Tag: cybercrime
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Three arrested in Kosovo for operating Rydox cybercriminal marketplace
Ardit Kutleshi, 26, and Jetmir Kutleshi, 28, were arrested in Kosovo by local law enforcement on Thursday and U.S. officials submitted a request for extradition through an indictment unsealed in the Western District of Pennsylvania. Another operator was also arrested and is expected to be prosecuted in Kosovo.]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article:…
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Japanese game and anime publisher reportedly pays $3 million ransom to Russia-linked hackers
Kadokawa, known for manga, anime and video games, appears to have made an extortion payment to cybercriminals, according to Kyodo News.]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/kadokawa-japan-reported-ransomware-payment
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Digital Finance: How Do Banks Protect Their Customers’ Money and Data from Cybercriminals?
Cybercriminals are employing increasingly sophisticated methods to access our money and data, making this issue particularly relevant for large European banks, where significant financial assets are concentrated. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/12/digital-finance-how-do-banks-protect-their-customers-money-and-data-from-cybercriminals/
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U.S. authorities seized cybercrime marketplace Rydox
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced the seizure of the cybercrime marketplace Rydox (>>rydox.ru>rydox[.]cc
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Rydox Cybercrime Marketplace Disrupted, Administrators Arrested
The US announced the takedown of Rydox, a marketplace for stolen personal information, and the arrest of three administrators. The post Rydox Cybercrime Marketplace Disrupted, Administrators Arrested appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/rydox-cybercrime-marketplace-disrupted-administrators-arrested/
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FBI Busts Rydox Marketplace with 7,600 PII Sales, Cryptocurrency Worth $225K Seized
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday announced the shutdown of an illicit marketplace called Rydox (“rydox.ru” and “rydox[.]cc”) for selling stolen personal information, access devices, and other tools for conducting cybercrime and fraud.In tandem, three Kosovo nationals and administrators of the service, Ardit Kutleshi, Jetmir Kutleshi, and Shpend Sokoli, have been arrested. Ardit…
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FBI Seizes Rydox Marketplace, Arrests Key Administrators
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the seizure of Rydox, an illicit online marketplace that facilitated the buying and selling of stolen personal information and cybercrime tools. Alongside the crackdown, law enforcement arrested three key administrators linked to the platform, marking a significant victory in the fight against organized cybercrime. The U.S. Department of…
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International Cybercrime Ring Dismantled: Rydox Marketplace Seized and Administrators Arrested
The U.S. Department of Justice announced the takedown of Rydox, a notorious online marketplace for stolen personal information and cybercrime tools. This operation, involving authorities in the U.S., Kosovo, Albania,... First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/international-cybercrime-ring-dismantled-rydox-marketplace-seized-and-administrators-arrested/
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Police shuts down Rydox cybercrime market, arrests 3 admins
International law enforcement operation seizes the Rydox cybercrime marketplace and arrests three administrators. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-shuts-down-rydox-cybercrime-market-arrests-3-admins/
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Cybercriminal marketplace Rydox seized in international law enforcement operation
The Justice Department announced Thursday that it had participated in a coordinated effort to seize and dismantle Rydox, an online marketplace for stolen personal information and cybercrime tools. The operation led to the arrest of three individuals alleged to be the site’s administrators. Rydox has been linked to over 7,600 illicit sales and generated substantial…
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Turla attacks against Ukraine involve other cybercrime groups’ tools
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/turla-attacks-against-ukraine-involve-other-cybercrime-groups-tools
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Europol shutters 27 DDoS sites in major crackdown
Tags: attack, crime, cybercrime, ddos, defense, finance, hacker, infrastructure, international, iot, network, vulnerabilityEuropol has announced that it has carried out a major crackdown on cybercriminal actors in cooperation with the police authorities in 15 countries as part of an ongoing international crackdown known as PowerOFF.Included in the effort are the Australian Federal Police, the UK’s National Crime Agency, and the US Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland…
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How Much Will Cybercrime Cost Your E-Commerce Business This Season?
The 2024 holiday season has seen explosive growth in e-commerce, with transaction volumes more than doubling from 5.1 billion in 2023 to 10.4 billion this year. While this highlights the strength of online shopping, it also points to a parallel increase in malicious activity. Reports indicate that 34.62% of transactions in 2024 were flagged as……
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Why did China hack the world’s phone networks?
Tags: access, breach, china, communications, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, government, group, hacker, Internet, microsoft, network, phone, service, technologySalt Typhoon breached dozens of telecoms around the world<ul><li><a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/info/2022/sep/20/sign-up-for-the-techscape-newsletter-our-free-technology-email”>Don’t get TechScape delivered to your inbox? Sign up here</li></ul>Chinese hackers <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/dec/04/chinese-hackers-american-cell-phones”>have breached dozens of telecommunications companies around the world. The breach, christened Salt Typhoon by Microsoft cybersecurity researchers, has afforded the cybercriminals unprecedented access not only to information on who has been texting or…
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Notorious Nigerian cybercriminal tied to BEC scams extradited to U.S.
Abiola Kayode, a 37-year-old Nigerian national, has been extradited from Ghana to the United States to face charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Kayode, who was on the FBI’s Most Wanted cybercriminal list, is charged with participating in a business email compromise (BEC) scheme and romance fraud from January 2015 to September 2016, defrauding…
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Cyberkriminalität – ‘Nicht möglich” – Datenschutz-Pläne der EU werden von Experten zerpflückt
Für eine wirksame Strafverfolgung drängt die EU auf Datenzugang um jeden Preis. Doch Technologieverbände und Juristen sind alarmiert. Die jüngsten Ideen gefährden die Sicherheit im Internet unmittelbar, so die Warnung. Mit ihren Plänen umgehe die Kommission die Gesetze der Mathematik. First seen on welt.de Jump to article: www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article254849536/Die-Mathematik-ignoriert-Die-erstaunlichen-Datenschutz-Plaene-EU-Kommission.html
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For Russian spies, existing cybercrime tools become avenues into Ukrainian military devices
A Kremlin-backed group tracked as Secret Blizzard or Turla recently used existing cybercrime infrastructure for an espionage campaign aimed at Ukrainian military devices.]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/turla-secret-blizzard-russia-espionage-ukraine-cybercrime-tools
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Scammers Exploit Fake Domains in Dubai Police Phishing Scams
BforeAI has discovered a surge in phishing attacks targeting the Dubai Police, a government-run entity. Learn how cybercriminals are exploiting the Dubai Police name to steal personal information and money. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/scammers-fake-domains-dubai-police-phishing-scams/
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Operation PowerOFF took down 27 DDoS platforms across 15 countries
Operation PowerOFF took down 27 DDoS stresser services globally, disrupting illegal platforms used for launching cyberattacks. A global law enforcement operation codenamed Operation PowerOFF disrupted 27 of the most popular platforms (including zdstresser.net, orbitalstress.net, and starkstresser.net) to launch Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. >>Law enforcement agencies worldwide have disrupted a holiday tradition for cybercriminals: launching Distributed…
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Malicious ESLint Package Let Attackers Steal Data And Inject Remote Code
Cybercriminals exploited typosquatting to deploy a malicious npm package, `@typescript_eslinter/eslint`, targeting developers seeking the legitimate TypeScript ESLint plugin, which was designed to mimic the genuine plugin, compromised systems by monitoring keystrokes, clipboard data, and executing remote commands. They leveraged a WebSocket server for real-time control and data exfiltration as the persistence of a secondary malicious…
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Operation PowerOFF: Europol Cracks Down on Global DDoSHire Platforms
Law enforcement worldwide has delivered a significant blow to cybercriminals with Operation PowerOFF, an international effort led by Europol to dismantle Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS)-for-hire platforms. In a coordinated strike involving... First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/operation-poweroff-europol-cracks-down-on-global-ddos-for-hire-platforms/
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Europol Shutsdown 27 DDoS Service Provider Platforms
In a major international operation codenamed “PowerOFF,” Europol, collaborating with law enforcement agencies across 15 countries, has taken down 27 illegal platforms facilitating Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. This takedown marks a significant blow to the cybercrime industry, disrupting one of the most common tools cybercriminals use to cause widespread disruption. These platforms, known as ‘booter’…
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Cardiac surgery device manufacturer falls prey to ransomware
Tags: attack, breach, business, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, data, group, hacker, healthcare, ransom, ransomware, service, supply-chainThe healthcare industry has been increasingly in the crosshairs of cyberattackers this year, with ransomware near the top of the sector’s biggest cyber threats. Hackers are attacking IT systems and personal data, among other things, with the aim of manipulation or theft. But it’s not just hospitals that are affected by cyberattacks; their suppliers are under attack as well.…
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Cybercrime Gangs Abscond With Thousands of Orgs’ AWS Credentials
The Nemesis and ShinyHunters attackers scanned millions of IP addresses to find exploitable cloud-based flaws, though their operation ironically was discovered due to a cloud misconfiguration of their own doing. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/cybercrime-gangs-steal-thousands-aws-credentials
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Cybercriminals Impersonate Dubai Police to Defraud Consumers in the UAE – Smishing Triad in Action
First seen on resecurity.com Jump to article: www.resecurity.com/blog/article/cybercriminals-impersonate-dubai-police-to-defraud-consumers-in-the-uae-smishing-triad-in-action
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Hospital Notifies 316,000 of Breach in Christmas 2023 Hack
Cybercriminal Gang Money Message Claims Credit, Publishes Stolen Records. A Massachusetts hospital is notifying 316,000 people that their information was compromised in a cyberattack discovered nearly a year ago on Christmas 2023. Cybercriminal group Money Message had claimed that it stole 600 gigabytes data, posting patient and employee records on the dark web. First seen…
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Cybercrime Gangs Abscond With Thousands of AWS Credentials
The Nemesis and ShinyHunters attackers scanned millions of IP addresses to find exploitable cloud-based flaws, though their operation ironically was discovered due to a cloud misconfiguration of their own doing. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/cybercrime-gangs-steal-thousands-aws-credentials
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Black Hat Europe preview: Cryptographic protocol attacks and AI in the spotlight
Tags: access, ai, application-security, attack, authentication, backdoor, best-practice, computer, conference, control, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, dns, encryption, exploit, finance, github, government, hacker, healthcare, identity, injection, Internet, LLM, malicious, microsoft, mitigation, office, open-source, radius, RedTeam, risk, service, sophos, technology, tool, training, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, windowsThis week in London Black Hat Europe will feature a diverse range of talks and presentations covering the latest developments in cybersecurity.The opening keynote on Wednesday will be delivered by Frédérick Douzet, a professor of geopolitics at the University of Paris 8, and director of the French Institute of Geopolitics research team. No preview is…