Tag: cybercrime
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ExfilSquad Targets New Victims, Shares Data via Torrents
ExfilSquad targets 13 organizations, exploiting cloud portals for data theft and using torrents to spread stolen information and amplify damage. Resecurity is tracking the activity of ExfilSquad the group announced new victims this week. ExfilSquad is a new cybercrime group that emerged in mid-2026. Instead of using ransomware, it steals data and threatens to […]…
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QA: Ransomware is now a ‘fully fledged industry’, says cybercrime journalist Geoff White
Cybercrime no longer divides neatly between lone hackers, organised gangs and state-backed operations. These groups exchange tactics and tools, while stolen data gives them an asset that can be sold, used for fraud, held to ransom or weaponised for political damage. Geoff White is an award-winning investigative journalist whose reporting has taken him inside global…
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Exfiltration-Focused ExfilSquad Starts Leaking Stolen Data
Cities of Atlanta and Houston, and Frontier Airlines, Among New Group’s Victims. A fresh cybercrime group called ExfilSquad, which recently debuted with a data-leak site listing over a dozen victims, has begun leaking large quantities of stolen data. The group’s emergence comes as incident responders continue to see fewer victims paying exfiltration ransoms than ever…
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Coruna, DarkSword iOS Exploits Proliferate Globally
Sophisticated iPhone exploit chains previously limited to nation-states are spreading far and wide to organized cybercrime groups. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/coruna-darksword-ios-exploits-proliferate-globally
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Outdated Cybercrime Laws Put Security Researchers at Risk
A public policy expert mapped global cybercrime laws to develop a five-point framework for protecting ethical hackers and good-faith security research. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/application-security/outdated-cybercrime-laws-security-researchers-risk
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Member of The Com sent to prison for blackmail, sextortion
A member of “The Com,” a loose-knit online cybercrime collective that targets children and teenagers, has been sentenced to two years in prison for blackmail and sextortion offenses against nearly 120 victims worldwide. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/member-of-the-com-sent-to-prison-for-blackmail-sextortion/
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TeamPCP Linked To Redis Attacks Dating Back To 2020 And Later Supply Chain Campaign
Tags: attack, cybercrime, group, infrastructure, Internet, malware, software, supply-chain, threat, trainingA new analysis has uncovered that the threat actor tracked as TeamPCP has been active on the cybercrime scene as far back as 2020, indicating the group has been compromising internet-facing infrastructure for years before training their sights on the software supply chain.”The connection is supported by overlapping domains, malware deployment paths, staging techniques, backend…
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Breach Roundup: Water Utilities in 12 US States Hit
Also, Chinese-Made SOHO Routers Contain Trojan, AI Fuels Cybercrime Across Africa. This week: water utilities in 12 U.S. states hit, Trojans in Chinese SOHO routers, banned Chinese companies in U.S. networks, AI fueled cybercrime in Africa, a U.K. police legal database breached, IBM Langflow AI flaw, a cyberattack delayed orders at a Dutch retailer and…
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How Agentic AI Scales Cybercrime
Google’s Hultquist on Autonomous Attacks and Behavioral Defense. Cybercriminals are using agentic AI to automate intrusions, rewrite malware and scale operations with stolen access to artificial intelligence services. Google’s John Hultquist explains why signature-based defenses are losing ground and how behavioral detection can help security teams respond. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/how-agentic-ai-scales-cybercrime-a-32449
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The Coordination Gap: How Attackers Are Outpacing Law Enforcement
The fight against cybercrime continues because threat actors have adapted their strategies to avoid deterrents, but law enforcement still operates in silos. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/coordination-gap-attackers-outpacing-law-enforcement
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Ransom Cartel creator sentenced to 16 years in prison
Maksim Silnikau participated in cybercrime since at least 2005. He ran Ransom Cartel from 2021 until his arrest in 2023. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/ransom-cartel-creator-sentenced-to-16-years-in-prison/
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Belarusian cybercriminal behind Ransom Cartel gets 16-year prison sentence
A Belarusian national active in the cybercriminal world for decades was sentenced to 16 years in U.S. prison for running the Ransom Cartel ransomware operation. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/belarus-hacker-ransomware-sentenced
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Suppliers, logins, and AI tools are all becoming attack paths
Cybercriminals and state-backed hacking groups are abusing trusted identities, cloud services, AI tools, and software supply chains to gain access while avoiding detection, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/06/crowdstrike-cyber-threat-trends-report/
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Cybercrime victims lose an average of $9,468, with global toll exceeding $1.24 trillion
Tags: cybercrimeFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/cybercrime-victims-lose-an-average-of-9468-with-global-toll-exceeding-1-24-trillion
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AI-driven cybercrime surges in Africa, accounting for 55% of reported digital crime
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/ai-driven-cybercrime-surges-in-africa-accounting-for-55-of-reported-digital-crime
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Poison Claude Sells Discounted Claude Access While Its Operator Sees Every Customer Prompt
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered more than half-a-dozen services advertisements for illegal access to artificial intelligence (AI) models on underground cybercrime forums and messaging platforms.One such service, Poison Claude, claims to offer access to Anthropic’s large language models (LLMs), including Opus 4.8, Opus 4.7, Opus 4.6, and Sonnet 4.6.”Advertisements for Poison Claude First seen on thehackernews.com…
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INTERPOL flags AI as the new engine of African cybercrime
Africa’s growing digital economy is exposing governments, businesses and internet users to a rising wave of cybercrime. The continent recorded more than 1.1 billion … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/05/interpol-africa-cybercrime-trends/
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Fake Bank of America Phishing Scam Installs Remote Access Malware
Cybercriminals are using a fake Bank of America phishing campaign to trick users into downloading a malicious script that installs ScreenConnect, enabling remote access and persistence on compromised systems First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fake-bank-of-america-phishing-scam/

