Tag: cybercrime
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INTERPOL Operation Red Card 2.0 Arrests 651 in African Cybercrime Crackdown
An international cybercrime operation against online scams has led to 651 arrests and recovered more than $4.3 million as part of an effort led by law enforcement agencies from 16 African countries.The initiative, codenamed Operation Red Card 2.0, took place between December 8, 2025 and January 30, 2026, according to INTERPOL. It targeted infrastructure and…
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AI-generated passwords are a security risk
AI-generated passwords are “highly predictable” and aren’t truly random, making them easier for cybercriminals to crack. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/ai-generated-passwords-are-a-security-risk/
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Ransomware gang threatens Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes after shutting down schools
The government of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes in Oklahoma is being extorted by cybercriminals after a ransomware attack shut down its schools and critical systems in January. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cheyenne-arapaho-ransomware-rhysida
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Hunderte Online-Betrüger verhaftet und Server beschlagnahmt
Tags: cybercrimeMehrere Betrügerorganisationen haben Millionenschäden bei den Opfern angerichtet. Polizei-Behörden konnten zuletzt über 600 Verdächtige festnehmen. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/interpol-gegen-cybercrime-651-festnahmen-bei-razzien-gegen-online-scammer-2602-205612.html
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Interpol gegen Cybercrime: 651 Festnahmen bei Razzien gegen Online-Scammer
Mehrere Betrügerorganisationen haben Millionenschäden bei den Opfern angerichtet. Polizei-Behörden konnten zuletzt über 600 Verdächtige verhaften. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/interpol-gegen-cybercrime-651-festnahmen-bei-razzien-gegen-online-scammer-2602-205612.html
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Explosion in drei Stufen Die Folgen der KI-Disruption
Künstliche Intelligenz treibt den organisatorischen Wandel in einer Weise voran, wie wir es seit dem Aufkommen des Internets nicht mehr gesehen haben. Aber jede Disruption dieser Art bringt auch Warnsignale mit sich. Bei der KI-Disruption blinken sie alle gleichzeitig in der Softwareentwicklung, in der Cyberkriminalität und in der Regulatorik. Das Problem: Wir behandeln jedes […]…
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Starkiller: New ‘Commercial-Grade’ Phishing Kit Bypasses MFA
A new cybercriminal toolkit uses proxies to mimic popular online services and represents a “significant escalation in phishing infrastructure,” warn researchers at Abnormal First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/starkiller-phishing-kit-bypasses/
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Starkiller: New ‘Commercial-Grade’ Phishing Kit Bypasses MFA
A new cybercriminal toolkit uses proxies to mimic popular online services and represents a “significant escalation in phishing infrastructure,” warn researchers at Abnormal First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/starkiller-phishing-kit-bypasses/
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Police arrests 651 suspects in African cybercrime crackdown
African authorities arrested 651 suspects and recovered over $4.3 million in a joint operation targeting investment fraud, mobile money scams, and fake loan applications. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-arrests-651-suspects-in-african-cybercrime-crackdown/
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Police arrests 651 suspects in African cybercrime crackdown
African authorities arrested 651 suspects and recovered over $4.3 million in a joint operation targeting investment fraud, mobile money scams, and fake loan applications. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-arrests-651-suspects-in-african-cybercrime-crackdown/
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Police arrests 651 suspects in African cybercrime crackdown
African authorities arrested 651 suspects and recovered over $4.3 million in a joint operation targeting investment fraud, mobile money scams, and fake loan applications. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-arrests-651-suspects-in-african-cybercrime-crackdown/
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Threat Actors Using Fake Google Forms Site to Harvest Google Logins
A new phishing campaign in which threat actors are using a convincing fake version of Google Forms to steal Google account credentials. Cybercriminals are once again exploiting a trusted brand Google to trick job seekers and steal their credentials. The campaign’s malicious URLs all followed a similar structure: forms.google.ss-o[.]com/forms/d/e/{unique_id}/viewform?form=opportunitysecpromo= At first glance, these links appear…
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New Threat Emerges as Attackers Leverage Grok and Copilot to Evade Security Monitoring
Researchers at Check Point Research (CPR) have uncovered a novel technique where cybercriminals utilize popular AI platforms like Grok and Microsoft Copilot to orchestrate covert attacks. This method transforms benign AI web services into proxies for Command and Control (C2) communication. By leveraging the web browsing and URL-fetching capabilities of these assistants, attackers can tunnel…
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Norton Healthcare to Pay $11M to Settle BlackCat Lawsuit
Cybercrime Gang Allegedly Stole 4.7 Terabytes of Data, Affecting 2.5M. Norton Healthcare, which operates nine hospitals and other care facilities in Kentucky and Indiana, has agreed to pay $11 million to settle class action litigation stemming from a 2023 data theft attack by ransomware-as-a-service gang Alphv/BlackCat that affected nearly 2.5 million people. First seen on…
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Cybercrime Goes Corporate: Huntress Report Reveals Rise of Scalable, Stealth-First Attacks
Cybercriminals are no longer lone hackers exploiting flashy zero-days; they are running streamlined, profit-driven operations that mirror legitimate businesses. That’s the key takeaway from the newly released Huntress 2026 Cyber Threat Report, which exposes how organised cybercrime groups are standardising their playbooks to maximise efficiency and revenue. Drawing on telemetry from more than 4.6 million…
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Kettering Health Notifying Patients of Interlock Breach
Cybercrime Group First Listed Ohio Health System as a Data Theft Victim Last June. Ohio-based Kettering Health is notifying current and former patients and affiliates that their personal, health and financial information was potentially compromised in a May 2025 ransomware attack and data theft incident claimed by cybercriminal gang Interlock. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Polish police detain alleged cybercriminal with Phobos ransomware ties
A 47-year-old man was arrested by Polish police for his alleged involvement with the Phobos ransomware operation. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/poland-phobos-ransomware-arrest
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Canada Goose says leaked customer transaction data did not come from company systems
On Saturday afternoon, the ShinyHunters cybercriminal organization claimed to have stolen more than 600,000 records from the company containing personal information. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/canada-goose-says-leaked-customer-data-was-not-from-company
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MCSC 2026: ‘Politik und Wirtschaft müssen zusammenarbeiten”
Tags: bsi, china, conference, control, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, cyersecurity, north-korea, office, usaDas Motto der Munich Cybersecurity Conference 2026: “Command Control, Really? Confronting The Illusion Of Deterrence In The Age Of Relentless Cyber Threats.” Julia MutzbauerAuch in diesem Jahr waren wieder zahlreiche internationale Institutionen auf der Münchner Cybersicherheitskonferenz (MCSC) vertreten. Darunter das Weiße Haus, FBI, Europol, OECD, BSI, BND und die Europäische Kommission sowie das National Cybersecurity…
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Polish cybercrime Police arrest man linked to Phobos ransomware operation
Officers from Poland’s Central Bureau of Cybercrime Control (CBZC) police arrested a 47-year-old man linked to the Phobos ransomware operation. Polish authorities arrested a 47-year-old man suspected of involvement in cybercrime and linked him to the Phobos ransomware operation. Police said they discovered evidence of illegal activities on his seized devices. >>Officers from the Central…
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Low-Skilled Cybercriminals Use AI to Perform Vibe Extortion Attacks
Unit 42 researchers observed a low-skilled threat actor using an LLM to script a professional extortion strategy, complete with deadlines and pressure tactics First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cybercriminals-ai-vibe-extortion/
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Cybercriminals Exploit Atlassian Cloud to Launch Spam Campaigns Promoting Fraudulent Investments
Cybercriminals abused Atlassian Cloud’s trusted infrastructure to run a burst of highly automated spam campaigns that redirected victims to fraudulent investment schemes and online casinos, highlighting the growing risk of SaaS-powered email abuse. By riding on Atlassian Jira Cloud’s strong domain reputation and built-in email authentication, the attackers were able to bypass many traditional email…
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Post-Quantum Cryptography for DKIM, PGP, and S/MIME: Quantum Threat to Email Security
Quantum computers won’t break the internet tomorrow”¦ but they will break your email security sooner than you think. Today, cybercriminals and state-sponsored groups are quietly collecting encrypted emails in bulk. They know they can’t crack the encryption today. That’s fine. They don’t need to. They’re playing the long game. This tactic has a name: Store-Now-Decrypt-LaterRead…
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Phobos ransomware affiliate arrested in Poland
Officers from Poland’s Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime (CBZC) detained a 47-year-old man suspected of creating, acquiring, and sharing computer programs used to … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/17/phobos-ransomware-affiliate-arrested-in-poland/
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Cybersecurity Alert: Fake Shops Target Winter Olympics 2026 Fans for Attacks
The excitement surrounding the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics has given cybercriminals a new opportunity to trick fans. The adorable stoat mascots, Tina and Milo, have become international sensations especially their official 27 cm plush version, which quickly sold out on the official Olympic web store. Unfortunately, this surge in demand has attracted scammers exploiting the…
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10 years later, Bangladesh Bank cyberheist still offers cyber-resiliency lessons
Tags: access, ai, application-security, attack, automation, backdoor, banking, ceo, cisco, ciso, compliance, control, credentials, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data-breach, defense, detection, endpoint, exploit, finance, fintech, firewall, framework, infrastructure, intelligence, international, malware, monitoring, network, north-korea, oracle, password, risk, service, software, theft, threat, tool, vulnerabilitySecurity shortcomings: Adrian Cheek, senior cybercrime researcher at threat exposure management firm Flare, said the Bangladesh Bank heist was possible because of a number of security shortcomings, including a failure to air gap critical infrastructure.”The Bank of Bangladesh had four servers and the same number of desktops connected to SWIFT,” Cheek says. “This infrastructure, however,…
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The Cyber Express Weekly Roundup: Escalating Breaches, Regulatory Crackdowns, and Global Cybercrime Developments
As February 2026 progresses, this week’s The Cyber Express Weekly Roundup examines a series of cybersecurity incidents and enforcement actions spanning Europe, Africa, Australia, and the United States. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/weekly-roundup-cyber-express-feb-2026/
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Police arrests distributor of JokerOTP password-stealing bot
The Dutch National Police arrested a 21-year-old man from Dordrecht as part of a cybercrime investigation by Team Cybercrime Oost-Brabant. The suspect is believed to have … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/13/jokerotp-bot-netherlands-cybercrime-arrest/