Stories tagged “Cybercrime.”
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Spanish police arrested a 16-year-old Romanian national in Alicante, suspected of being the main operator of the KillSec ransomware group, as part of an international operation.
ShinyHunters breaches Clop's data leak site, defacing it and stealing data. They threaten to extort Clop if they don't retract a threat to ShinyHunters.
CrowdStrike finds a threat actor using a large language model to develop a malware called PhantomRaven, which steals developer credentials and information.
Revolut attackers threaten to release daily customer data leaks until the fintech pays.
A flaw in email platform Brevo's login system allowed an attacker to access 138 client accounts, leading to phishing emails targeting 347,000 Trezor newsletter subscribers, as well as users of BitBox and CoinTracking.
Madagascar: 13 Chinese Online Scam Centers Dismantled
Thirteen online scam centers operated by Chinese nationals in Madagascar have been dismantled through a joint international operation, leading to the arrest of 500 fraudsters globally.
Anthropic has released a Threat Intelligence report detailing how malicious actors are misusing its AI models, including Claude Code, for sophisticated cyberattacks and large-scale extortion operations.
Malone Lam pleads guilty in $245M crypto theft conspiracy involving social engineering and home break-ins.
Two suspects arrested for tampering with academic records at GCUF in exchange for money. 72 unauthorised changes affecting 33 students across 12 degree programs were found.
Over 5,400 hacked sites deliver ClickFix payloads stored on the BNB Smart Chain (BSC).
This ThreatsDay report details a range of sophisticated cyberattacks, including CEO phishing kits, large-scale Dropbox account hacks, and OAuth traps, alongside 17 other security incidents.
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a sophisticated malware framework called BraZetsu that turns compromised systems into valuable assets for criminal markets.
Ukrainian authorities have dismantled a crypto drainer ring operating from Kyiv, which used fake investment platforms to steal up to $1 million monthly from victims in over 20 countries.
Russian hacker extradited from Cyprus faces charges for a 2016-2017 campaign using fake accounts to send malware-laced Excel attachments to thousands of users.
US federal grand jury indicted a Russian national for infecting thousands of freelancers with malware. Aktulaev was extradited from Cyprus and faces federal court in California.
International law enforcement agencies and private partners have taken down Sality malware infrastructure in a joint operation.
Two Nigerian men extradited to US charged with sextortion resulting in deaths of two minors in Mississippi and North Carolina.
Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has deported 20 additional Chinese nationals for visa violations linked to an illegal call centre in Islamabad, bringing the total number of foreign nationals deported in this case to at least 34.
Lured online, sold for $5,000: How Nigerian youths are trapped in Asia’s cyber-slave camps (1)
Nigerian youths are being trafficked to Southeast Asia, lured by fake online job offers, only to be sold into forced labor in cybercrime compounds where they are compelled to scam people. Sabiu's harrowing experience in Laos exemplifies this modern-day slavery.
Real Trump Coins has denied launching or promoting the Trump Digital GOLD token, attributing its brief appearance and subsequent collapse to "third-party bad actors." The company stated it is cooperating with authorities to investigate the incident.
FG extradites two Nigerians to US over alleged sextortion of teenagers
The Nigerian government has extradited two citizens, Mudashiru Olawale and Adebola Adekunle, to the United States to face charges related to online sexual exploitation and sextortion of American teenagers who subsequently died by suicide.
Australian authorities arrested two men, aged 21 and 23, linked to the TeamPCP hacking group, accused of widespread supply-chain attacks that compromised over a thousand organizations globally and stole half a million credentials.
Two men charged in Australia for alleged role in TeamPCP cybercrime group, which compromised open-source security scanners and AI gateway.
CISA has added six actively exploited vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, including critical flaws in Citrix NetScaler, Linux Kernel, and Microsoft SQL Server, urging federal agencies to patch them immediately.
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a phishing-as-a-service platform built to strip Apple's Activation Lock from stolen devices, using rented AI voice agents that call theft victims posing as Apple Support and ask for their device passcode.
U.S. Treasury announces sanctions on Iranian cyber actors in response to attacks on U.S. critical infrastructure.
A Pune realtor lost Rs 2.3 crore after falling prey to a Facebook advertisement for a fake stock trading platform featuring Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The fraudsters built his confidence by showing returns on the platform and sending money back to him as s…
Police in 22 countries arrested 58 individuals linked to cybercrime networks, disrupting a major syndicate involved in global financial fraud.
A Chinese-speaking cybercrime group dubbed UAT-10147 has been targeting Windows and Linux web servers globally, using AI-powered tools to scale server attacks and deploy malware for SEO fraud and data theft.
A new WhatsApp scam is targeting women in Pakistan, where fraudsters pose as courier company representatives to gain access to victims' accounts and demand money from their contacts.