Tag: crime
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India orders infosec red alert in case Mythos sparks crime spree
Securities regulator urges market players to develop new strategies and nail cyber-basics before AI models fuel mass attacks First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/05/06/india_seb_mythos_infosec_advice/
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‘They protect the law while breaking it’: Inside Europol’s shadow IT system
Under pressure to deliver in the fight against serious cross-border crime, Europol built and operated a shadow data analysis platform containing large volumes of sensitive information, which operated without key legal and technical safeguards First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366642525/They-protect-the-law-while-breaking-it-Inside-Europols-shadow-IT-system
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‘They protect the law while breaking it’: Inside Europol’s shadow IT system
Under pressure to deliver in the fight against serious cross-border crime, Europol built and operated a shadow data analysis platform containing large volumes of sensitive information, which operated without key legal and technical safeguards First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366642525/They-protect-the-law-while-breaking-it-Inside-Europols-shadow-IT-system
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Teenager alleged to be Scattered Spider hacker arrested in Finland, faces US extradition
Here’s a tip for you all. Unless you want to draw attention to yourself as a cybercriminal, don’t flaunt your diamond-encrusted “HACK THE PLANET” necklace on Snapchat, or pose as a Sopranos crime boss while the FBI is reportedly closing in. First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/alleged-scattered-spider-hacker-extradition
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True Threats and True Crimes Those Memes You Post Might Be Crimes
Does reposting a “86 47” meme constitute a criminal threat? Analyzing the James Comey indictment through the lens of Counterman v. Colorado and Elonis v. United States. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/05/true-threats-and-true-crimes-those-memes-you-post-might-be-crimes/
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Senate Judiciary advances bill that would bar minors from interacting with AI companions
The bill, known as the GUARD Act, also requires that AI companions advise users of all ages that they are not human and lack professional credentials. It also makes it a crime for AI companions to knowingly ask kids for sexual content or to produce it. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/senate-judiciary-advances-bill-barring-children-ai-chatbots
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French prosecutors link 15-year-old to mega-breach at state’s secure document agency
Two computer crime allegations follow up to 18M lines of data surfacing online First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/04/30/french_gov_mega_breach_suspect/
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Bad Bots in the Agentic Age: What the 2026 Thales Bad Bot Report Reveals
Tags: ai, api, application-security, attack, automation, banking, business, container, control, crime, cyber, cybercrime, data, defense, detection, exploit, finance, fraud, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, LLM, malicious, monitoring, resilience, risk, service, threat, tool, vulnerabilityBad Bots in the Agentic Age: What the 2026 Thales Bad Bot Report Reveals josh.pearson@t“¦ Thu, 04/30/2026 – 07:31 The modern internet is becoming less human by the day. Bot traffic is increasing, and human traffic is shrinking. Malicious automated traffic is getting harder to spot. The Thales 2026 Bad Bot Report, now in it’s…
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Swiss police arrest 10 suspected members of Nigeria-linked crime group Black Axe
Swiss and German law enforcement have arrested 10 suspected members of the Nigerian criminal network Black Axe, including a regional leader believed to oversee operations in Southern Europe. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/black-axe-switzerland-germany-cyber
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Crime crew impersonates help desk, abuses Microsoft Teams to steal your data
Coming in cold with custom Snow malware First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/04/25/new_crime_crew_impersonates_help_desks/
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When Research Becomes a Crime: The New Risk Landscape for OSINT and Dark Web Intelligence
For decades, the “gray area” of undercover research was governed by internal policies. The SPLC indictment suggests that internal oversight is no longer a shield. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/when-research-becomes-a-crime-the-new-risk-landscape-for-osint-and-dark-web-intelligence/
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The Guardian view on Anthropic’s Claude Mythos: when AI finds every flaw, who controls the internet? | Editorial
Tech can scale cyber-attacks and defences alike, raising questions about private power, public risk and the future of a shared internetAnthropic announced its latest AI model, <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/08/anthropic-ai-cybersecurity-software”>Claude Mythos, this month but said it would not be released publicly, because it turns computers into crime scenes. The company claimed that it could find previously unknown…
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Ransomware Negotiator Pleads Guilty to Aiding BlackCat Attacks in 2023
A third individual who was employed as a ransomware negotiator has pleaded guilty to conducting ransomware attacks against U.S. companies in 2023.Angelo Martino, 41, of Land O’Lakes, Florida, teamed up with the operators of the BlackCat ransomware starting in April 2023 to assist the e-crime gang in extracting higher amounts as ransoms.”Working as a negotiator…
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Timor-Leste parliament questions president over proposed resort’s links to ‘scam’ empire
Jose Ramos-Horta urged by opposition to explain diplomatic passport given to businessman behind resort project, who denies any involvement with organised crimeTimor-Leste’s opposition has questioned how foreign investors in a proposed cryptocurrency resort obtained prime beachfront real estate in the country’s capital, and has called on the president to explain why he issued a diplomatic…
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Why We Actually Need EndEnd Encryption
There is a certain kind of argument that appears every time encryption comes up. Yes, yes, privacy is lovely. But think of the children!!! And just like that, the conversation is over. Because once someone has wheeled in children, terrorists, organised crime, and a shadowy man in a basement who definitely has a beard, anyone……
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Cyber attacks fuel surge in cargo theft across logistics industry
Hackers infiltrate logistics firms to steal cargo and divert payments, cyberattacks are linked to organized crime and rising losses. Proofpoint researchers observed crooks targeting trucking and logistics companies, running coordinated remote access campaigns to steal cargo and divert payments. These attacks appear to be linked to organized crime. The findings highlight a growing trend of…
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Scattered Spider Hacker Pleads Guilty in US Federal Court
Tyler Buchanan Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud and Identity Theft. A senior figure in the Scattered Spider cybercrime group pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft on Friday in US federal district court. The plea marks the conclusion of a digital…
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Cargo Hackers Hit Trucking Firms to Steal Physical Shipments
Hackers are increasingly breaking into trucking and freight companies to quietly hijack real-world cargo shipments, turning digital access into physical theft at scale. Researchers say organized crime rings are teaming up with cybercriminals to exploit the systems carriers and freight brokers use every day to book and dispatch loads. Cargo theft is already a multi”‘billion”‘dollar…
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The need for a board-level definition of cyber resilience
Tags: awareness, business, cisa, compliance, control, crime, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, detection, finance, framework, governance, law, metric, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-analysis, risk-management, service, supply-chain, technologyWhere the literature converges: Organizational outcomes vs. policy and controls It’s consistently agreed that cyber resilience should be tied to organizational outcomes rather than technical controls and policies. Rather than focusing on metrics such as mean time to detection or number of security controls, organizational cyber resilience needs to evaluate levels of business continuity, preservation…
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Ransomware Lives On, Blending Hacktivism and Crime, Fueled by AI
Ransomware will never die, will it? In fact, it’s more powerful than ever thanks to GenAI and creative operators that evolve techniques to generate profit. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/ransomware-lives-on-blending-hacktivism-and-crime-fueled-by-ai/
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Ransomware Lives On, Blending Hacktivism and Crime, Fueled by AI
Ransomware will never die, will it? In fact, it’s more powerful than ever thanks to GenAI and creative operators that evolve techniques to generate profit. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/ransomware-lives-on-blending-hacktivism-and-crime-fueled-by-ai/
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Over 20,000 crypto fraud victims identified in international crackdown
An international law enforcement action led by the U.K.’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has identified over 20,000 victims of cryptocurrency fraud across Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-identifies-20-000-victims-in-international-crypto-fraud-crackdown/
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Britain seeks views before it drops the hammer on signal jammers
Four-week call for evidence intended to help shape laws aimed at devices linked to crime First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/04/10/signal_jammer_consultation/
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Don’t just fight fraud, hunt it
As traditional fraud markers become obsolete, we must treat digital identity as critical infrastructure and adopt a layered, real-time defense to neutralize sophisticated crime rings. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/industrialized-fraud-ai-identity-theft-prevention-op-ed/
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Cyber Fraud Cost Americans $17 Billion in 2025, AI Scams Make List: FBI
Cyber-driven fraud from investment schemes to business email compromise (BEC) to confidence and romance scams accounted for almost 85% of the losses Americans suffered through fraud crimes last year, totaling an eye-watering $17.7 billion in money stolen, according to the FBI. It also made up 45% of all the fraud-related complaints to the.. First seen…
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FBI: Americans lost a record $21 billion to cybercrime last year
U.S. victims lost nearly $21 billion to cyber-enabled crimes last year, driven primarily by investment scams, business email compromise, tech support fraud, and data breaches, the Federal Bureau of Investigation says. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-americans-lost-a-record-21-billion-to-cybercrime-last-year/
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Cybercrime losses break the $20 billion mark
Online crime continues to generate rising financial losses, with totals reaching $20.877 billion in 2025. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report shows a 26% … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/07/online-crime-financial-losses-fbi-report/
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Cybercrime losses break the $20 billion mark
Online crime continues to generate rising financial losses, with totals reaching $20.877 billion in 2025. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report shows a 26% … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/07/online-crime-financial-losses-fbi-report/
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Cybercrime losses jumped 26% to $20.9 billion in 2025
The FBI’s annual report on digital crimes exposes a worsening environment. Yet, an unknown number of victims still suffer in the shadows never reporting the crimes they endure. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/fbi-internet-crime-complaint-center-annual-cybercrime-report/
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Cybercrime losses jumped 26% to $20.9 billion in 2025
The FBI’s annual report on digital crimes exposes a worsening environment. Yet, an unknown number of victims still suffer in the shadows never reporting the crimes they endure. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/fbi-internet-crime-complaint-center-annual-cybercrime-report/