Tag: cybercrime
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Mirai Botnets Evolve Into Major DDoS and Proxy Abuse Threats
Mirai-based botnets have evolved from simple IoT malware into large-scale DDoS and proxy abuse platforms that now underpin record-breaking attacks and stealthy cybercrime operations. In total, over 21,000 C2 servers were observed between July and December 2025, with a notable shift towards abusing bots as residential proxies in addition to classic DDoS use. This growth…
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Cybercrime group Lapsus$ claims the hack of pharma giant AstraZeneca
Cybercrime group Lapsus$ claims it hacked AstraZeneca, stealing 3GB of data including credentials, code, and employee information. The Lapsus$ group claims it breached AstraZeneca, stealing about 3GB of sensitive data. The alleged leak includes credentials, tokens, internal code repositories (Java, Angular, Python), and employee information, though the company has not yet confirmed the breach. Even…
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Russian access broker sentenced to over 6 years in prison for ransomware schemes
A federal court in Indiana sentenced a Russian cybercriminal to 81 months in prison on charges related to his role as an initial access broker for ransomware groups. Aleksei Volkov, 26, of St. Petersburg, Russia, pleaded guilty in November 2025 to six federal charges stemming from his work with the Yanluowang ransomware group and other…
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Russian access broker sentenced to over 6 years in prison for ransomware schemes
A federal court in Indiana sentenced a Russian cybercriminal to 81 months in prison on charges related to his role as an initial access broker for ransomware groups. Aleksei Volkov, 26, of St. Petersburg, Russia, pleaded guilty in November 2025 to six federal charges stemming from his work with the Yanluowang ransomware group and other…
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TeamPCP Hacks Checkmarx GitHub Actions Using Stolen CI Credentials
Two more GitHub Actions workflows have become the latest to be compromised by credential-stealing malware by a threat actor known as TeamPCP, the cloud-native cybercriminal operation also behind the Trivy supply chain attack.The workflows, both maintained by the supply chain security company Checkmarx, are listed below -checkmarx/ast-github-actioncheckmarx/kics-github-actionCloud security First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article:…
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Russian Initial Access Broker Handed 81-Month Sentence
Russian cybercriminal Aleksei Volkov has received close to seven years behind bars for role in Yanluowang ransomware First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/russian-initial-access-broker/
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Russian Access Broker Jailed for Facilitating Ransomware Attacks Targeting U.S. Companies
A United States federal court has sentenced Aleksei Volkov, a 26-year-old Russian national, to 81 months in prison for operating as an initial access broker. Volkov played a critical part in enabling major cybercrime syndicates, including the Yanluowang ransomware group, to breach corporate networks across the country. His illicit activities resulted in more than $9…
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Why CISOs should embrace AI honeypots
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, breach, business, ciso, credentials, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, exploit, hacker, LLM, mitigation, open-source, RedTeam, risk, service, threat, tool, vulnerabilityWhy CISOs should consider honeypots: Another player in the AI honeypot space is Deutsche Telekom (DT). The firm is both a user and purveyor of AI-powered honeypots through its free, open-source platform ‘T-Pot.’ The most obvious advantage to their use, explains Marco Ochse, DT’s lead for threat analytics and mitigation, lies in how little these…
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U.S. Sentences Russian Hacker to 6.75 Years for Role in $9M Ransomware Damage
A 26-year-old Russian citizen has been sentenced in the U.S. to 6.75 years (81 months) in prison for his role in assisting major cybercrime groups, including the Yanluowang ransomware crew, in conducting numerous attacks against U.S. companies and other organizations.According to the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), Aleksei Olegovich Volkov facilitated dozens of ransomware attacks…
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Absurde Geschichten aus der Cybercrime Welt
Cyberkriminalität ist in der Regel ernst finanzielle Schäden, Reputationsverluste und Betriebsunterbrechungen sind reale Risiken. Doch Sophos ist in den letzten Jahren auch auf die kuriosesten und bizarrsten Cybercrime-Vorfälle gestoßen. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/geschichten-cybercrime
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Someone has publicly leaked an exploit kit that can hack millions of iPhones
Leaked “DarkSword” exploits published to GitHub allow hackers and cybercriminals to target iPhone users running old versions of iOS with spyware, according to cybersecurity researchers. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/03/23/someone-has-publicly-leaked-an-exploit-kit-that-can-hack-millions-of-iphones/
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Pro-Iranian Nasir Security is targeting energy companies in the Gulf
Resecurity tracks Iran-linked Nasir Security targeting Middle East energy firms amid ongoing regional cyber and military threats. Resecurity (USA) is tracking a relatively new cybercriminal group called Nasir Security, presumably associated with Iran, that is targeting energy organizations in the Middle East. The energy sector is one of the most impacted areas because of the…
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Police Shut Down 373,000 Dark Web Sites in Single-Operator CSAM Network
Police shut down 373K dark web sites in a one-man CSAM and cybercrime network run by a 35-year-old man in China, with global probe ongoing. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/police-shut-down-dark-web-sites-csam-network/
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Dokumentarfilm zur Cyberkriminalität ‘Don’t Go to the Police”
Mit einer neuen Dokumentation sensibilisiert Orange Cyberdefense gezielt für die Gefahren der Cyberkriminalität. Der 56-minütige Film ‘Don’t Go to the Police” unter der Regie von Ludoc bietet einen detaillierten Einblick in die Jagd auf Lockbit, eines der aktivsten Cybercrime-Netzwerke zwischen 2019 und 2024. Der Dokumentarfilm zeigt, wie ‘Cyber-Mafia>>-Netzwerke und hacktivistische Kollektive operieren und dient zugleich…
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MioLab MacOS Stealer Expands With ClickFix, Wallet Theft, Team APIs
As Apple’s macOS footprint grows in both consumer and enterprise environments, dedicated infostealers like MioLab (aka Nova) show that Macs are no longer a niche target but a priority for cybercrime ecosystems. Marketed as a premium Malware”‘as”‘a”‘Service (MaaS) on Russian”‘language forums, MioLab combines an evasive macOS binary with a mature web panel, new ClickFix delivery…
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Oblivion RAT Masquerades as Play Store Update to Spy on Android Users
A newly discovered Android remote access trojan (RAT) called Oblivion RAT is raising concerns across the mobile threat landscape. Marketed as a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) platform, it is sold on cybercrime forums with subscription plans starting at $300 per month. Unlike typical mobile malware, Oblivion RAT comes with a web-based APK builder, a dropper generator, and…
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Oblivion RAT Masquerades as Play Store Update to Spy on Android Users
A newly discovered Android remote access trojan (RAT) called Oblivion RAT is raising concerns across the mobile threat landscape. Marketed as a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) platform, it is sold on cybercrime forums with subscription plans starting at $300 per month. Unlike typical mobile malware, Oblivion RAT comes with a web-based APK builder, a dropper generator, and…
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Oblivion RAT Masquerades as Play Store Update to Spy on Android Users
A newly discovered Android remote access trojan (RAT) called Oblivion RAT is raising concerns across the mobile threat landscape. Marketed as a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) platform, it is sold on cybercrime forums with subscription plans starting at $300 per month. Unlike typical mobile malware, Oblivion RAT comes with a web-based APK builder, a dropper generator, and…
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Oblivion RAT Masquerades as Play Store Update to Spy on Android Users
A newly discovered Android remote access trojan (RAT) called Oblivion RAT is raising concerns across the mobile threat landscape. Marketed as a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) platform, it is sold on cybercrime forums with subscription plans starting at $300 per month. Unlike typical mobile malware, Oblivion RAT comes with a web-based APK builder, a dropper generator, and…
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Operation Alice Takes Down 370,000+ Dark Web Sites
German-led policing effort against fraud operation disrupts countless CSAM and cybercrime sites First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/operation-alice-370000-dark-web/
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Justice Department disrupts botnet networks that hijacked 3 million devices
The Aisuru, Kimwolf, JackSkid and Mossad botnets enabled cybercriminals to initiate thousands of attacks. A crackdown targeting large-scale botnets continues amid growing challenges. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/botnet-disruption-aisuru-kimwolf-jackskid-mossad/
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DDoS-Attacken: Schlag gegen internationale Cyberkriminelle
Tags: android, botnet, cyberattack, cybercrime, ddos, germany, hacker, infrastructure, router, service, usaDDos bleibt ein Evergreen unter den Security-Bedrohungen. Karsten Kunert mit ChatGPTIn einem großangelegten Schlag gegen ein internationales Hacker-Netzwerk haben Sicherheitsbehörden in Nordamerika und Deutschland die beiden weltgrößten Botnetze zerschlagen. Die Infrastruktur der Kriminellen war vor allem für sogenannte Denial-of-Services-Attacken (DDoS), verwendet worden, teilte das Bundeskriminalamt mit. Dabei versuchen die Cyberkriminellen, die Webseiten und Apps ihrer…
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The Importance of Behavioral Analytics in AI-Enabled Cyber Attacks
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing how individuals and organizations conduct many activities, including how cybercriminals carry out phishing attacks and iterate on malware. Now, cybercriminals are using AI to generate personalized phishing emails, deepfakes and malware that evade traditional detection by impersonating normal user activity and bypassing legacy security models. As a result, First seen…
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NCA Boss Warns That Teens Are Being “Radicalized” Into Cybercrime Online
The National Crime Agency’s director general warns that technology is rapidly reshaping crime First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/nca-boss-warns-teens-radicalized/
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Android Malware Campaign Targets Indian Users via Fake eChallan Alerts
A new Android malware campaign targeting Indian users has been reported by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, CERT-In. According to the agency, multiple reports indicate a coordinated effort by cybercriminals to steal sensitive financial and personal data through deceptive mobile applications and phishing techniques. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/android-malware-campaign-rto-challan/
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CISA Warns Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center 0-Day Is Being Exploited in Ransomware Attacks
Tags: attack, cisa, cisco, cloud, control, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, exploit, firewall, flaw, infrastructure, ransomware, vulnerability, zero-dayThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued an urgent warning regarding a critical zero-day vulnerability affecting heavily relied-upon Cisco security products. Tracked officially as CVE-2026-20131, this severe flaw is actively being exploited by cybercriminals in targeted ransomware campaigns. Organizations relying on Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center and Cisco Security Cloud Control must take immediate…
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CISA Warns Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center 0-Day Is Being Exploited in Ransomware Attacks
Tags: attack, cisa, cisco, cloud, control, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, exploit, firewall, flaw, infrastructure, ransomware, vulnerability, zero-dayThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued an urgent warning regarding a critical zero-day vulnerability affecting heavily relied-upon Cisco security products. Tracked officially as CVE-2026-20131, this severe flaw is actively being exploited by cybercriminals in targeted ransomware campaigns. Organizations relying on Cisco Secure Firewall Management Center and Cisco Security Cloud Control must take immediate…
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Orange Cyberdefense Doku ‘Don’t Go to the Police” blickt hinter die Kulissen der Cybercrime-Welt
Tags: cybercrime“Don’t Go to the Police” ist mehr als eine Dokumentation – es ist ein eindringlicher Appell. Der Film zeigt, wie schnell aus einem kleinen Fehler ein globales Problem werden kann. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/orange-cyberdefense-doku-dont-go-to-the-police-blickt-hinter-die-kulissen-der-cybercrime-welt/a44211/
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SpyCloud’s 2026 Identity Exposure Report Reveals Explosion of Non-Human Identity Theft
Tags: ai, authentication, automation, breach, cloud, credentials, cybercrime, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, data-breach, government, identity, malware, monitoring, password, phishing, ransomware, supply-chain, theft, threat, tool67 / sixseven: 140.4Msweet / cookie / candy / cake / pie: 5.7Mchiefs / kansas city chiefs: 5M2025: 4.1Mapple / banana / orange / strawberry / fruit: 2.6MPassword reuse remains widespread, and the report also identified 1.1 million password manager master passwords circulating in underground sources, raising concerns about vault-level compromise when master credentials are…