Tag: cybercrime
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Texas Drug, Alcohol Testing Firm Hack Affects Nearly 750,000
Cybercrime Group Bian Lian Claimed Responsibility for Attack Last Year. A Texas-based firm that conducts workplace drug and alcohol testing for private employers and for compliance with state and federal agencies, including the Department of Transportation, disclosed to regulators that a July 2024 hacking incident affected nearly 750,000 people. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Cambodia Cracks Down on Cybercrime: 1,000+ Arrests Across Five Provinces
Tags: cybercrimeWithin a single week, the Cambodia cybercrime crackdown First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/cambodia-cybercrime-crackdown/
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Microsoft Uncovers Scattered Spider Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures in Recent Attacks
Microsoft has shed light on the sophisticated operations of Octo Tempest, a financially motivated cybercriminal group alternatively known as Scattered Spider, Muddled Libra, UNC3944, or 0ktapus. This threat actor has demonstrated a versatile arsenal of tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) in end-to-end attacks targeting organizations across various sectors. Octo Tempest’s methodology typically begins with initial…
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Clément Domingo: “We are not using AI correctly to defend ourselves”
Tags: access, ai, attack, control, credentials, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, dark-web, finance, government, group, hacker, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, jobs, law, malicious, malware, office, password, programming, ransom, startup, threat, tool, trainingstartup, but dedicated to cybercrime in a very efficient way,” Domingo tells via email. “Most have what we call affiliates, which allows them to operate worldwide and attack any organization or entity. In most cases, the startup keeps 20% of the ransom and the accomplice takes 80%.”These are companies that, as he details, offer all…
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AI Cloaking Tools Enable HarderDetect Cyber-Attacks
Cybercriminals are using AI cloaking tools to evade detection, disguising phishing and malware sites First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ai-cloaking-tools-enable-complex/
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Hackers Use DNS Queries to Evade Defenses and Exfiltrate Data
Cybercriminals are increasingly exploiting the Domain Name System (DNS) to bypass corporate security measures and steal sensitive data, according to new research from cybersecurity experts. This sophisticated technique, known as DNS tunneling, transforms the internet’s essential >>phonebook
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Elite ‘Matanbuchus 3.0’ Loader Spruces Up Ransomware Infections
An upgraded cybercrime tool is designed to make targeted ransomware attacks as easy and effective as possible, with features like EDR-spotting and DNS-based C2 communication. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/matanbuchus-loader-ransomware-infections
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Operation Eastwood disrupted operations of pro-Russian hacker group NoName057(16)
International law enforcement operation disrupted the activities of the pro-Russia hacking group NoName057(16). European and U.S. authorities disrupted the activities of the pro-Russian hacktivist group NoName057(16) in Operation Eastwood. >>Between 14 and 17 July, a joint international operation, known as Eastwood and coordinated by Europol and Eurojust, targeted the cybercrime network NoName057(16). Law enforcement and…
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Scattered Spider expands its roster of tactics in recent hacks
Microsoft researchers warn they are seeing changing patterns as the cybercrime group has started trying to hack airlines and other industries after targeting retailers and insurers. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/scattered-spider-expands-tactics-recent-hacks/753220/
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Pro-Russian Cybercrime Network Demolished in Operation Eastwood
A Europol coordinated operation has taken down key infrastructure used by pro-Russian hacktivist group NoName057(16), as well as a number of arrests First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/prorussian-cybercrime-network/
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Hackers Use Backdoor to Steal Data From SonicWall Appliance
Tags: backdoor, breach, credentials, cybercrime, data, google, group, hacker, hacking, intelligence, ransomware, threatHacking Group UNC6148 Steals Credentials With New OVERSTEP Rootkit, Google Says. A cybercrime group used a backdoor in a fully patched SonicWall appliance to steal credentials and may have sold the stolen data to ransomware groups as part of an ongoing campaign, Google Threat Intelligence Group found. The firm attributed the campaign to a cybercrime…
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Global crackdown hits pro-Russian cybercrime, 100+ systems taken down worldwide
In a major blow to pro-Russian cybercrime, authorities across Europe and the United States launched a sweeping international crackdown on the hacking group NoName057(16) … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/07/16/pro-russian-cybercrime-crackdown-noname05716/
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Ex US Soldier Cameron Wagenius Guilty in Telecom Hacking and Extortion
Former US Army soldier Cameron Wagenius pleads guilty to hacking telecom companies and extorting $1 million+ using cybercrime forums like BreachForums and XSS. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/us-soldier-cameron-wagenius-guilty-telecom-hacking-extortion/
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Dark Partners Hacker Group Drains Crypto Wallets Using Fake AI Tools and VPN Services
The financially driven organization known as Dark Partners has been planning massive cryptocurrency theft since at least May 2025, using a complex network of more than 250 malicious domains that pose as AI tools, VPN services, cryptocurrency wallets, and well-known software brands. This is part of a rapidly developing cybercrime operation. These fake websites, distributed…
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Former U.S. Army Member Pleads Guilty in Telecom Hacking Case
A 21-year-old former U.S. Army soldier has pleaded guilty to participating in a sophisticated cybercrime operation that targeted telecommunications companies through hacking, data theft, and extortion schemes. Cameron John Wagenius, who was stationed in Texas during his military service, admitted to conspiring with others to breach protected computer networks and demand ransom payments from victim…
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AsyncRAT Spawns Concerning Labyrinth of Forks
Since surfacing on GitHub in 2019, AsyncRAT has become a poster child for how open source malware can democratize cybercrime, with a mazelike footprint of variants available across the spectrum of functionality. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/remote-workforce/async-rat-labyrinth-forks
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BaitTrap Reveals Global Web of 17,000+ Fraud-Promoting Fake News Sites
Cybersecurity firm CTM360 has unveiled an extensive network of over 17,000 Baiting News Sites (BNS), engineered by cybercriminals to disseminate investment fraud on a global scale. These deceptive platforms, identified through CTM360’s proprietary WebHunt monitoring system, masquerade as authoritative news entities such as CNN, BBC, CNBC, and regional counterparts, fabricating narratives that falsely associate prominent…
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Cybercriminals Clone CNN, BBC, and CNBC Sites to Lure Victims into Investment Fraud
Researchers have unveiled a sprawling cybercrime syndicate orchestrating an elaborate phishing and investment fraud campaign by cloning legitimate news outlets such as CNN, BBC, CNBC, News24, and ABC News. This operation leverages domain spoofing and typosquatting techniques to fabricate over 17,000 baiting websites across 50 countries, primarily targeting users in the United States. By impersonating…
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How defenders use the dark web
Tags: access, antivirus, attack, breach, corporate, credit-card, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, dark-web, data, data-breach, email, extortion, finance, fraud, government, group, hacker, healthcare, identity, incident, insurance, intelligence, Internet, interpol, law, leak, lockbit, mail, malware, monitoring, network, phishing, ransom, ransomware, service, software, theft, threat, tool, usa, vpnAttributing attacks to threat actors: When organizations suffer from data breaches and cyber incidents, the dark web becomes a crucial tool for defenders, including the impacted businesses, their legal teams, and negotiators.Threat actors such as ransomware groups often attack organizations to encrypt and steal their data so they can extort them for money, in exchange…
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The 10 most common IT security mistakes
Tags: access, attack, backup, best-practice, bsi, business, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, data, detection, group, incident response, infrastructure, Internet, login, mfa, microsoft, monitoring, network, office, password, ransomware, risk, security-incident, service, skills, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vpn2. Gateway: Weak passwords: The problem: Weak passwords repeatedly make it easier for cybercriminals to gain access to a company network. A domain administrator password with six characters or a local administrator password with only two characters is no obstacle for perpetrators. It is more than clear that this issue is often neglected in practice,…
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The Dark Side of Global Power Shifts & Demographic Decline
Tags: cybercrimeAs global power realigns and economies falter, the rise in cybercrime is no longer hypothetical, it’s inevitable. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/dark-side-global-power-shifts-demographic-decline
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Putting AI-assisted ‘vibe hacking’ to the test
Tags: access, ai, attack, chatgpt, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data-breach, defense, exploit, hacking, least-privilege, LLM, network, open-source, strategy, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-trustUnderwhelming results: For each LLM test, the researchers repeated each task prompt five times to account for variability in responses. For exploit development tasks, models that failed the first task were not allowed to progress to the second, more complex one. The team tested 16 open-source models from Hugging Face that claimed to have been…
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CBI Shuts Down £390K U.K. Tech Support Scam, Arrests Key Operatives in Noida Call Center
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has announced that it has taken steps to dismantle what it said was a transnational cybercrime syndicate that carried out “sophisticated” tech support scams targeting citizens of Australia and the United Kingdom.The fraudulent scheme is estimated to have led to losses worth more than £390,000 ($525,000) in the United…
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Arkana Ransomware Gang Claims Theft of 2.2 Million Customer Records
The Arkana ransomware group burst onto the cybercrime scene with a high-profile attack on WideOpenWest (WOW!), a prominent U.S. internet service provider, in late March. The group boldly claimed to have exfiltrated two massive databases containing approximately 403,000 and 2.2 million customer records, while also seizing control of critical backend systems such as WOW!’s AppianCloud…
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Russian Basketball Star Arrested Over Ransomware Attacks on 900+ Companies
A prominent Russian basketball player has been arrested in France on charges related to one of the most extensive ransomware operations in recent years, highlighting the ongoing intersection between cybercrime and international law enforcement. Daniil Kasatkin, a 26-year-old professional basketball player who recently played for Moscow’s MBA-MAI team, was detained at Paris Charles de Gaulle…
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Iranian-Backed Pay2Key Ransomware Resurfaces with 80% Profit Share for Cybercriminals
An Iranian-backed ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) named Pay2Key has resurfaced in the wake of the Israel-Iran-U.S. conflict last month, offering bigger payouts to cybercriminals who launch attacks against Israel and the U.S.The financially motivated scheme, now operating under the moniker Pay2Key.I2P, is assessed to be linked to a hacking group tracked as Fox Kitten (aka Lemon Sandstorm).”…
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Deutschland (leider) auf Platz 4: Betrügerische Finanzanzeigen bei Meta
Allein in Deutschland gingen im Jahr 2024 267 Milliarden Euro durch Cyberkriminalität verloren. Anlagebetrug in sozialen Medien hat in den letzten drei Jahren dramatisch zugenommen. Instagram und Facebook sind die am häufigsten gemeldeten Plattformen, während TikTok und Linkedin mit den höchsten finanziellen Verlusten pro Opfer im Durchschnitt in Verbindung gebracht werden [1] [2]. Aber wo……
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4 Arrested in UK Over M&S, Co-op, Harrods Hacks
The UK’s National Crime Agency arrested four people, who some experts believe are connected to the notorious cybercriminal collective known as Scattered Spider. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/4-arrested-uk-marks-spencer-co-op-harrods-hacks