Tag: crime
-
Crooks exploit RMM software to hijack trucking firms and steal cargo
Hackers target trucking firms with RMM tools to steal freight, teaming with organized crime to loot goods, mainly food and beverages. Cybercriminals are targeting trucking and logistics firms with RMM tools (remote monitoring and management software) to steal freight. Active since June 2025, the group works with organized crime to loot goods, mainly food and…
-
Cybercrooks team up with organized crime to steal pricey cargo
Old-school cargo heists reborn in the cyber age First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/11/03/cybercriminals_team_up_with_ocgs/
-
Cybercrooks team up with organized crime to steal pricey cargo
Old-school cargo heists reborn in the cyber age First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/11/03/cybercriminals_team_up_with_ocgs/
-
Cybercrime groups team with organized crime in massive cargo theft campaigns
Financially motivated hackers are abusing remote monitoring and access tools against trucking and freight companies, Proofpoint warns. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cybercrime-organized-crime-cargo-theft-campaign/804501/
-
Cybercriminals Exploit Remote Monitoring Tools to Infiltrate Logistics and Freight Networks
Bad actors are increasingly training their sights on trucking and logistics companies with an aim to infect them with remote monitoring and management (RMM) software for financial gain and ultimately steal cargo freight.The threat cluster, believed to be active since at least June 2025 according to Proofpoint, is said to be collaborating with organized crime…
-
Hackers Help Organized Crime Groups in Cargo Freight Heists, Researchers Find
Proofpoint researchers have observed recent hacking campaigns supporting cargo theft First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/hackers-organized-crime-cargo/
-
Alleged 764 leader arrested in Arizona, faces life in prison
Baron Cain Martin, a 21-year-old, allegedly joined the nihilistic violent extremist group in 2019. Officials described his alleged crimes as “atrocious” and “so depraved they defy comprehension.” First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/baron-cain-martin-764-leader-arrested-charged/
-
Cybersecurity Snapshot: Top Guidance for Improving AI Risk Management, Governance and Readiness
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, awareness, breach, business, ceo, cloud, compliance, computer, control, corporate, crime, cryptography, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, encryption, exploit, finance, framework, germany, google, governance, guide, hacking, ibm, identity, india, infrastructure, intelligence, jobs, law, leak, metric, microsoft, network, penetration-testing, privacy, risk, risk-management, scam, security-incident, skills, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementMany organizations are playing catch-up in key AI security policy areas, such as usage governance, risk oversight, data protection, and staff training. In this Cybersecurity Snapshot special edition, we round up recent guidance on preparing for, managing and governing AI cyber risks. Key takeaways Most organizations’ AI adoption is dangerously outpacing their security strategies and…
-
Cybersecurity Snapshot: Top Guidance for Improving AI Risk Management, Governance and Readiness
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, awareness, breach, business, ceo, cloud, compliance, computer, control, corporate, crime, cryptography, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, encryption, exploit, finance, framework, germany, google, governance, guide, hacking, ibm, identity, india, infrastructure, intelligence, jobs, law, leak, metric, microsoft, network, penetration-testing, privacy, risk, risk-management, scam, security-incident, skills, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementMany organizations are playing catch-up in key AI security policy areas, such as usage governance, risk oversight, data protection, and staff training. In this Cybersecurity Snapshot special edition, we round up recent guidance on preparing for, managing and governing AI cyber risks. Key takeaways Most organizations’ AI adoption is dangerously outpacing their security strategies and…
-
Transnational Organized Crime Gang Steals $1 Million from Ontario Couple
Today my LinkedIn feed and Google News filter is showing me several stories that illustrate how we are failing to stop online scammers from stealing from our elderly. It starts with the headlines. CTVNews: Ontario seniors GIVE AWAY MORE THAN $1 MILLION to scammers.CTVNews: Ontario couple LOSES MORE THAN $1 MILLION DOLLARS to fraud.Toronto Only:…
-
Alleged 764 member faces up to 69 years in prison for string of suspected violent crimes
Prosecutors accuse Tony Christopher Long of animal crushing, sexual exploitation of a minor, cyberstalking and extortion. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/764-tony-christopher-long-california-charged/
-
Atroposia malware kit lowers the bar for cybercrime, and raises the stakes for enterprise defenders
Tags: apt, authentication, automation, ciso, credentials, crime, cybercrime, defense, detection, dns, endpoint, infrastructure, mail, malicious, malware, mfa, monitoring, rat, service, spam, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityRAT toolkits proliferating: Atroposia is one of a growing number of RAT tools targeting enterprises; Varonis has also recently discovered SpamGPT and MatrixPDF, a spam-as-a-service platform and malicious PDF builder, respectively.Shipley noted that these types of packages which identify additional avenues to maintain persistence have been around for some time; Mirai, which goes back to…
-
US Teen Indicted in 764 Network Case Involving Exploitation Crimes
US teen indicted for involvement in extremist “764” network, accused of child exploitation, animal cruelty, and cyberstalking, says the Justice Department. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/us-teen-indicted-764-network-case-crimes/
-
Investment Scams Spread Across Asia With International Reach
A surge in fake investment platforms targeting cryptocurrency and forex markets has been driving a new wave of financial crime in Asia First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/investment-scams-spread-across-asia/
-
CCB’s Cyber Crime Wing Busts ₹47 Crore ($5.6 Million) International Cybercrime Racket Linked to Dubai
Bengaluru’s Central Crime Branch (CCB) has dismantled a major international cybercrime racket, revealing a hacking operation that siphoned off ₹47 crore (approximately $5.6 million) from a private finance company in just two and a half hours. The Cyber Crime Wing of the CCB confirmed the arrest of two individuals involved in the scam, while the primary…
-
The 10 biggest issues CISOs and cyber teams face today
Tags: ai, attack, awareness, breach, business, ceo, ciso, computing, crime, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, defense, email, encryption, exploit, finance, fraud, governance, group, hacker, international, mitigation, organized, phishing, ransom, risk, scam, service, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, training, usa, vulnerability2. Escalating, and accelerating, AI-enabled attacks: A 2025 survey from Boston Consulting Group found that 80% of CISOs worldwide cited AI-powered cyberattacks as their top concern, a 19-point increase from the previous year. A 2025 survey from Darktrace, a security technology firm, found that 78% of CISOs reported a significant impact from AI-driven threats, up…
-
Cybersecurity Snapshot: Top Advice for Detecting and Preventing AI Attacks, and for Securing AI Systems
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, best-practice, breach, business, chatgpt, china, ciso, cloud, computing, container, control, credentials, crime, cve, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, email, exploit, extortion, finance, flaw, framework, fraud, google, governance, government, group, guide, hacker, hacking, healthcare, iam, identity, incident response, intelligence, LLM, malicious, malware, mitigation, monitoring, network, open-source, openai, organized, phishing, ransom, risk, risk-management, russia, sans, scam, service, skills, soc, strategy, supply-chain, technology, theft, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, zero-trustAs organizations eagerly adopt AI, cybersecurity teams are racing to protect these new systems. In this special edition of the Cybersecurity Snapshot, we round up some of the best recent guidance on how to fend off AI attacks, and on how to safeguard your AI systems. Key takeaways Developers are getting new playbooks from groups…
-
Vault Viper Exploits Online Gambling Websites Using Custom Browser to Install Malicious Program
Tags: access, crime, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, group, infrastructure, malicious, software, threatA major cybersecurity investigation has uncovered a sophisticated criminal operation called Vault Viper that exploits online gambling platforms to distribute a malicious custom browser with remote access capabilities. The threat actor, linked to the Baoying Group and connected to the Suncity Group”, a major Asian crime syndicate”, has created an unprecedented infrastructure combining iGaming software…
-
‘Attacks will get through’: head of GCHQ urges companies to do more to fight cybercrime
Anne Keast-Butler says government and business must to work together to tackle future attacks as AI makes cybercrime easierCompanies need to do more to mitigate the potential effects of cyber-attacks, the head of GCHQ has said, including making physical, paper copies of crisis plans to use if an attack brings down entire computer systems.”What are…
-
Self-propagating worm found in marketplaces for Visual Studio Code extensions
Tags: access, application-security, attack, backdoor, backup, best-practice, blockchain, breach, ciso, control, credentials, crime, crypto, cyber, data, data-breach, endpoint, framework, github, gitlab, google, government, identity, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, least-privilege, login, malicious, malware, marketplace, network, open-source, resilience, risk, sans, security-incident, software, supply-chain, threat, tool, update, wormMarketplaces targeted: The Koi Security report is the latest in a series of warnings that threat actors are increasingly targeting VS Code marketplaces in supply chain attacks. Last week, Koi Security exposed a threat actor dubbed TigerJack spreading malicious extensions. And researchers at Wiz just published research showing the widespread abuse of the OpenVSX and…
-
AI’s split personality: Solving crimes while helping conceal them
What happens when investigators and cybercriminals start using the same technology? AI is now doing both, helping law enforcement trace attacks while also being tested for its … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/10/21/ai-cybercrime-digital-forensics/
-
AI’s split personality: Solving crimes while helping conceal them
What happens when investigators and cybercriminals start using the same technology? AI is now doing both, helping law enforcement trace attacks while also being tested for its … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/10/21/ai-cybercrime-digital-forensics/
-
Europol Dismantles SIM Farm Network Powering 49 Million Fake Accounts Worldwide
Europol on Friday announced the disruption of a sophisticated cybercrime-as-a-service (CaaS) platform that operated a SIM farm and enabled its customers to carry out a broad spectrum of crimes ranging from phishing to investment fraud.The coordinated law enforcement effort, dubbed Operation SIMCARTEL, saw 26 searches carried out, resulting in the arrest of seven suspects and…
-
Authorities Shut Down Cybercrime-as-a-Service, Seize 40,000 SIM Cards
Law enforcement authorities across Europe have dismantled a sophisticated cybercrime-as-a-service operation that enabled criminals to commit widespread fraud and other serious offenses across the continent. The coordinated action, codenamed ‘SIMCARTEL’, resulted in seven arrests, the seizure of over 40,000 active SIM cards, and the takedown of infrastructure that facilitated crimes causing millions of euros in…
-
Key to Qilin’s Ransomware Success: Bulletproof Hosting
Reigning Ransomware Group Thrives in Part Through Affiliated Cybercrime Services. Security experts say the greatest number of ransomware attacks in recent months has continued to trace to the long-running crime group Qilin, and that the group’s reign is enabled in no small part through an apparently close affiliation with a network of bulletproof hosting providers.…
-
PowerSchool hacker sentenced to 4 years in prison
Matthew Lane pleaded guilty to crimes stemming from attacks on PowerSchool and a U.S. telecom company earlier this year. His sentence is half the amount prosecutors sought in the cause. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/powerschool-hacker-matthew-lane-sentenced/
-
Hamburg man charged with murder over US teen’s livestreamed death
German authorities issue 204 charges against 21-year-old suspect, alleged to be part of wider network of abusersA man accused of luring children worldwide into a sadistic online abuse network has been charged by German prosecutors with hundreds of crimes, including murder, for the livestreamed death of a 13-year-old American.Using the pseudonym “White Tiger”, the 21-year-old…