassets, you'll need not only to watch what you're clicking online, but also what printer you're buying, as a printer company was caught distributing BTC-stealing malware.
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Eindhoven University of Technology hackers utilized reused passwords to infiltrate IT systems
The hackers who were caught carrying out a cyberattack on Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) in January had been accessing the computer network undetected for days. To break into the university’s IT environment, they used passwords from hacked accounts that were reused.
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