Tag: organized
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300,000 Forced to Scam: Meta’s Report Reveals Staggering Scale of >>Pig Butchering<<
In a recent report, Meta detailed its efforts to combat the organized crime networks behind >>pig butchering
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Yakuza Victim Data Leaked in Japanese Agency Attack
A local government resource for helping Japanese citizens cut ties with organized crime was successfully phished in a tech support scam, and could have dangerous consequences. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/yakuza-victim-data-leaked-japanese-attack
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Helpline for Yakuza victims fears it leaked their personal info
Organized crime types tend not to be kind to those who go against them, so this is nasty First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/11/22/helpline_for_yakuza_victims_may/
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Will Arrests Squash Scattered Spider’s Cybercrime Assault?
Members of Loosely Organized Group Recently Tied to Partnership With RansomHub Will the indictment of five alleged members of the loosely affiliated Scattered Spider cybercrime group disrupt its wider activities? The current count of known attacks tied to the group stands at over 130, but the accused have so far been tied by the FBI…
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Meta Finally Breaks Its Silence on Pig Butchering
The company gave details for the first time on its approach to combating organized criminal networks behind the devastating scams. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/meta-pig-butchering-report-2024/
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Feds Indict 5 Suspects Tied to Scattered Spider Cybercrime
FBI Ties Men to at Least 45 Attacks and Theft of Cryptocurrency Worth Millions. The U.S. government on Wednesday unsealed criminal charges against five suspected members of the loosely organized financially motivated cybercriminal group Scattered Spider. The suspects have been tied to 45 attacks, disrupting businesses and stealing cryptocurrency worth millions of dollars. First seen…
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Scammers target Airbnb and Booking.com users
ESET researchers discovered that the organized scammer network Telekopye has expanded its operations to target users of popular accommodation booking … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/10/11/telekopye-booking-platforms-scams/
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Cyber Fraud Cost up to $37bn in Southeast Asia Last Year
A UN report found that organized crime groups in the region have rapidly integrated malware, generative AI and deepfakes to enhance their fraud activi… First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cyber-fraud-cost-37bn-southeast/
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Picture Wall: World CyberCon India 4th Editon
The 4th Edition of World CyberCon India 2024, organized by The Cyber Express, kicks off with a ceremonial lamp lighting, attended by an impressive pan… First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/world-cybercon-india-2024/
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New Cyberattack Targets Chinese-Speaking Businesses with Cobalt Strike Payloads
Chinese-speaking users are the target of a highly organized and sophisticated attack campaign that is likely leveraging phishing emails to infect Wind… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/08/new-cyberattack-targets-chinese.html
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Experts Uncover Chinese Cybercrime Network Behind Gambling and Human Trafficking
The relationship between various TDSs and DNS associated with Vigorish Viper and the final landing experience for the userA Chinese organized crime sy… First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article: thehackernews.com/2024/07/experts-uncover-chinese-cybercrime.html
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France Leads International Effort to Eradicate PlugX Trojan from 3,000 Systems
A large-scale operation to remove the PlugX trojan from infected devices has commenced in six countries. This campaign was organized by the French pol… First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/france-leads-international-effort-to-eradicate-plugx-trojan-from-3000-systems/
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Organized crime and domestic violence perps are big buyers of tracking devices
First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/06/26/criminals_use_gps_bluetooth_trackers/