Tag: crime
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It Seemed Like an AI Crime-Fighting Super Tool. Then Defense Attorneys Started Asking Questions
Global Intelligence claims its Cybercheck technology can help cops find key evidence to nail a case. But a WIRED investigation reveals the smoking gun often appears far less solid. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/cybercheck-crime-reports-prosecutions/
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Fighting Crime With Technology: Safety First
By combining human and nonhuman identity management in one solution, Flock Safety is helping law enforcement solve an impressive number of criminal cases every day. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/fighting-crime-with-technology-safety-first
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Breach Roundup: Gobal Signal Exchange to Curb Online Fraud
Also: A Fidelity Breach, Mamba Phishing. This week, the Global Signal Exchange hopes to dent online crime, a Fidelity data breach, phishing platform targets Microsoft 365 users, October Patch Tuesday, Pavel Durov said he’s always cooperated with police, Highline Public Schools and CreditRiskMonitor updates, ADT and Casio suffered breaches First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Massive Data Leak at Star Health: 31 Million Customers Affected
An insider threat has emerged from the data breach at Star Health and Allied Insurance Company. An employee reportedly offered direct illegal API access to the company’s full customer medical records for $43,000. When the buyer hesitated, the employee escalated the demand to $150,000, claiming that “senior management” wanted a cut. This poorly executed attempt…
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UN Says Asian Cybercrime Cartels Are Rising Global Threat
Crime Syndicates Too Powerful for Regional Governments to Police, UN Report Warns. Cybercrime syndicates across Southeast Asia have teamed up with human traffickers, money launderers and cryptocurrency services to build an increasingly effective cybercrime ecosystem that can survive law enforcement crackdowns, according to a new United Nations report. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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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 activities First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cyber-fraud-cost-37bn-southeast/
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Microsoft, DOJ Dismantle Domains Used by Russian FSB-Linked Hacking Group
Microsoft and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have successfully dismantled a network of domains a Russian hacking group linked to the Federal Security Service (FSB) uses. This collaborative effort is critical in countering cyber threats targeting democratic institutions worldwide. Seizing Domains to Disrupt Cyberattacks In coordination with the DOJ, Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU)…
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INTERPOL Arrests 8 in Major Phishing and Romance Fraud Crackdown in West Africa
INTERPOL has announced the arrest of eight individuals in Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria as part of a crackdown on phishing scams and romance cyber fraud.Dubbed Operation Contender 2.0, the initiative is designed to tackle cyber-enabled crimes in West Africa, the agency said.One such threat involved a large-scale phishing scam targeting Swiss citizens that resulted in…
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Evil Corp/REvil malware crime group outed as a family affair
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/evil-corprevil-malware-crime-group-outed-as-a-family-affair
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Evil Corp/REvil Malware Crime Group Outed As Family Affair
First seen on packetstormsecurity.com Jump to article: packetstormsecurity.com/news/view/36423/Evil-Corp-REvil-Malware-Crime-Group-Outed-As-Family-Affair.html
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4 new LockBit-related arrests, identities of suspected Evil Corp members, affiliates revealed
The third phase of Operation Cronos, which involved officers from the UK National Crime Agency (NCA), the FBI, Europol and other law enforcement agencies, has resulted in the … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/10/02/lockbit-evil-corp-arrests-sanctions/
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Evil Corp Protected by Ex-Senior FSB Official, Police Say
UK National Crime Agency Details Kremlin-Cybercrime Connection. Russian intelligence agencies tasked the notorious Russian-speaking cybercrime syndicate Evil Corp with conducting cyberattacks and cyberespionage operations on behalf of the Russian government, British police said Tuesday. Evil Corp has stolen at least $100 million from victims. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/evil-corp-protected-by-ex-senior-fsb-official-police-say-a-26424
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Evil Corp Protected by High-Ranking FSB Official, Police Say
UK National Crime Agency Details Kremlin-Cybercrime Connection. Russian intelligence agencies tasked the notorious Russian-speaking cybercrime syndicate Evil Corp with conducting cyberattacks and cyberespionage operations on behalf of the Russian government, British police said Tuesday. Evil Corp has stolen at least $100 million from victims. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/evil-corp-protected-by-high-ranking-fsb-official-police-say-a-26424
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Unmasked: The Evil Corp cyber gangster who worked for LockBit
The NCA has named and shamed a prominent member of the Evil Corp cyber crime collective who also worked as an affiliate of the LockBit ransomware gang as the UK unveils new sanctions against 16 Russian cyber criminals First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366612515/Unmasked-The-Evil-Corp-cyber-gangster-who-worked-for-LockBit
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Russia’s FSB protected Evil Corp gang that carried out Nato cyber-attacks
NCA says cybercriminal gang used family links to spy agency to shield members targeted by US authoritiesA prolific Russian cybercriminal gang carried out attacks against Nato countries at the behest of state intelligence services and used family links with Russia’s domestic spy agency to protect its members after being targeted by US authorities, according to…
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Visa Acquires AI Leader Featurespace for Payments Protection
Featurespace’s AI Expertise Will Enhance Visa’s Fraud, Risk and Payments Technology. Visa has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AI-driven fraud prevention leader Featurespace. This acquisition will reinforce Visa’s fraud detection capabilities, integrating advanced machine learning technology to strengthen financial crime prevention and protect global transactions. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/visa-acquires-ai-leader-featurespace-for-payments-protection-a-26394
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The Return of the Laptop From Hell
California court refuses to dismiss computer crime charges against an entity that analyzed Hunter Biden’s laptop. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/09/the-return-of-the-laptop-from-hell/
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CISA boss: Makers of insecure software must stop enabling today’s cyber villains
Write better code, urges Jen Easterly. And while you’re at it, give crime gangs horrible names like ‘Evil Ferret’ First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/09/20/cisa_software_cybercrime_villains/
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CEO Durov Says Telegram Will Provide More Data to Governments
The CEO of controversial messaging app Telegram says it will now make information about users suspected of crimes more easily available to law enforcement, a move that comes a month after he was arrested in France for allowing such activities on the service. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/09/ceo-durov-says-telegram-will-provide-more-data-to-governments/
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CISA boss: Makers of insecure software are enablers of the real villains
Write better code, urges Jen Easterly. And while you’re at it, give crime gangs horrible names like ‘Evil Ferret’ First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/09/20/cisa_sloppy_vendors_cybercrime_villains/
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Authorities Seized Ghost Communication Platform Used by Cyber Criminals
Authorities have successfully dismantled >>Ghost,>Operation Kraken,
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Europol takes down “Ghost” encrypted messaging platform used for crime
Europol and law enforcement from nine countries successfully dismantled an encrypted communications platform called “Ghost,” which was used by organized crime such as drug trafficking and money laundering. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/europol-takes-down-ghost-encrypted-messaging-platform-used-for-crime/
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Global Crime Hit as Europol Shuts Down Encrypted Chat App Ghost
Europol, alongside global law enforcement, dismantled the encrypted chat app Ghost, widely used by criminal networks for drug… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/europol-shuts-down-encrypted-chat-app-ghost/
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Europol Taskforce Disrupts Global Criminal Network Through Supply Chain Attack
The suspected creator of Ghost, an encrypted communication platform allegedly used by organized crime groups worldwide, has been arrested First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/europol-disrupts-ghost-criminal/
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How west Africa’s online fraudsters moved into sextortion
With ‘hustle kingdoms’ teaching young people the tricks of the trade, there has been a surge in blackmailing crimes <ul><li><a href=htt… First seen on theguardian.com Jump to article: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/21/how-west-africas-online-fraudsters-moved-into-sextortion
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National Crime Agency threatens extraditions over rise in sextortion cases
Tags: crimeExclusive: Agency says foreign gangs not safe from prosecution in UK and plans new recording label to track extent of the crime<ul><li><… First seen on theguardian.com Jump to article: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/21/national-crime-agency-threatens-extraditions-rise-in-sextortion-cases
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Telegram founder Pavel Durov questioned over cyber crime charges
First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366609112/Telegram-founder-Pavel-Durov-questioned-over-cyber-crime-charges
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CyFI: An Essential Paradigm for Financial Crimes Compliance and Risk Management in the 21st Century
First seen on resecurity.com Jump to article: www.resecurity.com/blog/article/cyfi-an-essential-paradigm-for-financial-crimes-compliance-and-risk-management-in-the-21st-century
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17-Year-Old Arrested in Connection with Cyber Attack Affecting Transport for London
British authorities on Thursday announced the arrest of a 17-year-old male in connection with a cyber attack affecting Transport for London (TfL).”The 17-year-old male was detained on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offenses in relation to the attack, which was launched on TfL on 1 September,” the U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) said.The teenager, who’s…