Tag: cybercrime
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Russia’s ‘BlueAlpha’ APT Hides in Cloudflare Tunnels
Cloudflare Tunnels is just the latest legitimate cloud service that cybercriminals and state-sponsored threat actors are abusing to hide their tracks. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/russias-bluealpha-apt-cloudflare-tunnels
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US arrests Scattered Spider suspect linked to telecom hacks
U.S. authorities have arrested a 19-year-old teenager linked to the notorious Scattered Spider cybercrime gang who is now charged with breaching a U.S. financial institution and two unnamed telecommunications firms. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-arrests-scattered-spider-suspect-linked-to-telecom-hacks/
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Police shuts down Manson cybercrime market, arrests key suspects
German law enforcement has seized over 50 servers that hosted the Manson Market cybercrime marketplace and fake online shops used in phishing operations. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-shuts-down-manson-cybercrime-market-fake-shops-arrests-key-suspects/
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Police Dismantle Manson Market, Seize 50 Servers and 200TB Evidence
SUMMARY A day after taking down the cybercrime platform MATRIX, Europol and international law enforcement agencies have successfully… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/police-dismantle-manson-market-seize-servers-evidence/
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Law enforcement shuts down Manson Market cybercrime marketplace
Europol has supported the dismantling of a sophisticated criminal network responsible for facilitating large-scale online fraud. In an operation led by the Hanover Police … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/12/05/manson-market-shuttered-by-law-enforcement/
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African Law Enforcement Nabs 1,000+ Cybercrime Suspects
Authorities across 19 African countries also dismantled their infrastructure and networks, thanks to cooperation between global law enforcement and private firms. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/african-law-enforcement-cybercrime-suspects
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50 Servers Linked to Cybercrime Marketplace and Phishing Sites Seized by Law Enforcement
Europol announced an operation targeting a cybercrime marketplace and phishing websites, including the arrests of two suspects. The post 50 Servers Linked to Cybercrime Marketplace and Phishing Sites Seized by Law Enforcement appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/50-servers-linked-to-cybercrime-marketplace-and-phishing-sites-seized-by-law-enforcement/
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Russian Hackers Exploit Rival Attackers’ Infrastructure for Espionage
Tags: apt, blizzard, cyber, cybercrime, espionage, exploit, hacker, infrastructure, microsoft, russiaMicrosoft has found that Russian APT Secret Blizzard piggybacks on other cybercriminals’ infr4asytructure to conduct cyber espionage First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/russia-hackers-exploit-rival/
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Authorities shut down Crimenetwork, the Germany’s largest crime marketplace
Germany’s largest crime marketplace, Crimenetwork, has been shut down, and an administrator has been arrested. German authorities announced the takedown of Crimenetwork, the largest German-speaking underground marketplace. Since 2012, Crimenetwork facilitated the sale of illegal goods and services, including drugs, forged documents, hacking tools, and stolen data. The platform served as a hub for cybercriminals…
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Cybercrime-enabling Matrix encrypted messenger dismantled by law enforcement
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/cybercrime-enabling-matrix-encrypted-messenger-dismantled-by-law-enforcement
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New TLDs Such as .shop, .top and .xyz Leveraged by Phishers
Phishing attacks have surged nearly 40% in the year ending August 2024, with a significant portion of this increase linked to new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) like .shop, .top, and .xyz. These domains, known for their minimal registration requirements and low costs, have become attractive to cybercriminals, according to new research by Interisle Consulting. This…
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Authorities Take Down Criminal Encrypted Messaging Platform MATRIX
Tags: cybercrimeAnother day, another cybercrime operation shut down – this time, Europol has dismantled the MATRIX encrypted messaging service. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/encrypted-messaging-platform-matrix-take-down/
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Tech support scams leverage Google ads again and again, fleecing unsuspecting internet users
It’s not a new technique, but that doesn’t mean that cybercriminals cannot make rich rewards from SEO poisoning. First seen on tripwire.com Jump to article: www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/tech-support-scams-exploit-google-ads-target-users
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15 SpyLoan Apps Found on Play Store Targeting Millions
SUMMARY Cybercriminals are exploiting SpyLoan, or predatory loan apps, to target unsuspecting users globally. McAfee cybersecurity researchers report… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/15-spyloan-apps-on-play-store-targeting-millions/
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Cloudflare’s developer domains increasingly abused by threat actors
Cloudflare’s ‘pages.dev’ and ‘workers.dev’ domains, used for deploying web pages and facilitating serverless computing, are being increasingly abused by cybercriminals for phishing and other malicious activities. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cloudflares-developer-domains-increasingly-abused-by-threat-actors/
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Venom Spider Spins Web of New Malware for MaaS Platform
A novel backdoor malware and a loader that customizes payload names for each victim have been added to the threat group’s cybercriminal tool set. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/venom-spider-malware-maas-platform
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Police seizes largest German online crime marketplace, arrests admin
Germany has taken down the largest online cybercrime marketplace in the country, named “Crimenetwork,” and arrested its administrator for facilitating the sale of drugs, stolen data, and illegal services. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-seizes-largest-german-online-crime-marketplace-arrests-admin/
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Police seize Matrix encrypted chat service after spying on criminals
An international law enforcement operation codenamed ‘Operation Passionflower’ has shut down MATRIX, an encrypted messaging platform used by cybercriminals to coordinate illegal activities while evading police. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-seize-matrix-encrypted-chat-service-after-spying-on-criminals/
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Russia Sentenced Hydra Dark Web Market Developer for Life Time
A Russian court has sentenced Stanislav Moiseyev, believed to be the founder of the notorious Hydra darknet marketplace, to life imprisonment. The Moscow Regional Court delivered the verdict on charges related to organized crime and drug trafficking, concluding a significant chapter in the battle against cybercrime and illicit drug distribution. Hydra’s Operations and Impact Hydra,…
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Cyberangriff! Was nun? Wie Unternehmen gezielt reagieren und vorbeugen
Früher oder später trifft es jedes Unternehmen. Wie können sie Angriffe erkennen, im Ernstfall angemessen reagieren und sich besser gegen Cybercrime-as-a-Service schützen? Ein kurzer Leitfaden für die IT-Sicherheit in Zeiten von »Cybercrime-as-a-Service«. Eines vorweg: Deutsche Unternehmen machen vieles richtig. Bei ihren Bemühungen um die Cyber-Security bekommen interne und extern Fachkräfte tatkräftige Unterstützung vom Bundesamt… First…
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Hundreds of UK Ministry of Defence passwords found circulating on the dark web
Tags: 2fa, access, attack, authentication, banking, breach, credentials, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, data-breach, email, government, hacker, intelligence, iraq, login, malware, mfa, password, phishing, risk, russia, theft, warfareThe login credentials of nearly 600 employees accessing a key British Ministry of Defence (MOD) employee portal have been discovered circulating on the dark web in the last four years, it has been reported.According to the i news site, the stolen credentials were for the MOD’s Defence Gateway website, a non-classified portal used by employees…