Tag: cybercrime
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Our APWG eCrimes Paper on Tech Support Scam Facebook Groups
Tags: apple, conference, cybercrime, data, email, finance, google, group, india, marketplace, microsoft, phishing, scam, serviceMy colleague Raghavendra Cherupalli will be at APWG eCrime next month sharing a paper based on our research into the Facebook Groups where illicit Indian Call Centers share “Crime-as-a-Service” offerings with one another. In our paper, “Classification of Cybercriminal Posts Using Large Language Models: A Comprehensive Study on Tech Support Scam Marketplaces,” Raghavendra will be…
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Our APWG eCrimes Paper on Tech Support Scam Facebook Groups
Tags: apple, conference, cybercrime, data, email, finance, google, group, india, marketplace, microsoft, phishing, scam, serviceMy colleague Raghavendra Cherupalli will be at APWG eCrime next month sharing a paper based on our research into the Facebook Groups where illicit Indian Call Centers share “Crime-as-a-Service” offerings with one another. In our paper, “Classification of Cybercriminal Posts Using Large Language Models: A Comprehensive Study on Tech Support Scam Marketplaces,” Raghavendra will be…
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Spain dismantles “GXC Team” cybercrime syndicate, arrests leader
Tags: cybercrimeSpanish Guardia Civil have dismantled the “GXC Team” cybercrime syndicate and arrested its alleged leader, a 25-year-old Brazilian known as “GoogleXcoder.” First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/spain-dismantles-gxc-team-cybercrime-syndicate-arrests-leader/
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Clop Ransomware group claims the hack of Harvard University
The notorious Clop Ransomware group claims the hack of Harvard University and added the prestigious institute to its Tor data leak site. The Clop Ransomware group announced the hack of the prestigious Harvard University. The cybercrime group created a page for the university on its Tor data leak site and announced it will leak the…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 545 by Pierluigi Paganini INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. CVE-2025-11371: Unpatched zero-day in Gladinet CentreStack, Triofox under attack Cybercrime ring GXC Team dismantled in Spain,…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 545 by Pierluigi Paganini INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. CVE-2025-11371: Unpatched zero-day in Gladinet CentreStack, Triofox under attack Cybercrime ring GXC Team dismantled in Spain,…
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Security Affairs newsletter Round 545 by Pierluigi Paganini INTERNATIONAL EDITION
A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. CVE-2025-11371: Unpatched zero-day in Gladinet CentreStack, Triofox under attack Cybercrime ring GXC Team dismantled in Spain,…
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Cybercrime ring GXC Team dismantled in Spain, 25-year-old leader detained
Spain’s Guardia Civil dismantled the cybercrime group “GXC Team” and arrested its 25-year-old Brazilian leader. Spanish Guardia Civil dismantled the “GXC Team” cybercrime group, arresting its 25-year-old Brazilian leader “GoogleXcoder.” The gang sold AI-powered phishing kits, Android malware, and voice-scam tools via Telegram and Russian forums, becoming a major supplier of credential theft tools in…
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Hackers leak Qantas data containing 5 million customer records after ransom deadline passes
Hacker collective Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters demanded payment in return for preventing the stolen data of nearly 40 companies from being shared<ul><li>Get our <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl”>breaking news email, <a href=”https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3″>free app or <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl”>daily news podcast</li></ul>Hackers leaked the personal records of five million Qantas customers on the dark web on Saturday afternoon after a ransom deadline set…
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Cybercrime-Intelligence: Hudson Rock bietet proaktiven Schutz gegen Infostealer
Infostealer-Malware gehört zu den stillen, aber äußerst effektiven Werkzeugen in der Cyberkriminalität. Anstatt sofort großen Schaden anzurichten, zieht sie sensible Daten, wie Zugangsdaten, Passwörter, Tokens, etc. – aus infizierten Systemen. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/cybercrime-intelligence-hudson-rock-bietet-proaktiven-schutz-gegen-infostealer/a42321/
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How Cybercriminal Organizations Weaponize Exposed Secrets
The threat GitGuardian has long-anticipated is now a reality: criminal groups are executing systematic attacks targeting hardcoded credentials and over-permissive IAM configurations. The situation escalated when Shiny Hunters and Crimson Collective formed an alliance to coordinate efforts. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/how-cybercriminal-organizations-weaponize-exposed-secrets/
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How Cybercriminal Organizations Weaponize Exposed Secrets
The threat GitGuardian has long-anticipated is now a reality: criminal groups are executing systematic attacks targeting hardcoded credentials and over-permissive IAM configurations. The situation escalated when Shiny Hunters and Crimson Collective formed an alliance to coordinate efforts. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/how-cybercriminal-organizations-weaponize-exposed-secrets/
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How Cybercriminal Organizations Weaponize Exposed Secrets
The threat GitGuardian has long-anticipated is now a reality: criminal groups are executing systematic attacks targeting hardcoded credentials and over-permissive IAM configurations. The situation escalated when Shiny Hunters and Crimson Collective formed an alliance to coordinate efforts. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/10/how-cybercriminal-organizations-weaponize-exposed-secrets/
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Cops nuke BreachForums (again) amid cybercrime supergroup extortion blitz
US and French fuzz pull the plug on Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters’ latest leak shop targeting Salesforce First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/10/10/cops_seize_breachforums/
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The Rise of AI-Powered Phishing How to Spot New Attacks
In today’s digital age, cybercriminals are leveraging AI to craft more convincing phishing scams. Recently, I encountered a sophisticated phishing attempt that underscores the growing threat of AI-powered fraud. Here’s what you need to know to protect yourself. The phishing email I received included detailed information about my career, likely scraped from my LinkedIn profile…
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The Rise of AI-Powered Phishing How to Spot New Attacks
In today’s digital age, cybercriminals are leveraging AI to craft more convincing phishing scams. Recently, I encountered a sophisticated phishing attempt that underscores the growing threat of AI-powered fraud. Here’s what you need to know to protect yourself. The phishing email I received included detailed information about my career, likely scraped from my LinkedIn profile…
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Authorities Dismantle BreachForums’ Reemerged Clearnet Marketplace
In a coordinated effort, international law enforcement agencies seized the clearnet domain breachforums[.]hn, shutting down yet another incarnation of the notorious cybercrime marketplace BreachForums. The domain now displays a joint seizure notice from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), alongside French authorities, including the Brigade de Lutte Contre…
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Authorities Dismantle BreachForums’ Reemerged Clearnet Marketplace
In a coordinated effort, international law enforcement agencies seized the clearnet domain breachforums[.]hn, shutting down yet another incarnation of the notorious cybercrime marketplace BreachForums. The domain now displays a joint seizure notice from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), alongside French authorities, including the Brigade de Lutte Contre…
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Authorities Dismantle BreachForums’ Reemerged Clearnet Marketplace
In a coordinated effort, international law enforcement agencies seized the clearnet domain breachforums[.]hn, shutting down yet another incarnation of the notorious cybercrime marketplace BreachForums. The domain now displays a joint seizure notice from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), alongside French authorities, including the Brigade de Lutte Contre…
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Cyberkriminalität wird zum Erfolgsmodell
Tags: cybercrimeWas früher nach Gelegenheitskriminalität aussah, hat sich zu einem professionellen Markt entwickelt. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/cyberkriminalitaet-erfolgsmodell
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Cyberkriminalität wird zum Erfolgsmodell
Tags: cybercrimeWas früher nach Gelegenheitskriminalität aussah, hat sich zu einem professionellen Markt entwickelt. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/cyberkriminalitaet-erfolgsmodell
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Hackers target universities in “payroll pirate” attacks
A cybercrime gang tracked as Storm-2657 has been targeting university employees in the United States to hijack salary payments in “pirate payroll” attacks since March 2025. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-target-university-hr-employees-in-payroll-pirate-attacks/
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Hackers target universities in “payroll pirate” attacks
A cybercrime gang tracked as Storm-2657 has been targeting university employees in the United States to hijack salary payments in “pirate payroll” attacks since March 2025. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-target-university-hr-employees-in-payroll-pirate-attacks/
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Discord says 70,000 users had government IDs exposed in third-party breach
The social media platform Discord said about 70,000 users had their government IDs stolen by cybercriminals, as the company sought to dispel claims by the purported hackers of a larger breach. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/discord-government-docs-exposed-breach
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Discord says 70,000 users had government IDs exposed in third-party breach
The social media platform Discord said about 70,000 users had their government IDs stolen by cybercriminals, as the company sought to dispel claims by the purported hackers of a larger breach. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/discord-government-docs-exposed-breach
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LockBit, DragonForce, and Qilin form a ‘cartel’ to dictate ransomware market conditions
Tags: access, attack, breach, control, credentials, cybercrime, data, firewall, group, infrastructure, law, leak, lockbit, network, ransomware, service, technology, vpnCritical infrastructure declared fair game: As part of LockBit’s return announcement, the group revealed that critical infrastructure sectors previously considered off-limits would now be permissible targets for its affiliates. “It is permissible to attack critical infrastructure such as nuclear power plants, thermal power plants, hydroelectric power plants, and other similar organizations,” the group stated, according…
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LockBit, DragonForce, and Qilin form a ‘cartel’ to dictate ransomware market conditions
Tags: access, attack, breach, control, credentials, cybercrime, data, firewall, group, infrastructure, law, leak, lockbit, network, ransomware, service, technology, vpnCritical infrastructure declared fair game: As part of LockBit’s return announcement, the group revealed that critical infrastructure sectors previously considered off-limits would now be permissible targets for its affiliates. “It is permissible to attack critical infrastructure such as nuclear power plants, thermal power plants, hydroelectric power plants, and other similar organizations,” the group stated, according…
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Discord Data Breach Exposes 1.5 TB of Data and 2 Million Government ID Photos
The popular communication platform Discord is confronting a major extortion attempt after cybercriminals breached one of its third-party customer service providers, compromising sensitive user data including government identification photos used for age verification. Threat actors claim to have exfiltrated1.5 terabytesof sensitive information, including over2.1 million government-issued identification photos. However, Discord disputes these figures, stating that…
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Discord Data Breach Exposes 1.5 TB of Data and 2 Million Government ID Photos
The popular communication platform Discord is confronting a major extortion attempt after cybercriminals breached one of its third-party customer service providers, compromising sensitive user data including government identification photos used for age verification. Threat actors claim to have exfiltrated1.5 terabytesof sensitive information, including over2.1 million government-issued identification photos. However, Discord disputes these figures, stating that…