Cybercrime
Football coach cracks encrypted passwords via “research he did on the internet"
An American football coach has allegedly hacked into databases to download the personal information of 150,000 people – with the goal of stealing photos and videos of college athletes naked.
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Russian crypto exchange popular among ransomware gangs is reborn two weeks after its crackdown
Founders of the Russia-based crypto exchange Garantex appear to have launched a new one called Grinex.
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New VanHelsing RaaS hits three victims, demands $500,000 in bitcoin
A new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) affiliate program, likely developed by Russian cybercriminals, is targeting US companies.
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Ukrainian Railways hit with ambitious cyberattack, traffic unscathed
Ukrainian Railways has been targeted in a large-scale and sophisticated cyberattack, the state railway operator said Monday morning, but the attackers failed to disrupt traffic.
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New custom malware Betruger backdoor used to carry out ransomware attacks
Betruger backdoor malware is the latest tool used by the ransomware-as-a-service operation RansomHub.
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Cybercriminals upgrade Tycoon 2FA phishing kit as Phaas attacks surge
Cybercriminals have increased phishing-as-a-service (Phaas) attempts in the first months of this year, making their attacks more complex and evasive.
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Hackers exploit fake audio issues to spread malware in virtual meetings
Don’t switch conference rooms during your meetings via Zoom or Google Meet, an expert advises.
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LockBit ransomware developer extradited to the US
Rostislav Panev, a 51-year-old Russian and Israeli national, has been extradited to the United States. He is suspected of being a developer for LockBit.
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Dutch EncroChat phone reseller faces 4 years in prison
The Dutch Public Prosecution Service has demanded a four-year prison sentence against a 28-year-old woman from Den Bosch for preparing and trading EncroChat phones.
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New Android spyware serves your data to North Korean hackers on a silver platter
Android spyware KoSpy, attributed to North Korean hackers ScarCruft, can monitor SMS, calls, location, files, and screenshots via dynamically loaded plugins.
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PlayPraetor trojan spreads through fake Play Store pages to steal user data
A new trojan, PlayPraetor, is targeting users via fraudulent Google Play pages that prompt them to download a malicious APK app.
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Medusa ransomware cases surge as Spearwing hackers expand attacks
Medusa ransomware, operated as ransomware-as-a-service by a group of hackers called Spearwing, is increasingly finding its way onto victims’ PCs.
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Chinese espionage group Silk Typhoon shifts focus to supply chain attacks
Silk Typhoon, an espionage-focused Chinese hacker group previously known as Hafnium, is changing its tactics and focusing on supply chain attacks.
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Data hostage crisis hits Airbus and Ford tech supplier
Tata Technologies, a multinational tech firm serving Airbus, Honda, Jaguar, and Ford, has allegedly suffered a ransomware attack.
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AI still more of a buzzword than a real tool in cybercriminal underground
Cybercrooks are obviously interested in utilizing AI in their campaigns, but researchers have yet to see them unlock the technology’s power at scale.
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Scammer posing as Elon Musk awards one lucky Facebook user $3.7M: “I can finally retire now!”
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and US president Donald Trump are supposedly giving lucky users 50 Bitcoin ($3.7 million). Instead, they're not and scammers are impersonating them to defraud victims.
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How hackers attacked an entire country
Through a sophisticated multi-pronged attack, hackers were able to paralyze an entire country, marking the first known case of cyber warfare.
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Man who used coffee shop Wi-Fi to advertise child abuse material jailed for life
The manager of four dark web sites dedicated to sharing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) has been sentenced for his crimes and will most likely never get out of prison.
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Duolingo post mortem: scammers use Duo’s death to swindle victims
After the death of Duo, Duolingo’s beloved mascot, cybercriminals capitalized on the event to scam unsuspecting victims.
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New Ghostwriter campaign targets Belarusian opposition and Ukraine
SentinelLABS, a cybersecurity laboratory, has detected a new Ghostwriter campaign targeting opposition activists in Belarus as well as Ukrainian military and government organizations.
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