Cybercrime
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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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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