Tag: crime
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Ransom Cartel Leader Sentenced to 16 Years in U.S.
A U.S. court sentenced Ransom Cartel founder Maksim Silnikau to 16 years for running a ransomware-as-a-service operation. Maksim Silnikau (aka >>J.P. Morgan,<>lansky,<>xxx,<<) built a ransomware business the way a franchise owner builds a chain: he never had to touch most of the crime scenes himself. This week, a federal judge in Virginia […] First seen…
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AI-driven cybercrime surges in Africa, accounting for 55% of reported digital crime
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/ai-driven-cybercrime-surges-in-africa-accounting-for-55-of-reported-digital-crime
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AI Sends Global Crime Syndicates Into Fraud Nirvana
Organized crime is convincingly scamming at scale, making billions thanks to AI-enabled voice cloning, deepfake real-time video overlays, LLM-driven persona management, and automated translation. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/ai-global-crime-syndicates-fraud-nirvana
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Is Securing Data A Crime? The Sam Tunick Case Tests the Limits of Digital Self-Defense
A federal prosecution involving a phone’s duress-wipe feature raises difficult questions about border searches, digital property and whether privacy protections can become obstruction. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/is-securing-data-a-crime-the-sam-tunick-case-tests-the-limits-of-digital-self-defense/
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ICE Collected Nearly 1 Million People’s DNA Last Year”, Including Young Children
Tags: crimeInternal documents show ICE’s DNA collection has skyrocketed in the second Trump administration. Now hundreds of thousands of people never convicted of a crime are in an FBI criminal database forever. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/ice-dna-collection-fbi-codis/
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7 States’ Water Systems Hit by Cyberattacks Likely Tied to Iran
Plus: The FBI eyes AI-powered tech to detect future crimes, Russia charges Telegram’s founder, xAI sues to stop a state’s “nudification” ban, and the Democrats learn a lesson about getting scammed. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/security-news-this-week-7-states-water-systems-hit-by-cyberattacks-likely-tied-to-iran/
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Astaroth Banking Trojan Adds WhatsApp Web Spambot to Spread Malware Across Brazil
Astaroth operators have expanded their Brazilian banking malware operations by weaponizing a new WhatsApp Web spambot module that turns infected hosts into automated malware relays, marking a significant evolution of the LATAM e-crime ecosystem. Traditionally propagated via email and archive-based phishing, recent campaigns such as STAC3150 and the “Boto Cor-de-Rosa” operation shifted distribution to WhatsApp…
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Inside police plans to share intelligence and crime data across the UK
Computer Weekly examines how UK police will use Palantir’s AI tools to dramatically increase intelligence sharing between forces, enabling investigators to analyse mobile phone data and sensitive information at scale First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366645965/Inside-police-plans-to-share-intelligence-and-crime-data-across-the-UK
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FBI Warns Scammers Use AI Deepfakes and Fake IC3 Websites to Target Fraud Victims
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a new Public Service Announcement (Alert Number I-072026-PSA) regarding an evolving fraud campaign. Cybercriminals are increasingly using AI-generated deepfakes and spoofed Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) websites to target and re-victimize individuals who have already fallen prey to scams. Released on July 20, 2026, the alert highlights…
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Police Dismantle Kratos Phishing-as-a-Service Platform and Take Down Over 200 Servers
Tags: credentials, crime, cyber, cybercrime, germany, infrastructure, Internet, office, phishing, serviceAuthorities from Germany, the United States, and Indonesia have dismantled the central infrastructure of Kratos, a major phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform that enabled cybercriminals worldwide to conduct large-scale credential-harvesting campaigns. The operation, announced by Germany’s Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) and the Frankfurt am Main Public Prosecutor’s Office’s Central Office for Combating Internet Crime (ZIT), resulted…
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Fake FBI agents target people who already got scammed
Scammers are impersonating FBI personnel who supposedly handle Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) complaints, using that disguise to deceive and revictimize people who … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/21/fbi-ic3-impersonation-scam-warning/
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US charges two over laundering $43 million from investment fraud
U.S. prosecutors on Thursday charged a New York man and woman for their roles in a large-scale crime ring that laundered money stolen in cyber investment fraud scams. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-charges-two-over-laundering-43-million-from-investment-fraud/
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Two Scattered Spider Hackers Jailed in UK’s Largest Cybercrime Prosecution
Two alleged leading members of the Scattered Spider cybercrime collective have been sentenced to five years and six months in prison each for their involvement in the 2024 cyberattack on Transport for London (TfL). The National Crime Agency (NCA) described this case as the largest cybercrime prosecution in the UK. Thalha Jubair, 20, from East…
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UK charges five persons linked to fraud platform behind more than a million scam calls
Five people have been charged in the UK following a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation into Russian Coms, a caller ID spoofing service used by fraudsters. Ayoub … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/14/russian-coms-nca-charges-scam-calls/
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UK charges suspects linked to Russian Coms call spoofing platform
UK authorities charged five people following a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation into Russian Coms, a major caller ID spoofing platform used by criminals to make over 1.8 million scam calls. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-charges-suspects-linked-to-russian-coms-call-spoofing-platform/
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Boost City regulator’s powers to help protect UK consumers from AI, says watchdog
FCA’s review into how tech will reshape financial services warns about amplified risks of cyber-crime and fraud<ul><li><a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/jul/06/sky-takeover-itv-broadcasting-media-deal-business-live-news”>Business live latest updates</li></ul>Ministers have been urged to toughen the City regulator’s powers to protect consumers against the potential risks of AI, according to a landmark review.The Mills review by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which looked at…
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One-two punch delivered in global operation disrupts cybercrime assembly line
“Operation Endgame” simultaneously disrupts two widely used crime tools. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2026/06/one-two-punch-delivered-in-global-operation-disrupts-cybercrime-assembly-line/
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Prime Day zunehmend auch Crime Day
Tags: crimeFirst seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/prime-day-zunehmend-auch-crime-day
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British Police Built a Sprawling Crime-Prediction Machine. Some Results Couldn’t Be Trusted
As UK police embrace the AI revolution, a WIRED investigation reveals the messy inside story of one region’s experiment with predictive analytics. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/british-police-built-a-sprawling-crime-prediction-machine-some-results-couldnt-be-trusted/
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ThreatsDay Bulletin: Smart TV Proxyware, 24-Year curl Bug, AI Crime Forums + 13 More Stories
It’s dumb out there again.This week has the usual smell of prod on fire and nobody wanting to admit who left the door open, old creds still working, trusted apps doing sketchy crap, browser tricks jumping the fence, and “normal” workflows turning into phishing pipes because apparently email was not enough hell already.The worst part…
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Prime-Day gleich Crime-Day
Vom 23. bis 26. Juni 2026 findet für Amazon-Prime-Mitglieder die Aktion ‘Amazon Prime Day” statt. Ein Fest für Schnäppchenkäufer und gleichermaßen für Cyberkriminelle. Adam Marrè, CISO bei Arctic Wolf, warnt vor den Cybertücken solcher Online-Aktionstage und gibt Tipps, wie sich Verbraucherinnen und Verbraucher schützen können. Amazon-Prime-Day wird zunehmend zum ‘Crime-Day” ‘Jährliche Shopping-Events wie der […] First…
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Two Scattered Spider Hackers Convicted Over Transport for London Cyber Attack
Two alleged members of the notorious Scattered Spider cybercrime collective have pleaded guilty to orchestrating a disruptive cyber attack against Transport for London (TfL). This marks a significant law enforcement victory against a group known for targeting large enterprises and critical infrastructure. The UK National Crime Agency and City of London Police confirmed that Thalha…
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Operation Endgame Disrupts SocGholish Servers, Cleans 14,971 WordPress Sites
Dutch law enforcement authorities, along with counterparts from Canada , Germany, and the U.S., have disrupted malicious infrastructure associated with SocGholish and cleaned up nearly 15,000 infected WordPress websites.”With these actions we deprive cybercriminals of access to infected computer systems,” Maikel Rollman of the Netherlands National High Tech Crime Unit said.”This prevents First seen on…
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Crime Gang Sells Access to 74,000 Fortinet Firewall Devices
Ongoing Campaign May Be Grabbing Legacy Passwords From Fortinet FortiGate Devices. Cybercriminals are selling access to 75,000 Fortinet FortiGate devices with VPN and web management interfaces, and the admin credentials appear to be legitimate and recently harvested as part of a still-live campaign, security experts warned. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/crime-gang-sells-access-to-74000-fortinet-firewall-devices-a-32015
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Cybercrime Surges in APAC as Digitalization Takes Hold
Interpol claims cybercrime accounts for third of crime in over half of Asia and South Pacific countries First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cybercrime-surges-apac-digitization/
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Infosecurity Europe 2026: AI turbo-charging cyber crime and response
AI is accelerating cyber attacks by criminals and hostile states, with attackers faster, more persistent and increasingly collaborative, say experts speaking at Infosecurity Europe 2026 First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366643943/Infosecurity-Europe-2026-AI-turbo-charging-cyber-crime-and-response
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29 Arrests, Nine Crime Groups Dismantled: Another Blow to Illegal Streaming
International Operation KRATOS led by Europol dismantled illegal streaming networks, leading to 29 arrests and nine crime groups taken down. An international law enforcement operation, codenamed Operation KRATOS and involving 13 countries (Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain, the UK, and the US), spent seven months quietly dismantling the…
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European authorities crack down on illegal streaming networks
Officials said they dismantled nine organized crime groups and removed more than 27,000 URLs hosting live sports and other copyrighted media during a seven-month operation. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/europol-piracy-streaming-crackdown-operation-kratos2/
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Police dismantles 9 crime groups in illegal streaming crackdown
European and international law enforcement agencies have dismantled nine organized crime groups and arrested 29 suspects in a major crackdown on illegal streaming operations. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-dismantles-9-crime-groups-in-illegal-streaming-crackdown/