Tag: crime
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Russian Hacker Dmitry Khoroshev Unmasked as LockBit Ransomware Administrator
The U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) has unmasked the administrator and developer of the LockBit ransomware operation, revealing it to be a 31-year-ol… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/05/russian-hacker-dmitry-khoroshev.html
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Crime agency criticises Meta as European police chiefs call for curbs on endend encryption
First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366581692/Crime-agency-crticises-Meta-as-European-police-chiefs-call-for-curbs-on-end-to-end-encryption
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Law enforcement agencies identified LockBit ransomware admin and sanctioned him
The FBI, UK National Crime Agency, and Europol revealed the identity of the admin of the LockBit operation and sanctioned him. The FBI, UK National Cr… First seen on securityaffairs.com Jump to article: securityaffairs.com/162823/cyber-crime/lockbit-ransomware-admin-identified.html
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LockBit ransomware admin identified, sanctioned in US, UK, Australia
The FBI, UK National Crime Agency, and Europol have unveiled sweeping indictments and sanctions against the admin of the LockBit ransomware operation,… First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/lockbit-ransomware-admin-identified-sanctioned-in-us-uk-australia/
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NCA Unmasks and Sanctions Leader of Notorious LockBit Ransomware Group
In collaboration with US and Australian authorities, the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has unmasked and sanctioned the leader of the notorious Lock… First seen on gbhackers.com Jump to article: gbhackers.com/leader-lockbit-unmasks/
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Europol offers law enforcement agencies data on Europe’s most threatening crime networks
Europol has collected and analysed data from over 40 countries to identify 800 most threatening criminal networks operating in Europe in what it descr… First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366579895/Europol-offers-law-enforcement-agencies-data-on-Europes-most-threatening-crime-networks
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Crypto Crime Report 2024: Ransomware-Opfer zahlten über 1 Milliarde Euro
Attacken mit Verschlüsselungssoftware sind für Cyberkriminelle ein einträgliches Geschäft. Die Analysefirma Chainalysis verzeichnete für 2023 einen Re… First seen on csoonline.com Jump to article: www.csoonline.com/de/a/ransomware-opfer-zahlten-ueber-1-milliarde-euro
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Exposed: Chinese smartphone farms that run thousands of barebones mobes to do crime
First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/03/21/china_smartphone_farms/
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Match Systems publishes report on the consequences of CBDC implementation
Match Systems, a leading authority in crypto crimes investigations and crypto AML solutions provider, has published a comprehensive analytical report … First seen on gbhackers.com Jump to article: gbhackers.com/the-consequences-of-cbdc-implementation/
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Nation states buying hacking tools from underground Russian cyber forums
State-sponsored hacking groups, posing as hacktivists, are using Russian cyber crime forums to stock up on cyber weapons, says Check Point Software’s … First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366572532/Nation-states-buying-hacking-tools-from-underground-Russian-cyber-forums
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Binance’s Top Crypto Crime Investigator Is Being Detained in Nigeria
Tigran Gambaryan, a former crypto-focused US federal agent, and a second Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, have been held in Abuja without passpor… First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/binance-top-investigator-detained-nigeria/
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Exposed: Chinese Smartphone Farms That Run Thousands Of Barebone Mobes To Do Crime
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Binances Top Crypto Crime Investigator Is Being Detained in Nigeria
Tigran Gambaryan, a former crypto-focused US federal agent, and a second Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, have been held in Abuja without passpor… First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/binance-top-investigator-detained-nigeria/
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Five Key Findings from the 2023 FBI Internet Crime Report
The losses companies suffered in 2023 ransomware attacks increased by 74% compared to those of… The post es companies suffered in 2023 ransomware at… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/03/five-key-findings-from-the-2023-fbi-internet-crime-report/
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US Defense Dept received 50,000 vulnerability reports since 2016
The Cyber Crime Center (DC3) of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) says it has reached the milestone of processing its 50,000th vulnerability report… First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-defense-dept-received-50-000-vulnerability-reports-since-2016/
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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 … First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-us-lost-record-125-billion-to-online-crime-in-2023/
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Operation Cronos dismantles LockBit ransomware gang
An international law enforcement operation led by the U.K.’s National Crime Agency seizes LockBit’s websites, servers, source code and decryption keys… First seen on techtarget.com Jump to article: www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/366570614/Operation-Cronos-dismantles-LockBit-ransomware-gang
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‘Operation Cronos’ dismantles LockBit ransomware gang
An international law enforcement operation led by the U.K.’s National Crime Agency seized LockBit’s websites, servers, source code and decryption keys… First seen on techtarget.com Jump to article: www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/366570614/Operation-Cronos-dismantles-LockBit-ransomware-gang
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Alleged Raccoon Infostealer operator extradited, verification site set up for victims
A Ukrainian national was extradited to the United States from the Netherlands after being indicted for crimes related to fraud, money laundering, and … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/02/21/raccoon-infostealer-operator-extradited/
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LockBit gang members arrested in Poland and Ukraine
The UK’s National Crime Agency and its global partners have shared more details on their audacious takedown of the LockBit ransomware operation, inclu… First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366570573/LockBit-gang-members-arrested-in-Poland-and-Ukraine
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US extradition of Julian Assange is ‘state retaliation’ for exposing war crimes, court hears
Lawyers argue that the US extradition case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is politically motivated and in breach of the UK-US extradition tr… First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366570578/US-extradition-of-Julian-Assange-is-state-retaliation-for-exposing-war-crimes-court-hears
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UK and US hack the hackers to bring down LockBit crime gang
First seen on theguardian.com Jump to article: www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/feb/20/uk-and-fbi-lock-cybercrime-group-out-of-lockbit-website
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Schädlichste Ransomware-Gruppe der Welt ausgehoben
Ermittlungsbehörden aus 14 Staaten unter Führung der britischen National Crime Agency haben die Erpressergruppe Lockbit ausgehoben. Server auf der gan… First seen on crn.de Jump to article: www.crn.de/news/4176242/lockbit-schadlichste-ransomware-gruppe-der-welt-ausgehoben
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LockBit takedown: Infrastructure disrupted, criminals arrested, decryption keys recovered
In the wake of yesterday’s surprise law enforcement takeover of LockBit’s leak site, the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) and Europol have shared more i… First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/02/20/lockbit-takedown/
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LockBit Ransomware Gang Disrupted by Global Law Enforcement Operation
Earlier this week, Europol and the UK’s National Crime Agency announced they had successfully taken down the dark web platform associated with LockBit… First seen on gbhackers.com Jump to article: gbhackers.com/lockbit-ransomware-disrupted/
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AI is the New Major Accomplice for Cyber Crimes
Within just a couple years, AI seems to have overtaken a head-spinning amount of aspects… The post ust a couple years, AI seems to have overtaken a … First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/02/ai-is-the-new-major-accomplice-for-cyber-crimes/
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Chainalysis observes decrease in cryptocurrency crime in 2023
During 2023, Chainalysis tracked a decrease in the total value and volume of illicit cryptocurrency transactions. But it is unclear if the downward tr… First seen on techtarget.com Jump to article: www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/366566793/Chainalysis-observes-decrease-in-cryptocurrency-crime-in-2023
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Executive alleged to be behind EncroChat encrypted phone network arrested
A businessman allegedly behind EncroChat, an encrypted phone network that was used by organised crime groups, has been extradited from the Dominican R… First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366569393/Executive-alleged-to-be-behind-EncroChat-encrypted-phone-network-arrested