Tag: cybercrime
-
French police reportedly arrest suspected BreachForums administrators
Tags: cybercrimeSeveral suspects tied to the cybercrime site BreachForums have been arrested in France, according to a local news report, including alleged administrators known as ShinyHunters and Intelbroker. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/france-breachforums-suspects-arrests
-
BreachForums hacking forum operators reportedly arrested in France
The French police have reportedly arrested five operators of the BreachForum cybercrime forum, a website used by cybercriminals to leak and sell stolen data that exposed the sensitive information of millions. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/breachforums-hacking-forum-operators-reportedly-arrested-in-france/
-
Ransomware attack contributed to patient’s death, says Britain’s NHS
A cybercrime group’s attack against a London-based pathology service last year was one of the “contributing factors” in the death of a patient, U.K. officials said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/ransomware-attack-contributed-patient-death-uk-nhs
-
Cybercriminal abuse of large language models
Cybercriminals are increasingly gravitating towards uncensored LLMs, cybercriminal-designed LLMs and jailbreaking legitimate LLMs. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/cybercriminal-abuse-of-large-language-models/
-
Cybercrime is surging across Africa
A new INTERPOL report has sounded the alarm over a dramatic increase in cybercrime across Africa, with digital crime now accounting for a significant proportional of all criminal activity across the continent. First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/cybercrime-surging-across-africa
-
Schutz vor Cybercrime: Verbraucher werden nachlässiger
Tags: authentication, bsi, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cyersecurity, fraud, Internet, mail, mfa, password, phishing, updateLaut einer Umfrage des BSI verzichten immer mehr Bürger auf Cyberschutzmaßnahmen.Ein angeblicher Lottogewinn, für den noch Daten fehlen, ein allzu billiges Produkt im Online-Handel, das nie ankommt oder gar ein Virus. Cybercrime hat viele Facetten. Wie schützen sich die Bürger? Bei einer Umfrage des Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI) gaben nur noch 44…
-
LLMs hype versus reality: What CISOs should focus on
Tags: ai, attack, backdoor, breach, business, chatgpt, ciso, cloud, control, corporate, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, finance, governance, LLM, malware, monitoring, network, open-source, risk, risk-management, sans, service, software, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, vulnerabilitynot using AI even though there is a lot of over-hype and promise about its capability. That said, organizations that don’t use AI will get left behind. The risk of using AI is where all the FUD is.”In terms of applying controls, rinse, wash, and repeat the processes you followed when adopting cloud, BYOD, and…
-
Africa Sees Surge in Cybercrime as Law Enforcement Struggles
Cybercrime accounts for more than 30% of all reported crime in East Africa and West Africa, with online scams, ransomware, business email compromise, and digital sextortion taking off. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/africa-surge-cybercrime-law-enforcement-struggles
-
Bank of America, Netflix, and Microsoft Hacked to Inject Fake Phone Numbers
Jérôme Segura, cybercriminals are exploiting search parameter vulnerabilities to inject fake phone numbers into the legitimate websites of major brands like Apple, Bank of America, Facebook, HP, Microsoft, Netflix, and PayPal. This sophisticated attack, technically termed a >>search parameter injection attack,
-
Over 2,000 Devices Compromised by Weaponized Social Security Statement Phishing Attacks
CyberArmor analysts have uncovered a meticulously crafted phishing campaign that has already compromised over 2,000 devices by exploiting the trusted theme of Social Security Administration (SSA) statements. Cybercriminals behind this operation deployed a highly convincing email lure masquerading as an official SSA communication, deceiving users into downloading malicious software. The campaign’s technical sophistication, coupled with…
-
Russia releases REvil members after convictions for payment card fraud
Four convicted members of the REvil cybercrime gang were released from custody after being sentenced in St. Petersburg for offenses related to payment card fraud. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/revil-cybercrime-gang-members-released-russia
-
Cybercriminals left hanging as Victoria’s Secret bounces back
Lingerie giant Victoria’s Secret says that it has restored all of its critical systems and is fully operational again, three weeks after revealing it had been hit by a cyber attack. First seen on grahamcluley.com Jump to article: grahamcluley.com/cybercriminals-left-hanging-as-victorias-secret-bounces-back/
-
ISX IT-Security Conference 2025 – So funktioniert die Jagd auf Cybercrime
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/cybercrime-as-a-service-isx-conference-2025-a-27d0bed7385f36cea7fff60a8822191f/
-
Qilin: Lektionen von der Top-Ransomware
Qilin zählt inzwischen zu den aktivsten und wirkungsvollsten Ransomware-Operationen weltweit. Die Schadsoftware verbreitet sich zunehmend über etablierte Cybercrime-Netzwerke und spielt eine zentrale Rolle in aktuellen Bedrohungsmodellen. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/qilin-lektionen-der-top-ransomware
-
McLaren Health Says 743,000 Affected by 2024 Ransomware Hack
Michigan-Based Group Breached in Ransomware Attack for Second Time in Two Years. McLaren Health has begun notifying more than 743,000 people affected by a ransomware attack last summer. The incident, carried out by cybercriminal gang Inc Ransom, is McLaren’s second major health data breach from a ransomware attack in two years. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
-
Researchers say cybercriminals are using jailbroken AI tools from Mistral and xAI
“Uncensored” versions of two mainstream AI tools are the latest examples of how cybercriminals are repurposing the technology for illicit means. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/uncensored-llms-cybercrime-breachforums-grok-mixtral
-
US Judge Okays $177 Million AT&T Data Breach Settlement
Preliminary Approval Granted to Settle Lawsuits Over Snowflake Breach, Dataset. A federal judge has granted preliminary approval for AT&T to settle multiple data breach lawsuits for $177 million. The lawsuits pertain to a customer dataset from 2021 that was circulating on cybercrime forums, and to the 2024 breach of AT&T’s Snowflake account. First seen on…
-
Lerneffekte aus der aktuell effektivsten Ransomware Qilin
Qilin zählt inzwischen zu den aktivsten und wirkungsvollsten Ransomware-Operationen weltweit. Die Schadsoftware verbreitet sich zunehmend über etablierte Cybercrime-Netzwerke und spielt eine zentrale Rolle in aktuellen Bedrohungsmodellen. Die ersten Versionen wurden 2022 unter dem Namen “Agent” veröffentlicht und später vollständig in Rust neu entwickelt. Ab Ende 2023 gewann die Gruppe durch gezielte Angriffe auf VMware-ESXi-Systeme an…
-
Internet users advised to change passwords after 16bn logins exposed
Tags: access, credentials, cybercrime, data, data-breach, google, Internet, login, malicious, password, softwareHacked credentials could give cybercriminals access to Facebook, Meta and Google accounts among othersInternet users have been told to change their passwords and upgrade their digital security after researchers claimed to have revealed the scale of sensitive information 16bn login records potentially available to cybercriminals.Researchers at Cybernews, an <a href=”https://cybernews.com/security/billions-credentials-exposed-infostealers-data-leak/”>online tech publication, said they had…
-
Aflac: ‘Cybercrime Campaign’ Is Targeting Insurance Industry
Experts Suspect Scattered Spider Is Behind Rash of Recent Insurer Breaches. Aflac is the latest insurance company dealing with a cyberattack. The company is investigating a cyber incident that did not involve ransomware encryption of its IT systems, but did potentially compromise data. Experts suspect Scattered Spider is behind the recent rash of insurance incidents.…
-
Hype Alert: ‘The Largest Data Breach in History’ That Wasn’t
Experts Debunk Legitimacy of Data Sets With 16 Billion Credentials Being Circulated News broke this week that a colossal set of data comprising 16 billion stolen login credentials has been circulating on the cybercrime underground, making it the largest data breach in history. Don’t believe the hype: experts say the numbers simply don’t add up,…
-
Qilin Ransomware Adds “Call Lawyer” Feature to Pressure Victims for Larger Ransoms
The threat actors behind the Qilin ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) scheme are now offering legal counsel for affiliates to put more pressure on victims to pay up, as the cybercrime group intensifies its activity and tries to fill the void left by its rivals.The new feature takes the form of a “Call Lawyer” feature on the affiliate…
-
Aflac discloses cyber intrusion linked to wider crime spree targeting insurance industry
The breach marks the latest in a series of recent attacks linked to cybercrime group Scattered Spider. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/aflac-cyber-crime-spree-insurance/751175/
-
Aflac says it stopped attack launched by ‘sophisticated cybercrime group’
Insurance industry giant Aflac said it disrupted a cyberattack within hours of discovering it and is now working to determine how much data was potentially breached in the incident. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/aflac-cyberattack-potential-data-breach
-
Aflac says it stopped ransomware attack launched by ‘sophisticated cybercrime group’
Insurance industry giant Aflac said it disrupted a cyberattack within hours of discovering it and is now working to determine how much data was potentially breached in the incident. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/aflac-cyberattack-potential-data-breach
-
AntiDot 31 Android Botnet Malware Grants Attackers Full Control Over Victim Devices
A new Android botnet malware named AntiDot has emerged as a formidable threat, granting cybercriminals unprecedented control over infected devices. Operated and sold by LARVA-398 as a Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) on underground forums like XSS, AntiDot is marketed as a >>3-in-1
-
Webinar: Stolen credentials are the new front door to your network
Cybercriminals no longer need zero-days to breach your systems”, these days, they just log in. Join BleepingComputer, SC Media, and Specops Software’s Darren Siegel on July 9 at 2:00 PM ET for a live webinar on how attackers are using stolen credentials to infiltrate networks and how you can stop them. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com…
-
Scammers Insert Fake Support Numbers on Real Apple, Netflix, PayPal Pages
Cybercriminals are injecting fake support phone numbers onto official sites like Bank of America and Netflix. Learn how ‘search parameter injection’ scams work and protect yourself now. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/scammers-fake-support-numbers-real-apple-netflix-paypal/