Cambodian senator sanctioned by US over alleged forced labor cyber-scam camps Do not go on holiday to the O Smach Resort Cyber-crime13 Sep 2024 | 8
Australia’s government spent the week boxing Big Tech With social media age limits, anti-scam laws, privacy tweaks, and misinformation rules Elon Musk labelled 'fascist' Public Sector13 Sep 2024 | 41
Feds pull plug on domains linked to import of Chinese gun conversion devices Illegal goods allegedly shipped to the US labeled as toys or jewels Cyber-crime13 Sep 2024 | 30
Fortinet admits miscreant got hold of customer data in the cloud That would explain this 440GB leak, then Cyber-crime13 Sep 2024 | 5
'Hadooken' Linux malware targets Oracle WebLogic servers Nastyware seeks creds, mines crypto, and plants ransomware that isnt deployed - for now? Security13 Sep 2024 | 3
I stole 20 GB of data from Capgemini – and now I'm leaking it, says cybercrook Updated Allegedly pilfered database has source code, private keys, staff info, T-Mobile VM logs, more Cyber-crime12 Sep 2024 | 20
Transport for London confirms 5,000 users' bank data exposed, pulls large chunks of IT infra offline NCA confirms arrest of 17-year-old 'on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences' – now bailed Cyber-crime12 Sep 2024 | 66
Cyber crooks shut down UK, US schools, thousands of kids affected No class: Black Suit ransomware gang boasts of 200GB haul from one raid Cyber-crime11 Sep 2024 | 45
Major sales and ops overhaul leads to much more activity ... for Meow ransomware gang You hate to see it Cyber-crime11 Sep 2024 | 1
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 | 69
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
Despite cyberattacks, water security standards remain a pipe dream Feature White House floats round two of regulations Cyber-crime07 Sep 2024 | 19
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
The fingerpointing starts as cyber incident at London transport body continues Network admins take a ride on the Fright Bus Cyber-crime05 Sep 2024 | 48
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 |
Telegram apologizes to South Korea and takes down smutty deepfakes Unclear if this is a sign controversial service is cleaning up its act everywhere Public Sector04 Sep 2024 | 10
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
Spamouflage trolls pretend to be American patriots on X, TikTok ahead of US presidential election No, Abbey is not really a "pure patriotic girl" Cyber-crime03 Sep 2024 | 36
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
RansomHub hits 210 victims in just 6 months The ransomware gang recruits high-profile affiliates from LockBit and ALPHV Cyber-crime30 Aug 2024 |
US indicts duo over alleged Swatting spree that targeted elected officials Apparently made over 100 fake crime reports and bomb threats Cyber-crime29 Aug 2024 | 20
What a coincidence. Spyware makers, Russia's Cozy Bear seem to share same exploits Google researchers note similarities, can't find smoking-gun link Security29 Aug 2024 | 3
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
Dick's Sporting Goods discloses cyberattack Authorities probing unwanted intrusion; hard questions ahead Cyber-crime28 Aug 2024 | 11
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
AMD internal data reportedly offered for sale Second sensitive info theft claimed by the same crims since June Cyber-crime26 Aug 2024 | 1
Cognizant alleges Infosys swiped its trade secrets Sueball suggests outsourcer went out of bounds by developing competing product CxO26 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
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
OpenAI kills Iranian accounts using ChatGPT to write US election disinfo 12 on X and one on Instagram caught in the crackdown Cyber-crime19 Aug 2024 | 5
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
Unicoin hints at potential data meddling after G-Suite compromise Attacker locked out all staff for four days Cyber-crime16 Aug 2024 | 9
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
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
Indian telcos to cut off scammy, spammy, telemarketers for two whole years There's a blockchain involved so it's totally going to stop you getting those calls Public Sector14 Aug 2024 | 33
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
Orion SA says scammers conned company out of $60 million Incident sounds like a BEC fraud targeting an unwitting staffer Cyber-crime13 Aug 2024 | 7
'Digital arrest' scams are big in India and may be spreading Bad guys claim they're cops, keep you on hold for hours until you pay to make loved ones' crimes go away 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
Trump campaign cites Iran election phish claim as evidence leaked docs were stolen Dots have been joined, but hard evidence is not apparent Security12 Aug 2024 | 73
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
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
Billion-dollar bust as international op shutters Cryptonator wallet Chap named 'Roman Boss' accused of being just that at a cryptocash laundering outfit Cyber-crime06 Aug 2024 | 13
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