Tag: cybercrime
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Massive MENA cybercrime Operation Ramz disrupts infrastructure and arrests 201 suspects
INTERPOL led Operation Ramz in MENA, resulting in 201 arrests and 382 suspects tied to cybercrime networks. INTERPOL coordinated Operation Ramz across the Middle East and North Africa, leading to 201 arrests and identifying 382 additional suspects. << A first-of-its-kind cybercrime operation in the MENA region has led to the arrest of 201 individuals, with a…
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INTERPOL ‘Operation Ramz’ seizes 53 malware, phishing servers
More than 200 individuals were arrested for cybercrime activities during INTERPOL’s Operation Ramz, which focused on the Middle East and North Africa. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/interpol-operation-ramz-seizes-53-malware-phishing-servers/
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More than 200 arrested in cyber raids aimed at Middle East scam networks
Investigators found hundreds of compromised devices that were used as part of the cybercriminal operation and notified device owners as part of the raids. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/more-than-200-arrested-interpol-middle-east-scams
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Interpol leads cybercrime crackdown across 13 countries in Middle East, North Africa
Operation Ramz resulted in 201 arrests and disrupted phishing services, malware and financial scams. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/interpol-operation-ramz-middle-east-north-africa/
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Grafana confirms GitHub token breach cybercrime group claims the attack
Tags: attack, breach, cybercrime, data, data-breach, extortion, github, group, leak, security-incident, theftGrafana confirmed a GitHub token breach that exposed source code, but said no customer data or systems were affected. Grafana Labs confirmed a security incident after the extortion group Coinbase Cartel listed it on a leak site and claimed data theft on May 15. The breach was triggered by a compromised token that gave attackers…
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INTERPOL Operation Ramz Disrupts MENA Cybercrime Networks with 201 Arrests
INTERPOL has coordinated a first-of-its-kind cybercrime crackdown across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) that led to 201 arrests and the identification of an additional 382 suspects.The initiative involved the efforts of 13 countries from the region between October 2025 and February 2026, aiming to investigate and neutralize malicious infrastructure, arrest perpetrators behind these…
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Interpol Launches Sweeping Cybercrime Crackdown in MENA Region
Over 200 people were arrested in an anti-cybercrime operation that spanned 13 countries across the Middle East and North Africa First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/interpol-cybercrime-crackdown-mena/
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The Canvas breach proved that prevention is no longer enough
Cybercriminals brought down the most widely used learning platform in North America. The Canvas breach is a blueprint for how SaaS attacks now work, and a warning about how unprepared most organizations still are. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/canvas-breach-saas-security-identity-governance-op-ed/
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201 arrested in INTERPOL disruption of phishing and fraud networks
Operation Ramz, a cybercrime initiative coordinated by INTERPOL across the MENA region, focused on disrupting phishing campaigns, malware activity, and cyber scams that caused … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/18/interpol-mena-cybercrime-operation-ramz-201-arrests/
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Cybercriminal Twins Caught After They Forgot to Turn Off Microsoft Teams Recording
Plus: Instructure’s Canvas ransomware debacle comes to a close, an alleged dark net market kingpin gets arrested, OpenAI workers fall victim to a supply chain attack, and more. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/security-news-this-week-cybercriminal-twins-caught-after-they-forgot-to-turn-off-microsoft-teams-recording/
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HarfangLab: Europas KMU laut Bundeslagebild Cyberkriminalität 2025 stärker gefährdet als je zuvor
Tags: cybercrimeFirst seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/harfanglab-kmu-bundeslagebild-cyberkriminalitaet-2025-gefaehrdung
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Cybersecurity Insider Survey: AI Is Fueling a New Generation of Threat Actors
A recent survey shows cybersecurity professionals increasingly believe AI is making cybercriminals more capable and attacks more scalable. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/artificial-intelligence/cybersecurity-insider-survey-ai-is-fueling-a-new-generation-of-threat-actors/
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Illicit Enterprise: An Anatomy of the Modern Underground Phishing Marketplace
Intel 471 analysts examined the evolving ecosystem of cybercriminal phishing marketplaces. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/illicit-enterprise-an-anatomy-of-the-modern-underground-phishing-marketplace/
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Gunra Ransomware Expands RaaS After Conti Locker Shift
Gunra ransomware is rapidly evolving into a more structured and dangerous cybercrime operation after shifting from a Conti-based locker to its own Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model. First discovered in April 2025, the group initially targeted a small number of victims, but its recent operational changes have significantly increased its reach and impact across industries. Gunra first…
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Cyberkriminalität: Europas KMU im Visier
Das Bundesinnenministerium hat in dieser Woche seinen aktuellen Bericht zur Cyberkriminalität in Deutschland vorgestellt und zeichnet darin ein deutliches Bild der Bedrohungslage. Besonders im Fokus stehen die zunehmenden Angriffe aus Russland seit Beginn des Ukraine-Kriegs, steigende Ransomware-Fälle, DDoS-Attacken sowie die wachsende Rolle von KI im Cybercrime-Kontext. Warum der Bericht vor allem ein strukturelles Problem für……
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Cyber-Enabled Cargo Crime: How Cybercrime Tradecraft is Used to Steal Freight
Cargo theft now starts with phishing emails and stolen credentials, not hijackings, to reroute and steal freight from supply chains. NMFTA outlines how cyber-enabled cargo crime is changing transportation security. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cyber-enabled-cargo-crime-how-cybercrime-tradecraft-is-used-to-steal-freight/
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TeamPCP, BreachForums Launch $1K Supply-Chain Attack Contest
A new cybercrime campaign is turning supply chain attacks into a public competition, as TeamPCP and BreachForums operators launch a $1,000 contest that encourages hackers to compromise open-source packages. The initiative, first highlighted by Dark Web Informer, signals an escalation in how threat actors are gamifying real-world attacks to recruit participants and expand their reach.…
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When ransomware gets physical: cybercriminals turn to threats of violence
Pay up, or we’ll pay someone to pay you a visit. Cybercrime gangs are increasingly turning to real-world threats – and even hiring local muscle to deliver the message. First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/ransomware-physical-threats-violence
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Bundeslagebild Cybercrime 2025 – Die Bedrohung steigt, die Abwehr zieht nach
Tags: cybercrimeFirst seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/bka-cybercrime-2025-deutschland-ransomware-ddos-ki-a-5883cc2811ba2b9c1d092c2b0b46d6a9/
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AI-Built Zero-Day Nearly Powered Mass Attack
Google Says Criminals Used AI to Discover and Code Exploit. A cybercriminal group came close to launching a mass attack earlier this year, armed with a software exploit that an AI model had built from scratch, said Google researchers. Google said it worked with the affected vendor to patch the flaw before an attack could…
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Instructure claims hackers returned stolen Canvas data after an extortion standoff
ShinyHunters, a prolific cybercrime group, threatened to leak data from more than 8,800 school systems. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/canvas-instructure-data-theft-extortion-the-com/
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Cybersicherheitsmonitor 2026: Jeder zehnte Verbraucher im Vorjahr von Cyberkriminalität im Alltag betroffen
Tags: cybercrimeFirst seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/cybersicherheitsmonitor-2026-jeder-zehnte-verbraucher-im-vorjahr-von-cyberkriminalitaet-im-alltag-betroffen
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Cybersicherheitsmonitor 2026: Jeder zehnte Verbraucher im Vorjahr von Cyberkriminalität im Alltag betroffen
Tags: cybercrimeFirst seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/cybersicherheitsmonitor-2026-jeder-zehnte-verbraucher-im-vorjahr-von-cyberkriminalitaet-im-alltag-betroffen
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Tables Turned: Gentlemen Ransomware Group Suffers Data Leak
Internal Communications Dumped Online, Revealing Fresh Victims, Repeat Tactics. Ransomware group The Gentlemen, a relative newcomer to the cybercrime scene, suffered a leak of its internal communications, revealing previously non-public victims, a variety of tactics, techniques and tools, and a relentless focus on popping backup and storage infrastructure. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Cops Shutter Rebooted German Language Cybercrime Market
Spanish Police Bust German Accused of Relaunching ‘Crimenetwork’ Cybercrime Forum. Spanish police have arrested a German national suspected of a string of cybercrime offenses, including remotely administering from the sunny island of Mallorca a relaunched version of Crimenetwork, a German-language cybercrime market for stolen data, forged documents and drugs. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Hackers Used AI to Develop First Known Zero-Day 2FA Bypass for Mass Exploitation
Tags: 2fa, ai, cybercrime, exploit, google, hacker, intelligence, malicious, technology, threat, vulnerability, zero-dayGoogle on Monday disclosed that it identified an unknown threat actor using a zero-day exploit that it said was likely developed with an artificial intelligence (AI) system, marking the first time the technology has been put to use in the wild in a malicious context for vulnerability discovery and exploit generation.The activity is said to…
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cPanel and WHM Servers Targeted in Attacks Exploiting CVE-2026-41940
A critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting cPanel and WHM servers, identified as CVE-2026-41940, is currently under active exploitation by a highly sophisticated and elusive cybercriminal syndicate known as Mr_Rot13. The vulnerability carries a maximum severity CVSS score of 9.8, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to completely bypass standard authentication protocols and gain full administrator privileges over…
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Hackers Observed Using AI to Develop Zero-Day for the First Time
Google Threat Intelligence Group details how cybercriminals attempted to launch a campaign based around an AI-developed Zero-Day targeting open-source software First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/hackers-using-ai-zero-day-first/