Tag: cybercrime
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201 arrested in INTERPOL disruption of phishing and fraud networks
Operation Ramz, a cybercrime initiative coordinated by INTERPOL across the MENA region, focused on disrupting phishing campaigns, malware activity, and cyber scams that caused … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/18/interpol-mena-cybercrime-operation-ramz-201-arrests/
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Cybercriminal Twins Caught After They Forgot to Turn Off Microsoft Teams Recording
Plus: Instructure’s Canvas ransomware debacle comes to a close, an alleged dark net market kingpin gets arrested, OpenAI workers fall victim to a supply chain attack, and more. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/security-news-this-week-cybercriminal-twins-caught-after-they-forgot-to-turn-off-microsoft-teams-recording/
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HarfangLab: Europas KMU laut Bundeslagebild Cyberkriminalität 2025 stärker gefährdet als je zuvor
Tags: cybercrimeFirst seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/harfanglab-kmu-bundeslagebild-cyberkriminalitaet-2025-gefaehrdung
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Cybersecurity Insider Survey: AI Is Fueling a New Generation of Threat Actors
A recent survey shows cybersecurity professionals increasingly believe AI is making cybercriminals more capable and attacks more scalable. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/artificial-intelligence/cybersecurity-insider-survey-ai-is-fueling-a-new-generation-of-threat-actors/
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Illicit Enterprise: An Anatomy of the Modern Underground Phishing Marketplace
Intel 471 analysts examined the evolving ecosystem of cybercriminal phishing marketplaces. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/illicit-enterprise-an-anatomy-of-the-modern-underground-phishing-marketplace/
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Gunra Ransomware Expands RaaS After Conti Locker Shift
Gunra ransomware is rapidly evolving into a more structured and dangerous cybercrime operation after shifting from a Conti-based locker to its own Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) model. First discovered in April 2025, the group initially targeted a small number of victims, but its recent operational changes have significantly increased its reach and impact across industries. Gunra first…
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Cyberkriminalität: Europas KMU im Visier
Das Bundesinnenministerium hat in dieser Woche seinen aktuellen Bericht zur Cyberkriminalität in Deutschland vorgestellt und zeichnet darin ein deutliches Bild der Bedrohungslage. Besonders im Fokus stehen die zunehmenden Angriffe aus Russland seit Beginn des Ukraine-Kriegs, steigende Ransomware-Fälle, DDoS-Attacken sowie die wachsende Rolle von KI im Cybercrime-Kontext. Warum der Bericht vor allem ein strukturelles Problem für……
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Cyber-Enabled Cargo Crime: How Cybercrime Tradecraft is Used to Steal Freight
Cargo theft now starts with phishing emails and stolen credentials, not hijackings, to reroute and steal freight from supply chains. NMFTA outlines how cyber-enabled cargo crime is changing transportation security. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cyber-enabled-cargo-crime-how-cybercrime-tradecraft-is-used-to-steal-freight/
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TeamPCP, BreachForums Launch $1K Supply-Chain Attack Contest
A new cybercrime campaign is turning supply chain attacks into a public competition, as TeamPCP and BreachForums operators launch a $1,000 contest that encourages hackers to compromise open-source packages. The initiative, first highlighted by Dark Web Informer, signals an escalation in how threat actors are gamifying real-world attacks to recruit participants and expand their reach.…
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When ransomware gets physical: cybercriminals turn to threats of violence
Pay up, or we’ll pay someone to pay you a visit. Cybercrime gangs are increasingly turning to real-world threats – and even hiring local muscle to deliver the message. First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/ransomware-physical-threats-violence
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Bundeslagebild Cybercrime 2025 – Die Bedrohung steigt, die Abwehr zieht nach
Tags: cybercrimeFirst seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/bka-cybercrime-2025-deutschland-ransomware-ddos-ki-a-5883cc2811ba2b9c1d092c2b0b46d6a9/
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AI-Built Zero-Day Nearly Powered Mass Attack
Google Says Criminals Used AI to Discover and Code Exploit. A cybercriminal group came close to launching a mass attack earlier this year, armed with a software exploit that an AI model had built from scratch, said Google researchers. Google said it worked with the affected vendor to patch the flaw before an attack could…
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Instructure claims hackers returned stolen Canvas data after an extortion standoff
ShinyHunters, a prolific cybercrime group, threatened to leak data from more than 8,800 school systems. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/canvas-instructure-data-theft-extortion-the-com/
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Cybersicherheitsmonitor 2026: Jeder zehnte Verbraucher im Vorjahr von Cyberkriminalität im Alltag betroffen
Tags: cybercrimeFirst seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/cybersicherheitsmonitor-2026-jeder-zehnte-verbraucher-im-vorjahr-von-cyberkriminalitaet-im-alltag-betroffen
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Cybersicherheitsmonitor 2026: Jeder zehnte Verbraucher im Vorjahr von Cyberkriminalität im Alltag betroffen
Tags: cybercrimeFirst seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/cybersicherheitsmonitor-2026-jeder-zehnte-verbraucher-im-vorjahr-von-cyberkriminalitaet-im-alltag-betroffen
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Tables Turned: Gentlemen Ransomware Group Suffers Data Leak
Internal Communications Dumped Online, Revealing Fresh Victims, Repeat Tactics. Ransomware group The Gentlemen, a relative newcomer to the cybercrime scene, suffered a leak of its internal communications, revealing previously non-public victims, a variety of tactics, techniques and tools, and a relentless focus on popping backup and storage infrastructure. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Cops Shutter Rebooted German Language Cybercrime Market
Spanish Police Bust German Accused of Relaunching ‘Crimenetwork’ Cybercrime Forum. Spanish police have arrested a German national suspected of a string of cybercrime offenses, including remotely administering from the sunny island of Mallorca a relaunched version of Crimenetwork, a German-language cybercrime market for stolen data, forged documents and drugs. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Hackers Used AI to Develop First Known Zero-Day 2FA Bypass for Mass Exploitation
Tags: 2fa, ai, cybercrime, exploit, google, hacker, intelligence, malicious, technology, threat, vulnerability, zero-dayGoogle on Monday disclosed that it identified an unknown threat actor using a zero-day exploit that it said was likely developed with an artificial intelligence (AI) system, marking the first time the technology has been put to use in the wild in a malicious context for vulnerability discovery and exploit generation.The activity is said to…
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cPanel and WHM Servers Targeted in Attacks Exploiting CVE-2026-41940
A critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting cPanel and WHM servers, identified as CVE-2026-41940, is currently under active exploitation by a highly sophisticated and elusive cybercriminal syndicate known as Mr_Rot13. The vulnerability carries a maximum severity CVSS score of 9.8, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to completely bypass standard authentication protocols and gain full administrator privileges over…
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Hackers Observed Using AI to Develop Zero-Day for the First Time
Google Threat Intelligence Group details how cybercriminals attempted to launch a campaign based around an AI-developed Zero-Day targeting open-source software First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/hackers-using-ai-zero-day-first/
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Auf Mallorca verhaftet: BKA beendet Urlaub von mutmaßlichem Cybercrime-Boss
Tags: cybercrimeEin 35-jähriger Deutscher wurde auf Mallorca verhaftet. Er soll den illegalen Onlinemarktplatz Crimenetwork betrieben und Nutzer mit Fake-Shops abgezockt haben. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/auf-mallorca-verhaftet-bka-beendet-urlaub-von-mutmasslichem-cybercrime-boss-2605-208523.html
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Deepfakes offenbar zunehmend auch mit unbekannten Ärzten
Gefälschte Videos von Ärzten verbreiten sich laut Bundesärztekammer. Bislang traf es vor allem Promi-Mediziner wie Eckart von Hirschhausen. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/cybercrime-deepfakes-offenbar-zunehmend-auch-mit-unbekannten-aerzten-2605-208507.html
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Google spotted an AI-developed zero-day before attackers could use it
Researchers found artifacts in the code that proved AI was heavily involved. A prominent cybercrime group planned to exploit the zero-day en masse for financial gain. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/google-threat-intelligence-group-ai-developed-zero-day-exploit/
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Healthcare Data Breach: Cybercriminals Attacked Health Insurance Agency in Ecuador
First seen on resecurity.com Jump to article: www.resecurity.com/blog/article/healthcare-data-breach-cybercriminals-attacked-health-insurance-agency-in-ecuador
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Crimenetwork returns after takedown, dismantled again by German authorities
German police shut down a revived Crimenetwork marketplace with 22,000 users and 100+ sellers months after the original takedown. German police dismantled a resurrected version of the German-language cybercrime marketplace Crimenetwork, just months after the original platform was taken down. The second iteration of the site had already attracted more than 22,000 users and over…
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Hackers deface school login pages after claiming another Instructure hack
The cybercrime group ShinyHunters claimed to have hacked Instructure again, defacing the login pages of several Instructure customer schools with an extortion message. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/05/07/hackers-deface-school-login-pages-after-claiming-another-instructure-hack/
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Hackers hack victims hacked by other hackers
An unknown group of hackers is breaking into systems previously breached by the cybercrime group TeamPCP. Once inside, the hackers immediately kick out TeamPCP and remove its hacking tools from the victims’ systems. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/05/07/hackers-hack-victims-hacked-by-other-hackers/
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VECT-Ransomware Wenn Hacker-Laien zur echten Gefahr werden
Ende 2025 tauchte mit VECT eine weitere Ransomware-Gruppe auf, die sich vorgenommen hat, das Geschäft der digitalen Erpressung zu demokratisieren. Durch eine Partnerschaft mit Breachforums, einem der größten Marktplätze für Cyberkriminalität, öffnete VECT seine Plattform für jeden registrierten Nutzer. Das rief Tausende potenzielle Angreifer praktisch über Nacht auf den Plan. Gleichzeitig sicherte sich die Gruppe…