Tag: crime
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The rise of the evasive adversary
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, breach, china, cloud, credentials, crime, crowdstrike, crypto, data, defense, endpoint, exploit, finance, firewall, group, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, korea, lazarus, leak, mail, malicious, malware, microsoft, monitoring, network, north-korea, open-source, phishing, ransomware, remote-code-execution, russia, saas, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, tactics, theft, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, windows, zero-dayBig game hunters tighten their grip: CrowdStrike’s research highlights how big game hunting (BGH) ransomware actors have remained the dominant force in the eCrime landscape.Punk Spider, a group responsible for developing and maintaining Russian-language Akira ransomware, and its associated Akira dedicated leak site, conducted 198 intrusions in 2025, a 134% increase year over year. Victim-shaming operations…
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Fraudster hacked hotel system, paid 1 cent for luxury rooms, Spanish cops say
Tags: crime‘First time we have detected a crime using this method,’ cops say First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/02/18/fraudster_hotel_hack_one_cent_luxury_room/
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Bretton AI Gets $75M to Use AI for Financial Crime Compliance
AI Agents Target Anti-Money Laundering at Major Global Banks, Cut Manual Probes. Bretton AI has raised $75 million in Series B funding led by Sapphire Ventures to scale AI agents for anti-money laundering sanctions and KYC compliance. CEO Will Lawrence says the company is targeting large banks with automation designed to reduce manual investigations and…
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Bretton Raises $75M to Use AI for Financial Crime Compliance
AI Agents Target Anti-Money Laundering at Major Global Banks, Cut Manual Probes. Bretton AI has raised $75 million in Series B funding led by Sapphire Ventures to scale AI agents for anti-money laundering sanctions and KYC compliance. CEO Will Lawrence says the company is targeting large banks with automation designed to reduce manual investigations and…
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Next Gen Spotlights: Turning Behavioural Intelligence into a Powerful Tool Against Fraud and Crime QA with Paddy Lawton, Co-Founder of FACT360
Founded on pioneering British research and real-world intelligence applications, FACT360 is using behavioural analytics to help governments and organisations detect fraud, terrorism and serious crime without breaching privacy. The Gurus spoke to Paddy Lawton, Founder of FACT360, about the origins of the company, the problem it solves and how government-backed programmes have helped accelerate its…
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TeamPCP Turns Cloud Infrastructure into Crime Bots
The threat actor has been compromising cloud environments at scale with automated worm-like attacks on exposed services and interfaces. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/teampcp-cloud-infrastructure-crime-bots
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‘I fell into it’: ex-criminal hackers urge Manchester pupils to use web skills for good
Initiative aims to identify proficient gamers and coders who can help companies identify flaws in their cybersecurity Cybercriminals, the shadowy online figures often depicted in Hollywood movies as hooded villains capable of wiping millions of pounds off the value of businesses at a keystroke, are not usually known for their candour.But in a sixth-form college…
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Russia Hacked the Polish Electricity Grid. Now What?
Stymied Attack Leaves Poland No Good Options in Responding to Provocation. Poland’s online defenses stopped a Russian cyberattack against the energy grid, but now the Warsaw government is in a bind about how to respond to a digital assault that was a lot more than a crime, but a sliver less than an act of…
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Substack Breach: 662,752 User Records Leaked on Cybercrime Forum
Substack confirms a breach after hacker accessed internal user records now circulating on crime forums, exposing emails, phone numbers, and account metadata. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/substack-breach-user-records-leak-cybercrime-forum/
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TRM Labs Raises $70M Series C for AI Crime-Fighting Push
Funding at $1B Valuation Targets AI-Driven Investigations and Compliance Tools. TRM Labs has secured $70 million in Series C funding led by Blockchain Capital reaching a $1 billion valuation. CEO Esteban Castano says the money will boost AI-powered investigations, compliance automation and intelligence as criminals use AI to scale cybercrime faster than defenders can respond.…
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Who would want to lead the ‘British FBI’? | Letter
The proposed National Police Service, encompassing counter-terrorism and regional crime units along with the duties of the National Crime Agency, will be unmanageable, writes <strong>Peter Sommer</strong>The National Police Service (NPS) is the fourth or fifth iteration of a “British FBI”, not the third (<a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/26/what-is-shabana-mahmood-proposing-in-biggest-ever-policing-reforms”>What is Shabana Mahmood proposing in ‘biggest ever’ policing reforms? 26…
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Chinese Money Laundering Jargon via Google’s Gemini
After having a short discussion with Gemini about Chinese Money Laundering, I could tell we weren’t quite connecting on my Mandarin-assistance requests, so I shared an example post from a Telegram “Crime-as-a-Service” group that was part of a Chinese Guarantee Syndicate. For context, these posts were made in the Tudou Guarantee Syndicate’s group dedicated to…
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French police search X office in Paris, summon Elon Musk for questioning
The Paris prosecutor’s office announced that it is expanding a criminal investigation into X for alleged crimes, including the possession and distribution of child sexual exploitation material. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/french-police-search-x-office-in-paris-summon-elon-musk-for-questioning/
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French police search X office in Paris, summons Elon Musk for questioning
The Paris prosecutor’s office announced that it is expanding a criminal investigation into X for alleged crimes, including the possession and distribution of child sexual exploitation material. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/french-police-search-x-office-in-paris-summons-elon-musk-for-questioning/
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Fast-Growing Chinese Crime Networks Launder 20% of Illicit Crypto: Chainalysis
The influence of Chinese money laundering networks has skyrocketed since 2020, with the operations now moving almost 20% of all illicit cryptocurrency being laundered last year, according to Chainalysis researchers. In 2025, they processed more than $16 billion, or about $44 million a day. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/fast-growing-chinese-crime-networks-launder-20-of-illicit-crypto-chainalysis/
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National Crime Agency and NatWest Issue Joint Warning Over Invoice Fraud Threat
Cyber fraudsters targeting corporate finance departments costs businesses millions a year First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/nca-natwest-warning-over-invoice/
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AI, Deepfakes Are Top Risks for Financial Crime Specialists
ACAMS Says Investigators Need Better Data, Architecture and AI-Based Detection. The financial system has a trust problem driven by artificial intelligence, and CIOs looking to prevent fraud and other financial crimes will only face more challenges as criminals find new ways to use AI to swindle, according to an Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists…
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RAMP ransomware forum goes dark in probable FBI sting
RAMP, an infamous Russian-speaking cyber crime forum, has gone off the air after an apparent US operation. First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366637992/RAMP-ransomware-forum-goes-dark-in-probable-FBI-sting
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31 More Charged in Massive ATM Jackpotting Scheme Linked to Tren de Aragua Gang
The DOJ indicted 31 people accused of participating in an ATM jackpotting scheme in which the venerable Ploutus malware was used to help steal more than $5 million from machines around the United States. In total, 87 people have been charged, with many connected to the Tren de Aragua Venezuelan crime syndicate. First seen on…
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UK plans sweeping overhaul of policing amid surge in online crimes
The British Home Office published proposals that would include the creation of a new National Police Service, described by officials as Britain’s equivalent of the FBI. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/uk-national-policing-overhaul-cybercrime
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Leader of ransomware crew pleads guilty to four-year crime spree
Ianis Antropenko, a Russian national living in California, admitted to committing ransomware attacks against at least 50 victims. He faces up to 25 years in jail. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/ianis-antropenko-russian-ransomware-leader-guilty/
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Ireland proposes new law allowing police to use spyware
The Irish government announced that it wants to pass a law that would grant police more surveillance powers, such as using spyware to fight serious crime, while aiming to protect the privacy rights of its citizens. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/01/22/ireland-proposes-new-law-allowing-police-to-use-spyware/
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Voidlink Linux Malware Was Built Using an AI Agent, Researchers Reveal
Sophisticated malware previously thought to be the work of a well-resourced cyber-crime group was built by one person – with the aid of AI tools First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/voidlink-linux-malware-built-using/
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The thin line between saving a company and funding a crime
Ransomware negotiators dish on being in a ‘moral gray zone,’ unrestricted by accountability or industrywide rules of engagement. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/ransomware-negotiation-pitfalls-moral-gray-zone/
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Report Fraud Promises to Streamline Fight Against Economic Crime
City of London Police has launched the UK’s national Report Fraud service First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/report-fraud-fight-against/
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Met claims success for permanent facial recognition in Croydon
Met Police boasts that its permanent deployment of live facial recognition cameras in Croydon has led to more than 100 arrests and prompted a double-digit reduction in local crime, ahead of an upcoming judicial review to assess the technology’s lawfulness First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366637351/Met-claims-success-for-permanent-facial-recognition-in-Croydon
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Southeast Asia CISOs Top 13 Predictions for 2026: Securing AI, Centering Identity, and Making Resilience Strategic
Innovation and technology, Hand of robot touching a padlock of security on network connection of business, Data exchange, Financial and banking, AI, Cyber crime and internet security. iStock/ipopba First seen on csoonline.com Jump to article: www.csoonline.com/article/4117844/southeast-asia-cisos-13-top-predictions-for-2026-securing-ai-centering-identity-and-making-resilience-strategic.html