Tag: crimes
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Nigeria Cracks Down on Cryptocurrency Investment Fraud and Romance Scams
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in SecurityNewsThe suspects were apprehended in a surprise operation at their hideout in Lagos following intelligence received by Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/nigeria-cracks-down-cryptocurrency/
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Next-gen cybercrime: The need for collaboration in 2025
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Tags: ai, attack, awareness, cloud, crime, crimes, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, defense, exploit, framework, group, healthcare, infrastructure, intelligence, risk, service, strategy, tactics, technology, threat, training, vulnerabilityCybercrime is a relentless and evolving threat to organizations worldwide. However, with the right insights, we can significantly enhance our security, mitigate risks, and stay ahead of these criminals.FortiGuard Labs’ Cyberthreat Predictions for 2025 report is designed to provide exactly these insights. It identifies emerging threat trends for the coming year and offers actionable guidance…
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Cybercrime techniques leveraged for child-targeted crimes
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/cybercrime-techniques-leveraged-for-child-targeted-crimes
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European law enforcement breaks high-end encryption app used by suspects
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Tags: awareness, backdoor, ciso, communications, computing, crime, crimes, cryptography, data, defense, encryption, endpoint, exploit, flaw, group, hacker, infrastructure, international, jobs, law, malware, monitoring, service, technology, threat, tool, vulnerabilityA group of European law enforcement agencies were able to crack a high-level encryption app that a group of suspects created to avoid law enforcement monitoring, according to a statement issued Tuesday by Europol. Europol, understandably, did not provide any specifics about how they broke the app, but encryption experts said that the most likely method…
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Notorious ransomware developer charged with computer crimes in Russia
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in SecurityNewsMikhail Matveev, better known as Wazawaka, was in court last week. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/mikhail-matveev-wazawaka-russia-charges/
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$400M seized, 5,500 arrested in global operation targeting cyber fraud
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in SecurityNewsA coordinated international operation involving law enforcement agencies from 40 countries led to the arrest of over 5,500 individuals linked to financial crimes and the … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/12/02/haechi-v-interpol-global-operation-targeting-cyber-fraud/
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INTERPOL Arrests 5,500 in Global Cybercrime Crackdown, Seizes Over $400 Million
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in SecurityNewsA global law enforcement operation has led to the arrest of more than 5,500 suspects involved in financial crimes and the seizure of more than $400 million in virtual assets and government-backed currencies.The coordinated exercise saw the participation of authorities from 40 countries, territories, and regions as part of the latest wave of Operation HAECHI-V,…
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CyFI: An Essential Paradigm for Financial Crimes Compliance and Risk Management in the 21st Century
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in SecurityNewsFirst 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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UK Justice System Failing Cybercrime Victims, Cyber Helpline Finds
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in SecurityNewsA report from the charity the Cyber Helpline found that 98% of cyber enabled crimes result in no further action from the police or justice system First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/uk-justice-cybercrime-victims/
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FBI pierces ‘anonymity’ of cryptocurrency, secret domain registrars in Scattered Spider probe
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in SecurityNewsThe US Justice Department on Wednesday announced the arrest of five suspected members of the notorious Scattered Spider phishing crew, but the most interesting part of the case was a US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) document detailing how easily the feds were able to track the phishers’ movements and activities. In recent years, services that push…
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Microsoft Takes Down >>ONNX<< Phishing-as-a-Service Operation
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in SecurityNewsMicrosoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) has struck a significant blow against the cybercrime supply chain, seizing 240 fraudulent websites and disrupting a major player in the >>Phishing-as-a-Service
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240+ Domains Used By PhaaS Platform ONNX Seized by Microsoft
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in SecurityNewsMicrosoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) has disrupted a significant phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) operation run by Egypt-based cybercriminal Abanoub Nady, known online as >>MRxC0DER.>do-it-yourself>ONNX
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Microsoft, Meta, and DOJ Disrupt Global Cybercrime and Fraudulent Networks
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in SecurityNewsMeta Platforms, Microsoft, and the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) have announced independent actions to tackle cybercrime and disrupt services that enable scams, fraud, and phishing attacks.To that end, Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) said it seized 240 fraudulent websites associated with an Egypt-based cybercrime facilitator named Abanoub Nady (aka MRxC0DER and mrxc0derii), who First…
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Microsoft disrupts ONNX phishing-as-a-service infrastructure
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in SecurityNewsMicrosoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) has seized 240 domains used by customers of ONNX, a phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform, to target companies and individuals across the United States and worldwide since at least 2017. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-disrupts-onnx-phishing-as-a-service-infrastructure/
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Five Charged in Scattered Spider Case
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in SecurityNewsFive men have been indicted in connection with crimes committed by the Scattered Spider group First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/five-charged-in-scattered-spider/
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Assessing Banking Product Risks to Improve KYC Programs
Trapets CEO Gabriella Bussien on Why Banks Need to Fine-Tune, Automate KYC Processes. KYC protocols traditionally focus on account-level verification, but examining KYC at the product level can help banks assess risk more accurately. Asking targeted questions based on product risk enables institutions to detect potential financial crimes, said Gabriella Bussien, CEO of Trapets. First…
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How west Africa’s online fraudsters moved into sextortion
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in SecurityNewsWith ‘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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Hacker pleads guilty after arriving on plane from Ukraine with a laptop crammed full of stolen credit card details
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in SecurityNewsA man from New York City has admitted to computer hacking and associated crimes after being caught with a laptop containing hundreds of thousands of s… First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/hacker-pleads-guilty-after-arriving-on-plane-from-ukraine-with-a-laptop-crammed-full-of-stolen-credit-card-details/
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CEO Durov Says Telegram Will Provide More Data to Governments
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in SecurityNewsThe CEO of controversial messaging app Telegram says it will now make information about users suspected of crimes more easily available to law enforce… 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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Microsoft Bing Copilot accuses reporter of crimes he covered
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/08/26/microsoft_bing_copilot_ai_halluciation/
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Alleged ‘Maniac Murder Cult’ Leader Indicted Over Plot to Kill Jews
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in SecurityNewsUS prosecutors have charged Michail Chkhikvishvili, also known as Commander Butcher, with a litany of crimes, including alleged attempts to poison Jew… First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/commander-butcher-maniac-murder-cult-arrested/
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War Crime Prosecutions Enter a New Digital Age
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in SecurityNewsA custom platform developed by SITU Research aided the International Criminal Court’s prosecution in a war crimes trial for the first time. It could c… First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/icc-investigation-digital-media/
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These Dangerous Scammers Don’t Even Bother to Hide Their Crimes
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/yahoo-boys-scammers-facebook-telegram-tiktok-youtube/
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Hackers are threatening to leak World-Check, a huge sanctions and financial crimes watchlist
First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2024/04/18/world-check-database-leaked-sanctions-financial-crimes-watchlist/
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Hackers are threatening to publish a huge stolen sanctions and financial crimes watchlist
First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2024/04/18/world-check-database-leaked-sanctions-financial-crimes-watchlist/
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Match Systems publishes report on the consequences of CBDC implementation
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in SecurityNewsMatch Systems, a leading authority in crypto crimes investigations and crypto AML solutions provider, has published a comprehensive analytical report … First seen on gbhackers.com Jump to article: gbhackers.com/the-consequences-of-cbdc-implementation/
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Alleged Raccoon Infostealer operator extradited, verification site set up for victims
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in SecurityNewsA Ukrainian national was extradited to the United States from the Netherlands after being indicted for crimes related to fraud, money laundering, and … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/02/21/raccoon-infostealer-operator-extradited/
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US extradition of Julian Assange is ‘state retaliation’ for exposing war crimes, court hears
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in SecurityNewsLawyers argue that the US extradition case against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is politically motivated and in breach of the UK-US extradition tr… First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366570578/US-extradition-of-Julian-Assange-is-state-retaliation-for-exposing-war-crimes-court-hears
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AI is the New Major Accomplice for Cyber Crimes
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in SecurityNewsWithin just a couple years, AI seems to have overtaken a head-spinning amount of aspects… The post ust a couple years, AI seems to have overtaken a … First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/02/ai-is-the-new-major-accomplice-for-cyber-crimes/