Cybercrime
Massive DDoS-for-hire network seized
Authorities have seized a major DDoS empire and arrested four individuals in conjunction with the widespread operation that allowed bad actors to launch cyberattacks worldwide.
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Man sentenced to decades in prison for crypto-terror scheme
One Virginia man has been sentenced for his role in a crypto-terror financing scheme in which he raised more than $185,000 to support the Islamic State (ISIS).
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Hackers breached LockBit, admins say they are back on track
The world’s former most prolific ransomware gang just got hacked, with threat actors leaving a note, “Don’t do crime.”
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Coinbase users keep losing tens of millions to scammers while exchange remains silent
Clients of a major crypto exchange, Coinbase, are still reportedly losing tens of millions of USD worth of cryptoassets per week to social engineering scams, with total losses already in the nine-figure zone.
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Crypto AI agents can be tricked into giving away their money, study finds
As a new class of crypto tools is emerging, a study has showcased how crypto artificial intelligence (AI) agents can be injected with malicious instructions, forcing them to transfer all the funds under their management to the attacker.
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Man hacks Disney employee, stealing 1.1TB of company data
A California man has pleaded guilty to hacking Disney via a fake artificial intelligence (AI) platform that promised to generate AI art. Instead, it ran malicious software, allowing the hacker to steal terabytes of confidential data.
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Myanmar militia group emerges as North Korea's scammer competitor
It seems that cybercrime is becoming a lucrative side gig not only for dictatorships, such as North Korea, but for at least one militia group as well.
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France hit with another crypto-kidnapping case
France has just registered its fifth cryptoasset-related physical attack this year, as the country followed a kidnapping drama unfolding over the weekend.
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NCSC: ‘Cyber incidents on UK retailers are a wake-up call’
The cybersecurity incidents involving multiple retailers from the United Kingdom should be considered a wake-up call to all organizations, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) says in a statement.
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‘Swatting’ trio busted for hoax 911 “active shooter” calls targeting celebrity influencers
Three British men are charged with a two-year-long “swatting” campaign of hoax 911 calls in the US and Canada, that included “active shooter threats” and celebrity influencers.
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Kraken catches a North Korean hacker during a job interview
As North Korean hackers become more prolific, crypto exchange Kraken shares its know-how that you can use to catch your own impersonator.
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Crypto scammers enter physical world with letters to Ledger users
As sending emails and making phone calls is not enough, crypto scammers are now also sending physical letters to potential victims, reminding us of the importance of protecting our privacy.
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Lynx ransomware claims to strike CBS affiliate
A ransomware actor Lynx has just added WDEF-TV, a major CBS affiliate in Chattanooga, to its dark web hall of shame, alleging a ransomware attack.
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FBI shares 42,000 phishing domains tied to LabHost
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has shared a list of over 42,000 domain names linked to LabHost, one of the largest phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platforms worldwide that was dismantled in April 2024.
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Ukrainian hacker caught attempting to bleed corporations dry with ransom
A Ukrainian national, who allegedly held multinational corporations hostage from behind a keyboard, is now facing American justice.
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Two American degenerates behind “764” violent online network taken down by FBI
Two American degenerates, barely 21-years-old, are arrested and charged by the US Justice Department for being the brains behind the violent child exploitation ring known around the world as “764.”
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Hope for Samourai Wallet devs as crypto laundering charges might be dropped
After a series of fortunate events, developers of one of the top Bitcoin (BTC) privacy-focused wallets, Samourai, might see their charges dropped, as even prosecutors now mull the idea.
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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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