Cybercrime
How a fake ‘Vera Hill’ profile became a sextortion machine
A rampant, yet elaborate deepfake scam has been circulating online, with viral links drawing millions of curious clicks, with users being promised explicit content.
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Hacker marks living patients as dead in New Zealand hospital cyberattack
The New Zealand medical app MediMap was thrown into chaos after an acute hack left it in disarray, severely affecting one elderly care home in particular, and even branding some of the victims as "Charlie Kirk."
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Eurojust takes down fraudulent call center in Ukraine, 11 suspects arrested
In coordination with Eurojust, law enforcement authorities from Latvia, Lithuania, and Ukraine have taken down a fraudulent call center operation.
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Hackers post alleged Burger King and Wendy’s data linked to European franchises
Hackers claim to have compromised data belonging to fast food chains Wendy’s UK and Burger King France, after datasets were advertised on a dark-web forum.
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Japanese chip testing firm Advantest investigates ransomware incident
Advantest, a Japanese manufacturer of semiconductor test equipment, confirmed this week that it is responding to a cybersecurity incident involving ransomware that may have impacted certain systems of its network.
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Former Google engineers accused of stealing sensitive tech secrets and sending them to Iran
Three Silicon Valley engineers, including two former Google employees, have been charged with stealing trade secrets from leading tech companies and transferring them to Iran.
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How brickwork, not Facebook, helped dark web cops trace an abused child
A new documentary featuring elite law enforcement units attempting to identify children appearing in sexual abuse material has shown how these cases are often cracked. It’s not always about the use of technology, but about spotting tiny, revealing details in images or chat forums.
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Cyberattacks top risk rankings across G7 countries
Cyberattacks are the main concern for G7 countries for the second year in a row, ahead of economic or financial crises and disinformation campaigns from enemies.
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Looking for love this Valentine’s Day? US romance scam hotspots revealed
Romance scams and fake lovers cost Americans an estimated $697.3 million last year, and some states are far more susceptible to love scams than others.
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Turkey targets crypto and VPN access in $6.9M OnlyFans investigation
Turkey detained 16 people and seized assets worth about $6.9 million on Friday in an investigation into alleged money laundering linked to content shared on the OnlyFans platform, prosecutors said.
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ClickFix access broker campaign hits Windows with Python-driven backdoors
Businesses are being warned about a new cyber campaign targeting Windows environments where getting in is only the beginning – not the end – of the attack.
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Hackers breach Dutch privacy regulator, employee data compromised
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) is involved in a security incident in which an unauthorized party accessed employee data.
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Darknet kingpin gets 30 years: he stole from users and even taught cops crypto
Law enforcement has once again demonstrated its ability to catch criminals, despite their use of technologies such as blockchain in an attempt to cover their tracks, reminding users about the risks of darknet marketplaces.
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Illinois man hacked Snapchat accounts to steal nude photos, court hears
An Illinois man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to phishing the Snapchat access codes of nearly 600 women in order to hack their accounts and steal nude photos, which he kept, sold or traded on the internet.
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Cyberstalking, doxxing case: DOJ arrests Antifa member targeting ICE
A self-proclaimed member of Antifa has been taken into federal custody after allegedly doxxing ICE agents and calling for their murder on social media.
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Substack breach goes undetected for four months
Substack is facing mounting scrutiny after disclosing a security breach that exposed user email addresses, phone numbers and internal metadata — an incident that went undetected for months and is now sparking concern across the platform’s community.
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Coupang confirms additional 165,000 users impacted in data breach
South Korean e-commerce company Coupang confirmed on Thursday that the personal data of an additional 165,000 users was leaked as a government-led investigation continued into a major data breach announced last November.
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Russian crypto criminals caught behind Solana and TON draining campaigns
Security researchers have identified another Russia-linked crypto crime organization that is said to be behind more than $10 million worth of cryptoasset thefts.
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China moves to tighten cybercrime laws with post-sentence exit bans
Beijing is redrafting its cybersecurity law to bar convicted cybercriminals from leaving China for up to three years after their sentence, signaling a tougher stance on cross-border online fraud and related digital crime networks.
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French police raid X offices, Musk summoned for questioning
French police raided the offices of Elon Musk's social media network X on Tuesday, and prosecutors ordered the tech billionaire to face questions in April related to a widening investigation into the platform, the Paris prosecutor's office said.
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