Cybercrime
China secretly acknowledges Volt Typhoon attacks on US infrastructure: why?
Unusually, Chinese officials admitted in a secret meeting with American counterparts that Beijing was indeed behind last year’s cyberattacks on US infrastructure. The question is, why? The US might not like the answer.
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AI-powered AkiraBot spams over 80,000 websites
A sophisticated framework used to spam website chats and contact forms employs multiple CAPTCHA bypass mechanisms and network detection evasion techniques.
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Threat actors use smishing to leverage toll payment services
There’s been an astonishing 604% surge in scam texts purporting to be “toll fees” this year, and millions of consumers who use electronic payment services are at risk, a new cybersecurity report says.
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The high-stakes world of Russian-speaking cybercriminals
Once brilliant coders armed with advanced skills, Russian-speaking tech-savvy youth are now the masterminds behind a global cybercriminal empire. This is how it happens.
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Google and Facebook’s inaction fuels deepfake fraud
Australian TV presenter and journalist Eddie McGuire’s likeness was used in a deepfake scam that swindled $500,000, exposing how Google and Facebook continue to profit while users fall victim to unchecked fraud.
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AI-powered deepfakes fuel extortion wave in Vietnam
Leveraging AI deepfakes, cybercriminals in Vietnam are crafting fake videos to extort victims for hefty ransoms.
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CA man blackmailed young girls to make violent porn for "764" online network, FBI says
A California man and active member of the violent online extremist network “764” is now in federal custody, charged with blackmailing underage girls to make sadistic and sexually explicit videos for the group – all part of a more extensive operation targeting children in the US, the FBI warns..
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Racist hackers "Zoom bomb" first Black woman US Fed Reserve Governor during university speech
US Fed Reserve Governor Dr. Lisa Cook, the first African American woman to serve on the Board, was the target of racist hackers on Thursday after the live stream lecture she was giving at the University of Pittsburgh was "Zoom bombed" by unknown assailants.
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Scam Kill Chain – what is it, and how can it help fight cybercrime?
Artificial intelligence and crypto are making life easier for cybercriminals targeting your assets. But while their tactics evolve, the underlying principles stay the same – and can be used against them.
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Crooks target Spotify and Apple Music to attack users
Both Spotify and Apple Music are so slick as platforms that you wouldn’t think a cyberattack on their users would even be possible. But it is.
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Dark web child abuser sentenced for “holy grail” abuse material
Man sentenced to more than 21 years in prison for “holy grail” dark web child sexual abuse material (CSAM) he posted about for years.
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Kidflix pedo platform boasting millions of users shut down by Europol, dozens arrested
Thousands of suspected pedophiles have been identified and dozens more arrested as Europol, on Wednesday, announces the seizure of Kidlix, a massive child sexploitation website boasting millions of users worldwide.
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Even more active North Korean IT workers now targeting Europe, Google says
North Koreans, pretending to be legitimate remote IT workers, are infiltrating Western companies to generate revenue for the isolated regime. Now, they have expanded the scope and scale of their operations, Google has warned.
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Tax scams intensify ahead of tax filing deadline
For most Americans, the deadline for filing tax returns is April 15th. Scammers are exploiting this to create a sense of urgency.
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Samsung in trouble: data of 270,000 customers dumped online
After a hacker dumped hundreds of thousands of customer tickets from Samsung Germany online, cybercrime experts are pointing out that the hack-and-leak operation was entirely preventable.
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Falling for this phishing scheme can send you to jail in Russia
A phishing campaign uses phony websites to help Russian intelligence catch citizens sympathetic to defending Ukraine. Victims are regularly arrested and charged.
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Cyber espionage group RedCurl unexpectedly deploys ransomware
RedCurl, a Russian cyber espionage group best known for cyber espionage and data exfiltration, has unexpectedly deployed ransomware for the first time.
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Beware: cybercrooks turning away from malware to abuse your own software
Cybercriminals don’t really need malware to sow chaos on computer systems, a new report claims. Instead, they’re shifting to a stealthier approach known as Living Off the Land (LOTL).
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Dismantling of criminal-favored Ghost messaging app leads to major drug trafficking arrests
Law enforcement arrested members of “high-risk” criminal network despite them using encrypted messaging.
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Successful cyberattack would force 20% of businesses to shut down
A fruitful cyberattack would force nearly one in five small and medium businesses to close their doors, a worrying new report claims. As a result, cybersecurity has shot up the ranking of business concerns.
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