Cybercrime

Hunters International cyber-gang extorts Chinese mega-bank's London HQ

Allegedly swiped more than 5.2M files and threatens to publish the lot

Cyber-crime11 Sep 2024 | 7

So you paid a ransom demand … and now the decryptor doesn't work

A really big oh sh*t moment, for sure

Cyber-crime11 Sep 2024 | 68

India to train 5,000 'Cyber Commandos'

Minister reckons dedicated cops necessary to protect digital transactions

Security11 Sep 2024 | 3

Crypto scams rake in $5.6B a year for cyberscum lowlifes, FBI says

Elderly people report the greatest losses

Cyber-crime10 Sep 2024 | 7

Avis alerts nearly 300K car renters that crooks stole their info

Updated 'Insider wrongdoing' to blame for security breach

Cyber-crime09 Sep 2024 | 13

1.7M potentially pwned after payment services provider takes a year to notice break-in

Criminals with plenty of time on their hands may now have credit card details

Cyber-crime09 Sep 2024 | 17

Kremlin-linked COLDRIVER crooks take pro-democracy NGOs for phishy ride

The latest of many attempts to stifle perceived threats to Putin's regime

Security09 Sep 2024 | 9

Cisco merch shoppers stung in Magecart attack

The 'security issue' was caused by a 9.8-rated Magento flaw Adobe patched back in June

Security06 Sep 2024 | 7

Uncle Sam charges Russian GRU cyber-spies behind 'WhisperGate intrusions'

Feds post $10M bounty for each of the six's whereabouts

Cyber-crime05 Sep 2024 | 7

White House seizes 32 domains, issues criminal charges in massive election-meddling crackdown

Russia has seemingly decided who it wants Putin the Oval Office

Security05 Sep 2024 | 90

North Korean scammers plan wave of stealth attacks on crypto companies, FBI warns

Feds warn of 'highly tailored, difficult-to-detect social engineering campaigns'

Cyber-crime05 Sep 2024 | 8

Planned Parenthood confirms cyber-attack as RansomHub threatens to leak data

93GB of info feared pilfered in Montana by heartless crooks

Cyber-crime04 Sep 2024 | 20

Cicada ransomware may be a BlackCat/ALPHV rebrand and upgrade

Researchers find many similarities, and nasty new customizations such as embedded compromised user credentials

Research04 Sep 2024 |

UK trio pleads guilty to running $10M MFA bypass biz

Updated Crew bragged they could help crooks raid victims' bank accounts

Cyber-crime03 Sep 2024 | 14

Transport for London confirms cyberattack, assures us all is well

Government body claims there is no evidence of customer data being compromised

Cyber-crime03 Sep 2024 | 30

Novel attack on Windows spotted in phishing campaign run from and targeting China

Resources hosted at Tencent Cloud involved in Cobalt Strike campaign

Research02 Sep 2024 | 3

RansomHub hits 210 victims in just 6 months

The ransomware gang recruits high-profile affiliates from LockBit and ALPHV

Cyber-crime30 Aug 2024 |

Iran hunts down double agents with fake recruiting sites, Mandiant reckons

Farsi-language posts target possibly-pro-Israel individuals

Security30 Aug 2024 | 2

Feds claim sinister sysadmin locked up thousands of Windows workstations, demanded ransom

Sordid search history 'evidence' in case that could see him spend 35 years for extortion and wire fraud

Cyber-crime29 Aug 2024 | 52

Brain Cipher claims attack on Olympic venue, promises 300 GB data leak

French police reckon financial system targeted during Summer Games

Cyber-crime29 Aug 2024 | 4

Iran's Pioneer Kitten hits US networks via buggy Check Point, Palo Alto gear

The government-backed crew also enjoys ransomware as a side hustle

Cyber-crime28 Aug 2024 | 5

Volt Typhoon suspected of exploiting Versa SD-WAN bug since June

updated The same Beijing-backed cyber spy crew the feds say burrowed into US critical infrastructure

Cyber-crime27 Aug 2024 | 3

Seattle airport 'possible cyberattack' snarls travel yet again

No word yet on if ransomware is to blame

Security26 Aug 2024 | 11

AMD internal data reportedly offered for sale

Second sensitive info theft claimed by the same crims since June

Cyber-crime26 Aug 2024 | 1

Alleged Karakut ransomware scumbag charged in US

Infosec in brief Plus: Microsoft issues workaround for dual-boot crashes; ARRL cops to ransom payment, and more

Security26 Aug 2024 | 2

Halliburton probes 'an issue' disrupting business ops

Updated What could the problem be? Reportedly, a cyberattack

Security22 Aug 2024 | 9

Ransomware batters critical industries, but takedowns hint at relief

Whether attack slowdown continues downward trend is the million dollar question that security researchers can't answer

Cyber-crime22 Aug 2024 | 1

Cisco calls for United Nations to revisit cyber-crime convention

Echoes human rights groups' concerns that it could suppress free speech and more

Security22 Aug 2024 | 13

110K domains targeted in 'sophisticated' AWS cloud extortion campaign

Updated If you needed yet another reminder of what happens when security basics go awry

Research21 Aug 2024 | 4

Deadbeat dad faked his own death by hacking government databases

Hoped to dodge child support payments, now faces 81 months inside – and a bigger bill than ever

Cyber-crime21 Aug 2024 | 72

National Public Data tells officials 'only' 1.3M people affected by intrusion

Investigators previously said the number was much, much higher

Cyber-crime19 Aug 2024 | 6

After nearly 3B personal records leak online, Florida data broker confirms it was ransacked by cyber-thieves

Names, addresses, Social Security numbers, more all out there

Cyber-crime16 Aug 2024 | 43

Russian man who sold logins to nearly 3,000 accounts gets 40 months in jail

He’ll also have to pay back $1.2 million from fraudulent transactions he facilitated

Cyber-crime15 Aug 2024 | 5

Mad Liberator extortion crew emerges on the cyber-crook scene

Anydesk is its access tool of choice

Cyber-crime15 Aug 2024 | 4

China-linked cyber-spies infect Russian govt, IT sector

No, no, go ahead, don't let us stop you, Xi

Research15 Aug 2024 | 17

Russian cyber snoops linked to massive credential-stealing campaign

Citizen Lab also spots a COLDWASTREL swimming in the Rivers of Phish

Cyber-crime14 Aug 2024 |

Enzo Biochem ordered to cough up $4.5 million over lousy security that led to ransomware disaster

Three state attorneys general probed the company and found plenty to chastise

Cyber-crime14 Aug 2024 | 3

Six ransomware gangs behind over 50% of 2024 attacks

Plus many more newbies waiting in the wings

Cyber-crime13 Aug 2024 |

US accuses man of being 'elite' ransomware pioneer they've hunted for years

Authorities allege 'J.P. Morgan' practiced ‘extreme operational and online security’

Cyber-crime13 Aug 2024 | 7

Feds bust minor league Radar/Dispossessor ransomware gang

The takedown may be small but any ransomware gang sent to the shops is good news in our book

Cyber-crime13 Aug 2024 | 5

Attacker steals personal data of 200K+ people with links to Arizona tech school

Nearly 50 different data points were accessed by cybercrim

Cyber-crime12 Aug 2024 | 7

Mega money, unfathomable violence pervade thriving underground doxxing scene

Black Hat It also attracts exactly the type of unempathetic people you would think it does

Cyber-crime12 Aug 2024 | 8

US 'laptop farm' man accused of outsourcing his IT jobs to North Korea to fund weapons programs

American and Brit firms thought they were employing a Westerner, but not so, it's alleged

CSO08 Aug 2024 | 19

Cloud storage lockers from Microsoft and Google used to store and spread state-sponsored malware

Black Hat Why run your own evil infrastructure when Big Tech offers robust tools hosted at trusted URLs?

Black Hat and DEF CON08 Aug 2024 | 2

Police take just 2 days to recover $40M stolen in business email scam

Timor-Leste is a known cybercrime hotspot

Cyber-crime07 Aug 2024 | 9

UK health services call-handling vendor faces $7.7M fine over 2022 ransomware attack

Nearly 83,000 people had their data stolen amid chaos that struck NHS healthcare

Cyber-crime07 Aug 2024 | 11

Sonic Automotive says ransomware-linked CDK software outage cost it $30M

Misery loves company – all of its competitors were also negatively impacted

Cyber-crime06 Aug 2024 | 2

That cyber-heist of 2.9B personal records? There's a class-action lawsuit looming for that

Updated Background check biz accused of negligence

Cyber-crime05 Aug 2024 | 11

Sneaky SnakeKeylogger slithers into Windows inboxes to steal sensitive secrets

Malware logs users' keystrokes, pilfers credentials, exfiltrates data

Research05 Aug 2024 | 15

Breaking the economy of trust: How busts affect malware gangs

Feature It's hard to track down individuals, so why not disrupt the underground market itself?

Malware Month02 Aug 2024 | 6

UK plans to revamp national cyber defense tools are already in motion

Work aims to build on the success of NCSC's 2016 initiative – and private sector will play a part

Cyber-crime02 Aug 2024 | 8

UK crimebusters shut down global call-spoofing outfit that claimed 170K-plus victims

Suspected devs behind Russian Coms cuffed – now to find the users of the nastyware

Cyber-crime02 Aug 2024 | 11

US sends cybercriminals back to Russia in prisoner swap that freed WSJ journo, others

Techno-crooks greeted by grinning Putin after landing

Cyber-crime02 Aug 2024 | 37

FBI, CISA remind US voters that DDoS attacks can't touch election systems

PSA comes amid multiple IT services crises in recent days

Cyber-crime01 Aug 2024 | 16

Germany names China as source of attack on government geospatial agency

Meanwhile, US apparently considers further AI hardware sanctions

Cyber-crime01 Aug 2024 | 10

Ransomware infection cuts off blood supply to 250+ hospitals

Scumbags go for the jugular

Cyber-crime31 Jul 2024 | 39