Cybercrime

FBI smokes ransomware Hive after secretly buzzing around gang's network for months

Uncle Sam doles out decryption keys to 300+ victims amid sting op

Cyber-crime26 Jan 2023 | 3

Bloke allegedly stole, sold private info belonging to 'tens of millions' globally

If true, was it worth the $500k and prison jumpsuit?

Cyber-crime26 Jan 2023 | 7

Go to security school, GoTo – theft of encryption keys shows you need it

Ongoing probe into cloud storage attack finds customer data exfiltrated

Security25 Jan 2023 | 49

Live Nation CFO on Taylor Swift ticket chaos: Don't blame me, bots made me crazy

Attack was three times the size of anything company had seen – they couldn't shake it off

Offbeat24 Jan 2023 | 20

US authorities release asylum seekers after leaking their data online

In brief Also: US terrorist no-fly list found left on unsecured server, Russian dark web drug markets go to war

Security23 Jan 2023 | 4

Crims steal data on 40 million T-Mobile US customers

Sixth snafu in five years? Crooks have this useless carrier on speed dial

Cyber-crime20 Jan 2023 | 12

PayPal says crooks poked around 35,000 accounts in credential stuffing attack

That passwordless option is looking really good right about now

Security19 Jan 2023 | 14

FTX audit finds $415m in crypto mysteriously vanished

Meanwhile SBF proclaims he's both innocent and solvent

Personal Tech19 Jan 2023 | 43

Russian criminals can't wait to hop over OpenAI's fence, use ChatGPT for evil

Scriptkiddies rush to machine intelligence to make up for lack in skills

Security18 Jan 2023 | 10

Crypto exchanges freeze accounts tied to North Korea’s notorious Lazarus Group

Well whaddya know, the crypto ecosystem did the right thing by stiffing the WannaCry bandits

Cyber-crime17 Jan 2023 | 11

Software engineer accused of stealing $300k from employer was 'inspired by Office Space'

We know it's an influential film but that doesn't mean it's an instruction manual

Offbeat13 Jan 2023 | 46

Euro-cops shut down crypto scam that bilked millions from unwitting punters

If the investment opportunity sounds too good to be true …

Security13 Jan 2023 | 26

Lawyers slam SEC for 'blatant fishing expedition' after Exchange mega-attack

Not a 'whiff of wrongdoing' here, says attorney now fighting off Uncle Sam

Security12 Jan 2023 | 4

Health insurer Aflac blames US partner for leak of Japanese cancer policy info

Zurich’s Japanese outpost also leaks a couple of million records

Cyber-crime11 Jan 2023 | 2

Cybercrooks are telling ChatGPT to create malicious code

Chatbot might let unskilled criminals launch attacks, if the code works

AI + ML06 Jan 2023 | 67

JP Morgan must face suit from Ray-Ban maker after crooks drained $272m from accounts

Don't masquerade with the guy in shades, oh no

Cyber-crime06 Jan 2023 | 17

Twitter data dump: 200m+ account database now free to download

Updated No passwords, but plenty of stuff for social engineering and doxxing

Security05 Jan 2023 | 48

Ex-GE engineer gets two years in prison after stealing turbine tech for China

Beijing isn't the only one spying on work computers, right GE?

Security04 Jan 2023 | 19

The Guardian ransomware attack hits week two as staff told to work from home

Updated UK data watchdog would like a word over failure to systems

Security04 Jan 2023 | 21

LockBit: Sorry about the SickKids ransomware, not sorry about the rest

Blame it on the affiliate

Security04 Jan 2023 | 16

Back to work, Linux admins: You may have a CVSS 10 kernel bug to address

In brief Also, script kiddies are coming for your gift cards, and Meta's Cambridge Analytica pathetic payout

Security24 Dec 2022 | 23

LastPass admits attackers have a copy of customers’ password vaults

Thankfully a well encrypted copy that could take an eon to crack, unless users practiced bad password hygiene

Security23 Dec 2022 | 121

Godfather malware makes banking apps an offer they can’t refuse

No horse heads in beds...that we know of

Security22 Dec 2022 | 7

Swatting suspects charged with subverting Ring doorbell cams and calling cops

Heavily armed US police turning up on the doorstep is no laughing matter

Security20 Dec 2022 | 34

Email hijackers scam food out of businesses, not just money

In brief Also, TLC gets schooled by Karakurt, and Cloudflare is offering free zero trust stuff to some small companies

Security17 Dec 2022 | 20

Twitter staffer turned Saudi spy jailed for 3.5 years

Tweeter, tailor, soldier, bye

Cyber-crime16 Dec 2022 | 42

Sting op takes down 50 DDoS-for-hire domains, seven people collared

Cops give denial-of-service sites an extra special denial of service

Security15 Dec 2022 | 2

Anti-money laundering bill targeting cryptocurrency introduced in US Senate

Frankly my dear, I do give a DAAML

Personal Tech15 Dec 2022 | 11

Iran-linked Charming Kitten espionage gang bares claws to pollies, power orgs

If you get email from 'Samantha Wolf', congrats: you're important enough to make a decent target

Cyber-crime15 Dec 2022 | 1

Seven smuggled US military tech for Moscow, say Feds

Nuclear, hypersonic hardware is one thing, but you can probably keep the quantum computer stuff, Vlad

Cyber-crime14 Dec 2022 | 5

LockBit threatens to leak confidential info stolen from California's beancounters

Databases, details of 'sexual proceedings in court' and more apparently pilfered from finance IT

Security13 Dec 2022 | 1

Researchers smell a cryptomining Chaos RAT targeting Linux systems

Smells like Russian miscreants

Security13 Dec 2022 | 10

This ransomware gang is a right Royal pain in the AES for healthcare orgs

Nothing like your medical files being taken hostage for millions of dollars

CSO09 Dec 2022 | 8

REvil-hit Medibank to pull plug on IT, shore up defenses

If safety regulations are written in blood, what are security policies written in? Sweat and cursing?

CSO08 Dec 2022 | 1

Weep for the cybercriminals who fell for online scams and lost $2.5m last year

I'm the smartest guy in the room, I'm sure the message from IRS refunds is legit

Cyber-crime08 Dec 2022 | 19

Microsoft: (Cyber) winter is coming as DDoS attack disrupts Russian bank

Where's the Night's Watch when you need them?

Cyber-crime07 Dec 2022 | 9

Four suspects cuffed, face extradition over tax refund scam plot

RDP servers allegedly raided in hunt for personal info to exploit

Security06 Dec 2022 | 2

Medibank prognosis gets worse after more stolen data leaked

Plus Australia launches an investigation into insurer's data privacy practices

Security02 Dec 2022 | 11

FBI warns about Cuba, no, not that one — the ransomware gang

Critical infrastructure attacks ramping up

Security02 Dec 2022 | 1

Criminals use trending TikTok challenge to make data-stealing malware invisible

PSA: Don't download unknown apps even if they promise naked people

Security29 Nov 2022 | 7

International cops arrest hundreds of fraudsters, money launderers and cocaine kingpins

$155,000-a-month lifestyle ends in cuffs for suspected crim

Security29 Nov 2022 | 24

'Pig butchering' romance scam domains seized and slaughtered by the Feds

'We allege these fraudsters bled dry each of their victims' of $10m

Security23 Nov 2022 | 13

Two arrested in massive $575m cryptocurrency 'Ponzi scheme'

Yet another cautionary tale of diving into crypto investment opps

Personal Tech22 Nov 2022 | 26

Hive ransomware crooks extort $100m from 1,300 global victims

FBI, CISA sound the alarm and detail IOCs

Security18 Nov 2022 | 4

Z-Library operators arrested, charged with criminal copyright infringement

There's a legal line between book borrowing and piracy

Cyber-crime18 Nov 2022 | 57

Iranian cyberspies exploited Log4j to break into a US govt network

It's the gift to cybercriminals that keeps on giving

Security16 Nov 2022 | 8

Australia to 'stand up and punch back' against cyber crims

Creates 100-strong squad comprising cops and spooks with remit to disrupt ransomware ops

Cyber-crime14 Nov 2022 | 27

Instagram star gets 11 years for $300m email scam plot

Hushpuppi swaps private jet, Dubai penthouse for prison duds and $1.7m to victims

Cyber-crime10 Nov 2022 | 34

Wells Fargo, Zelle slammed by Liz Warren over rampant online banking fraud

Customers 'more than twice' as likely to be hit by scams, says Dem Senator

Cyber-crime09 Nov 2022 | 34

Feds find Silk Road thief's $1b+ Bitcoin stash in popcorn tin, hidden safe

Uncle Sam follows the money ... all the way to a single-board computer

Cyber-crime07 Nov 2022 | 50

French-speaking voleurs stole $30m in 15-country bank, telecoms cyber-heist spree

Smooth 'OPERA1ER' hit orgs around the world over four or more years

Cyber-crime04 Nov 2022 | 10

US Treasury thwarts DDoS attack from Russian Killnet group

Yet another pathetic 'stunt' from pro-Kremlin criminals

Cyber-crime02 Nov 2022 | 5

Ransomware cost US banks $1.2 billion last year

Up 188% on 2020 but could be because financial institutions were encouraged to report incidents

Cyber-crime02 Nov 2022 | 2

German cops arrest student suspected of running infamous dark-web souk

Deutschland im Deep Web destroyed

Cyber-crime01 Nov 2022 | 11

Purpleurchin cryptocurrency miners spotted scouring free GitHub, Heroku accounts

This is why we can't have nice things

Research27 Oct 2022 | 14

Feds accuse Ukrainian of renting out PC-raiding Raccoon malware to fiends

Separately, charges slapped on alleged operator of dark market, The Real Deal

Cyber-crime26 Oct 2022 | 1