Latest Cybercrime news

Ransomware payments drop to record low of 28% in Q1 2024

Ransomware actors have had a rough start this year, as stats from cybersecurity firm Coveware show that the trend of victims declining to pay the cybercriminals continues and has now reached a new record low of 28%.
- Bill Toulas
- April 21, 2024
- 10:21 AM
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Ex-Amazon engineer gets 3 years for hacking crypto exchanges

Former Amazon security engineer Shakeeb Ahmed was sentenced to three years in prison for hacking two cryptocurrency exchanges in July 2022 and stealing over $12 million.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 12, 2024
- 01:54 PM
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Russia charges suspects behind theft of 160,000 credit cards

Russia's Prosecutor General's Office has announced the indictment of six suspected "hacking group" members for using malware to steal credit card and payment information from foreign online stores.
- Bill Toulas
- April 02, 2024
- 11:37 AM
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India rescues 250 citizens enslaved by Cambodian cybercrime gang

The Indian government says it rescued and repatriated 250 citizens who sought jobs in Cambodia, only to be forced into conducting cybercrime once they arrived.
- Bill Toulas
- April 01, 2024
- 09:04 PM
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$700 cybercrime software turns Raspberry Pi into an evasive fraud tool

Cybercriminals are selling custom Raspberry Pi software called 'GEOBOX' on Telegram, which allows inexperienced hackers to convert the mini-computers into anonymous cyberattack tools.
- Bill Toulas
- March 26, 2024
- 04:40 PM
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TheMoon malware infects 6,000 ASUS routers in 72 hours for proxy service

A new variant of "TheMoon" malware botnet has been spotted infecting thousands of outdated small office and home office (SOHO) routers and IoT devices in 88 countries.
- Bill Toulas
- March 26, 2024
- 11:00 AM
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Ukraine arrests hackers trying to sell 100 million stolen accounts

The Ukrainian cyber police, in collaboration with investigators from the national police (ГУНП), have arrested three individuals who are accused of hijacking over 100 million emails and Instagram accounts worldwide.
- Bill Toulas
- March 19, 2024
- 02:15 PM
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Okta says data leaked on hacking forum not from its systems

Okta denies that its company data was leaked after a threat actor shared files allegedly stolen during an October 2023 cyberattack on a hacker forum.
- Bill Toulas
- March 11, 2024
- 04:16 PM
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FBI: U.S. lost record $12.5 billion to online crime in 2023

FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released its 2023 Internet Crime Report, which recorded a 22% increase in reported losses compared to 2022, amounting to a record of $12.5 billion.
- Bill Toulas
- March 07, 2024
- 07:53 AM
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Germany takes down cybercrime market with over 180,000 users

The Düsseldorf Police in Germany have seized Crimemarket, a massive German-speaking illicit trading platform with over 180,000 users, arresting six people, including one of its operators.
- Bill Toulas
- March 01, 2024
- 11:45 AM
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Zeus, IcedID malware gangs leader pleads guilty, faces 40 years in prison

Ukrainian national Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov, one of the heads of the notorious JabberZeus cybercrime gang, has pleaded guilty to charges related to his leadership roles in the Zeus and IcedID malware groups.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 15, 2024
- 06:05 PM
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Interpol operation Synergia takes down 1,300 servers used for cybercrime

An international law enforcement operation code-named 'Synergia' has taken down over 1,300 command and control servers used in ransomware, phishing, and malware campaigns.
- Bill Toulas
- February 02, 2024
- 07:56 AM
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VexTrio TDS: Inside a massive 70,000-domain cybercrime operation

A previously unknown traffic distribution system (TDS) named 'VexTrio' has been active since at least 2017, aiding 60 affiliates in their cybercrime operations through a massive network of 70,000 sites.
- Bill Toulas
- January 24, 2024
- 02:46 PM
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UK says AI will empower ransomware over the next two years

The United Kingdom's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warns that artificial intelligence (AI) tools will have an adverse near-term impact on cybersecurity, helping escalate the threat of ransomware.
- Bill Toulas
- January 24, 2024
- 11:56 AM
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Malicious web redirect scripts stealth up to hide on hacked sites

Security researchers looking at more than 10,000 scripts used by the Parrot traffic direction system (TDS) noticed an evolution marked by optimizations that make malicious code stealthier against security mechanisms.
- Bill Toulas
- January 22, 2024
- 03:15 PM
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BreachForums admin jailed again for using a VPN, unmonitored PC

The administrator behind the notorious BreachForums hacking forum has been arrested again for breaking pretrial release conditions, including using an unmonitored computer and a VPN.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 05, 2024
- 03:03 PM
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The biggest cybersecurity and cyberattack stories of 2023

2023 was a big year for cybersecurity, with significant cyberattacks, data breaches, new threat groups emerging, and, of course, zero-day vulnerabilities.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 01, 2024
- 10:09 AM
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Interpol operation arrests 3,500 cybercriminals, seizes $300 million

An international law enforcement operation codenamed 'Operation HAECHI IV' has led to the arrest of 3,500 suspects of various lower-tier cybercrimes and seized $300 million in illicit proceeds.
- Bill Toulas
- December 19, 2023
- 02:09 PM
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Ex-Amazon engineer pleads guilty to hacking crypto exchanges

Former Amazon security engineer Shakeeb Ahmed pleaded guilty this week to hacking and stealing over $12.3 million from two cryptocurrency exchanges in July 2022.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 15, 2023
- 03:32 PM
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New cybercrime market 'OLVX' gains popularity among hackers

A new cybercrime marketplace, OLVX, has emerged and is quickly gaining new customers looking to purchase tools to conduct online fraud and cyberattacks.
- Bill Toulas
- December 13, 2023
- 07:00 AM
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