Tag: organized
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Cybercriminals Taking Advantage of ‘Shadow’ Alliances, AI
A Europol report says nation-state actors are increasingly working with organized crime networks to achieve geopolitical goals, including the destabilization of the EU. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/cybercriminals-taking-advantage-ai-shadow-alliances
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Cybercriminals Taking Advantage Of AI, ‘Shadow’ Alliances
A Europol report says nation-state actors are increasingly working with organized crime networks to achieve geopolitical goals, including the destabilization of the EU. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/cybercriminals-taking-advantage-ai-shadow-alliances
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AI Is Turbocharging Organized Crime, EU Police Agency Warns
AI and other technologies “are a catalyst for crime, and drive criminal operations’ efficiency by amplifying their speed, reach, and sophistication,” the report said. The post AI Is Turbocharging Organized Crime, EU Police Agency Warns appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/ai-is-turbocharging-organized-crime-eu-police-agency-warns/
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CIOs and CISOs take on NIS2: Key challenges, security opportunities
Tags: access, cio, ciso, compliance, cybersecurity, data, GDPR, group, healthcare, ISO-27001, jobs, monitoring, nis-2, office, organized, privacy, regulation, risk, skills, software, strategy, supply-chain, technology, trainingCompliance will be easier for some: There are CIOs and CISOs who have found NIS2 compliance relatively easy: those who have worked toward ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, whether they remained in the preparation phase or actually got certified.Those who have the certification report having found themselves with “80% of the work done”: the company is ready…
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Europol Cracks Down on European Document Forgery and Smuggling Ring
Europol has announced a successful operation against a significant organized crime group involved in forging official documents and First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/europol-cracks-down-on-european-document-forgery-and-smuggling-ring/
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Getting the Most Value out of the OSCP: Pre-Course Prep
Tags: access, antivirus, attack, compliance, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, detection, exploit, finance, framework, guide, hacker, hacking, infosec, infrastructure, jobs, kali, linux, mandiant, metric, microsoft, mitre, network, organized, password, penetration-testing, PurpleTeam, RedTeam, risk, service, skills, software, tactics, technology, tool, training, vulnerability, windowsThe first post in a five-part practical guide series on maximizing the professional, educational, and financial value of the OffSec certification pursuit for a successful career in offensive cybersecurity consulting Disclaimer: All opinions expressed in this article are solely my own. I have reviewed the content to ensure compliance with OffSec’s copyright policies and agreements.…
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World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025: Takeaways, reflections, and learnings for the future
Tags: attack, best-practice, ceo, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, finance, fortinet, group, intelligence, international, law, lessons-learned, mitigation, open-source, organized, risk, strategy, tactics, technology, threatIncreasingly sophisticated threat actors in the evolving cybersecurity landscape In a world where cybercriminals often operate with a level of efficiency mirroring that of Fortune 500 companies, it is essential that we look to ways we can better collaborate to counter them. Unfortunately, there is still a lot of room for improvement; in 2023, 87%…
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Justice Department Disrupts Cybercrime Network Selling Hacking Tools to Organized Crime Groups
The Justice Department made a new move in disrupting an international network of cybercriminals by announcing the coordinated seizure of 39 cybercrime websites. These websites, associated with a Pakistan-based operation called the HeartSender, were used to sell hacking tools and fraud-enabling resources to transnational organized crime groups. The action was carried out in collaboration with…
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Lynx Ransomware Architecture to Attack Windows, Linux, ESXi Uncovered
Tags: attack, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, encryption, extortion, linux, organized, ransomware, service, tool, windowsThe emergence of the Lynx Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) platform has drawn significant attention in cybersecurity circles, owing to its advanced technical capabilities, structured affiliate workflow, and expansive ransomware arsenal. Lynx has proven to be a highly organized and efficient cybercriminal operation, offering its affiliates a user-friendly interface, robust encryption capabilities, and extortion tools that underline its…
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Lynx Ransomware Group Unveiled with Sophisticated Affiliate Program
Group-IB researchers have exposed the highly organized affiliate platform and sophisticated operations of the Lynx Ransomware-as-a-Service group First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/lynx-ransomware-sophisticated/
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10 top XDR tools and how to evaluate them
Tags: ai, attack, automation, business, cloud, computing, container, corporate, credentials, data, defense, detection, edr, email, encryption, endpoint, finance, firewall, google, guide, Hardware, iam, ibm, identity, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, malicious, malware, marketplace, microsoft, mitigation, network, office, okta, open-source, organized, risk, security-incident, service, siem, skills, soar, software, spam, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, zero-dayLittle in the modern IT world lends itself to manual or siloed management, and this is doubly true in the security realm. The scale of modern enterprise computing and modern application stack architecture requires security tools that can bring visibility into the security posture of modern IT components and integrate tightly to bring real-time threat…
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How organizations can secure their AI code
Tags: ai, application-security, awareness, backdoor, breach, business, chatgpt, ciso, compliance, control, credentials, crime, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, finance, github, healthcare, LLM, malicious, ml, open-source, organized, programming, risk, risk-management, software, startup, strategy, supply-chain, technology, tool, training, vulnerabilityIn 2023, the team at data extraction startup Reworkd was under tight deadlines. Investors pressured them to monetize the platform, and they needed to migrate everything from Next.js to Python/FastAPI. To speed things up, the team decided to turn to ChatGPT to do some of the work. The AI-generated code appeared to function, so they…
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Microsoft sues overseas threat actor group over abuse of OpenAI service
Microsoft has filed suit against 10 unnamed people (“Does”), who are apparently operating overseas, for misuse of its Azure OpenAI platform, asking the Eastern District of Virginia federal court for damages and injunctive relief.The suit was filed in late December but was not made public until last Friday, when the initial sealed filings were revealed.…
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EU law enforcement training agency data breach: Data of 97,000 individuals compromised
Personal data of nearly 100,000 individuals that have participated in trainings organized by CEPOL, the European Union (EU) Agency for Law Enforcement Training, has … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/01/13/eu-law-enforcement-training-agency-data-breach-cepol/
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How Nation-State Actors and Organised Hackers Involving in Their Ways of Cyber Attacks
The distinction between nation-state actors and organized cybercriminals is becoming increasingly blurred. Both groups now leverage similar tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) in their cyber operations, resulting in a complex landscape where motivations and objectives often intersect. This article delves into the intricate dynamics between these two types of cyber operatives, examining their methods, motivations,…
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Dark Web Identity Farming Operation Exposed: A Sophisticated KYC Fraud
iProov, a global leader in biometric identity verification, has unveiled a highly organized dark web operation designed to circumvent Know Your Customer (KYC) verification systems. The findings expose the alarming... First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/dark-web-identity-farming-operation-exposed-a-sophisticated-kyc-fraud/
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Europol Details on How Cyber Criminals Exploit legal businesses for their Economy
Europol has published a groundbreaking report titled >>Leveraging Legitimacy: How the EU’s Most Threatening Criminal Networks Abuse Legal Business Structures.Decoding […] The post Europol Details on How Cyber Criminals Exploit legal businesses for their Economy appeared first on GBHackers Security | #1 Globally Trusted Cyber Security News Platform. First seen on gbhackers.com Jump to article: gbhackers.com/europol-details-on-cyber-criminals/
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Bits Bytes: A Recap of AISS 2024
As a passionate cybersecurity enthusiast & a professional with ColorTokens, participating in the recently concluded 19th Annual Information Security Summit (AISS) 2024, organized by NASSCOM-DSCI, was an invaluable opportunity to immerse myself in the latest trends, innovations, and discussions shaping our industry. AISS 2024 lived up to its reputation as India’s premier platform for cybersecurity……
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FBI Seizes Rydox Marketplace, Arrests Key Administrators
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the seizure of Rydox, an illicit online marketplace that facilitated the buying and selling of stolen personal information and cybercrime tools. Alongside the crackdown, law enforcement arrested three key administrators linked to the platform, marking a significant victory in the fight against organized cybercrime. The U.S. Department of…
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Operation Destabilise dismantled Russian money laundering networks
Operation Destabilise: The U.K. National Crime Agency disrupted Russian money laundering networks tied to organized crime. The U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) disrupted Russian money laundering networks linked to organized crime across the U.K., Middle East, Russia, and South America as part of an operation called >>Operation Destabilise.>An international NCA-led investigation Operation Destabilise […] First…
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NCA Busts Russian Crypto Networks Laundering Funds and Evading Sanctions
The U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) on Wednesday announced that it led an international investigation to disrupt Russian money laundering networks that were found to facilitate serious and organized crime across the U.K., the Middle East, Russia, and South America.The effort, codenamed Operation Destabilise, has resulted in the arrest of 84 suspects linked to two…
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Russia Sentenced Hydra Dark Web Market Developer for Life Time
A Russian court has sentenced Stanislav Moiseyev, believed to be the founder of the notorious Hydra darknet marketplace, to life imprisonment. The Moscow Regional Court delivered the verdict on charges related to organized crime and drug trafficking, concluding a significant chapter in the battle against cybercrime and illicit drug distribution. Hydra’s Operations and Impact Hydra,…
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Organized North Korean Remote IT Worker Fraud Compels Organizations to Enhance Hiring Verification Controls With Next-Gen CTI
First seen on resecurity.com Jump to article: www.resecurity.com/blog/article/organized-north-korean-remote-it-worker-fraud-compels-organizations-to-enhance-hiring-verification-controls-with-next-gen-cti-2
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Gangster counseling center fears data leak
If personal data is stolen, it is anything but a pleasure for those affected. However, when it comes to those previously involved in, or victims of, organized crime, the potential consequences are far more serious: Life and limb could be at stake.While it may sound a little far-fetched, this apparently what happened in the Japanese…
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Meta Removed 2 Million Account Linked to Malicious Activities
Meta has announced the removal of over 2 million accounts connected to malicious activities, including sophisticated fraud schemes such as >>pig butchering.