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UK Police Are Ill-Equipped to Tackle AI Crimes

Apr 1, 2025 1:19 AM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: ai, crime, crimes, cybercrime, government, intelligence, law, threat

New Turing Institute Report Urges Government to Create AI Crime Task Force. British law enforcement agencies are ill-equipped to tackle artificial intelligence-enabled cybercrime, a report by The Alan Turing Institute says, pointing to an enormous gap between police technical capabilities and the growing sophistication of threat actors. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/uk-police-are-ill-equipped-to-tackle-ai-crimes-a-27888
Operation Red Card: Authorities Arrest 300+ Linked to Cyber Attacks

Mar 24, 2025 3:13 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: attack, banking, crime, crimes, cyber, interpol, law, mobile, scam

An INTERPOL-led operation, dubbed >>Operation Red Card,
Cybersecurity Snapshot: Tenable Highlights Risks of AI Use in the Cloud, as UK’s NCSC Offers Tips for Post-Quantum Cryptography Adoption

Mar 22, 2025 9:13 AM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, banking, best-practice, breach, business, cctv, cloud, compliance, computer, computing, control, crime, crimes, cryptography, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, detection, encryption, exploit, google, group, hacker, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iot, law, linux, malicious, malware, mitigation, mobile, network, open-source, organized, phishing, programming, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, router, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, unauthorized, update, virus, vulnerability

Check out key findings and insights from the “Tenable Cloud AI Risk Report 2025.” Plus, get fresh guidance on how to transition to quantum-resistant cryptography. In addition, find out how AI is radically transforming cyber crime. And get the latest on open source software security; cyber scams; and IoT security. Dive into six things that…
Cybersecurity Snapshot: Tenable Highlights Risks of AI Use in the Cloud, as UK’s NCSC Offers Tips for Post-Quantum Cryptography Adoption

Mar 22, 2025 8:13 AM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, banking, best-practice, breach, business, cctv, cloud, compliance, computer, computing, control, crime, crimes, cryptography, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, detection, encryption, exploit, google, group, hacker, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iot, law, linux, malicious, malware, mitigation, mobile, network, open-source, organized, phishing, programming, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, router, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, unauthorized, update, virus, vulnerability

Check out key findings and insights from the “Tenable Cloud AI Risk Report 2025.” Plus, get fresh guidance on how to transition to quantum-resistant cryptography. In addition, find out how AI is radically transforming cyber crime. And get the latest on open source software security; cyber scams; and IoT security. Dive into six things that…
Cybersecurity Snapshot: Tenable Highlights Risks of AI Use in the Cloud, as UK’s NCSC Offers Tips for Post-Quantum Cryptography Adoption

Mar 22, 2025 7:13 AM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, banking, best-practice, breach, business, cctv, cloud, compliance, computer, computing, control, crime, crimes, cryptography, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, detection, encryption, exploit, google, group, hacker, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iot, law, linux, malicious, malware, mitigation, mobile, network, open-source, organized, phishing, programming, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, router, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, unauthorized, update, virus, vulnerability

Check out key findings and insights from the “Tenable Cloud AI Risk Report 2025.” Plus, get fresh guidance on how to transition to quantum-resistant cryptography. In addition, find out how AI is radically transforming cyber crime. And get the latest on open source software security; cyber scams; and IoT security. Dive into six things that…
Cybersecurity Snapshot: Tenable Highlights Risks of AI Use in the Cloud, as UK’s NCSC Offers Tips for Post-Quantum Cryptography Adoption

Mar 22, 2025 6:13 AM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, banking, best-practice, breach, business, cctv, cloud, compliance, computer, computing, control, crime, crimes, cryptography, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, detection, encryption, exploit, google, group, hacker, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iot, law, linux, malicious, malware, mitigation, mobile, network, open-source, organized, phishing, programming, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, router, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, unauthorized, update, virus, vulnerability

Check out key findings and insights from the “Tenable Cloud AI Risk Report 2025.” Plus, get fresh guidance on how to transition to quantum-resistant cryptography. In addition, find out how AI is radically transforming cyber crime. And get the latest on open source software security; cyber scams; and IoT security. Dive into six things that…
Cybersecurity Snapshot: Tenable Highlights Risks of AI Use in the Cloud, as UK’s NCSC Offers Tips for Post-Quantum Cryptography Adoption

Mar 22, 2025 5:13 AM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, banking, best-practice, breach, business, cctv, cloud, compliance, computer, computing, control, crime, crimes, cryptography, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, detection, encryption, exploit, google, group, hacker, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iot, law, linux, malicious, malware, mitigation, mobile, network, open-source, organized, phishing, programming, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, router, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, unauthorized, update, virus, vulnerability

Check out key findings and insights from the “Tenable Cloud AI Risk Report 2025.” Plus, get fresh guidance on how to transition to quantum-resistant cryptography. In addition, find out how AI is radically transforming cyber crime. And get the latest on open source software security; cyber scams; and IoT security. Dive into six things that…
Cybersecurity Snapshot: Tenable Highlights Risks of AI Use in the Cloud, as UK’s NCSC Offers Tips for Post-Quantum Cryptography Adoption

Mar 22, 2025 1:13 AM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, banking, best-practice, breach, business, cctv, cloud, compliance, computer, computing, control, crime, crimes, cryptography, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, detection, encryption, exploit, google, group, hacker, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iot, law, linux, malicious, malware, mitigation, mobile, network, open-source, organized, phishing, programming, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, router, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, unauthorized, update, virus, vulnerability

Check out key findings and insights from the “Tenable Cloud AI Risk Report 2025.” Plus, get fresh guidance on how to transition to quantum-resistant cryptography. In addition, find out how AI is radically transforming cyber crime. And get the latest on open source software security; cyber scams; and IoT security. Dive into six things that…
Cybersecurity Snapshot: Tenable Highlights Risks of AI Use in the Cloud, as UK’s NCSC Offers Tips for Post-Quantum Cryptography Adoption

Mar 22, 2025 12:13 AM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, banking, best-practice, breach, business, cctv, cloud, compliance, computer, computing, control, crime, crimes, cryptography, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, detection, encryption, exploit, google, group, hacker, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iot, law, linux, malicious, malware, mitigation, mobile, network, open-source, organized, phishing, programming, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, router, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, unauthorized, update, virus, vulnerability

Check out key findings and insights from the “Tenable Cloud AI Risk Report 2025.” Plus, get fresh guidance on how to transition to quantum-resistant cryptography. In addition, find out how AI is radically transforming cyber crime. And get the latest on open source software security; cyber scams; and IoT security. Dive into six things that…
Cybersecurity Snapshot: Tenable Highlights Risks of AI Use in the Cloud, as UK’s NCSC Offers Tips for Post-Quantum Cryptography Adoption

Mar 21, 2025 11:13 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, banking, best-practice, breach, business, cctv, cloud, compliance, computer, computing, control, crime, crimes, cryptography, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, detection, encryption, exploit, google, group, hacker, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iot, law, linux, malicious, malware, mitigation, mobile, network, open-source, organized, phishing, programming, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, router, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, unauthorized, update, virus, vulnerability

Check out key findings and insights from the “Tenable Cloud AI Risk Report 2025.” Plus, get fresh guidance on how to transition to quantum-resistant cryptography. In addition, find out how AI is radically transforming cyber crime. And get the latest on open source software security; cyber scams; and IoT security. Dive into six things that…
Cybersecurity Snapshot: Tenable Highlights Risks of AI Use in the Cloud, as UK’s NCSC Offers Tips for Post-Quantum Cryptography Adoption

Mar 21, 2025 10:13 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, banking, best-practice, breach, business, cctv, cloud, compliance, computer, computing, control, crime, crimes, cryptography, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, detection, encryption, exploit, google, group, hacker, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iot, law, linux, malicious, malware, mitigation, mobile, network, open-source, organized, phishing, programming, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, router, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, unauthorized, update, virus, vulnerability

Check out key findings and insights from the “Tenable Cloud AI Risk Report 2025.” Plus, get fresh guidance on how to transition to quantum-resistant cryptography. In addition, find out how AI is radically transforming cyber crime. And get the latest on open source software security; cyber scams; and IoT security. Dive into six things that…
Cybersecurity Snapshot: Tenable Highlights Risks of AI Use in the Cloud, as UK’s NCSC Offers Tips for Post-Quantum Cryptography Adoption

Mar 21, 2025 9:13 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, banking, best-practice, breach, business, cctv, cloud, compliance, computer, computing, control, crime, crimes, cryptography, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, detection, encryption, exploit, google, group, hacker, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iot, law, linux, malicious, malware, mitigation, mobile, network, open-source, organized, phishing, programming, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, router, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, unauthorized, update, virus, vulnerability

Check out key findings and insights from the “Tenable Cloud AI Risk Report 2025.” Plus, get fresh guidance on how to transition to quantum-resistant cryptography. In addition, find out how AI is radically transforming cyber crime. And get the latest on open source software security; cyber scams; and IoT security. Dive into six things that…
Cybersecurity Snapshot: Tenable Highlights Risks of AI Use in the Cloud, as UK’s NCSC Offers Tips for Post-Quantum Cryptography Adoption

Mar 21, 2025 8:13 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, banking, best-practice, breach, business, cctv, cloud, compliance, computer, computing, control, crime, crimes, cryptography, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, detection, encryption, exploit, google, group, hacker, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iot, law, linux, malicious, malware, mitigation, mobile, network, open-source, organized, phishing, programming, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, router, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, unauthorized, update, virus, vulnerability

Check out key findings and insights from the “Tenable Cloud AI Risk Report 2025.” Plus, get fresh guidance on how to transition to quantum-resistant cryptography. In addition, find out how AI is radically transforming cyber crime. And get the latest on open source software security; cyber scams; and IoT security. Dive into six things that…
Cobalt Strike Exploitation by Hackers Drops, Report Reveals

Mar 10, 2025 12:53 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: crime, crimes, cyber, exploit, hacker, microsoft, tool, unauthorized

A collaborative initiative involving Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU), Fortra, and the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Health-ISAC) has reported a major drop in the use of unauthorized versions of the cyber tool Cobalt Strike by hackers. Since the partnership began in 2023, these organizations have worked tirelessly to combat the misuse of Cobalt…
Cybercriminals Lose: 80% Fewer Unauthorized Cobalt Strikes

Mar 10, 2025 9:53 AM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: crime, crimes, cybercrime, microsoft, unauthorized

A collaborative effort led by Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU), Fortra, and the Health Information Sharing and Analysis First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/cybercriminals-lose-80-fewer-unauthorized-cobalt-strikes/
Microsoft Busts Hackers Selling Illegal Azure AI Access

Mar 3, 2025 3:34 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, ai, crime, crimes, hacker, microsoft, service

LLMjacking operation leveraged illicit access GenAI services to produce explicit celebrity images and other harmful content, Microsoft’s digital crimes unit says. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/application-security/microsoft-openai-hackers-selling-illicit-access-azure-llm-services
How Banks Can Adapt to the Rising Threat of Financial Crime

Feb 15, 2025 5:14 AM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: banking, crime, crimes, finance, fraud, threat

Banking fraud and financial crimes are growing more sophisticated every day. By understanding the threats and building strong collaborations, banks can protect themselves and their clients. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/how-banks-adapt-rising-threat-financial-crime
Unusual attack linked to Chinese APT group combines espionage and ransomware

Feb 13, 2025 6:48 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: apt, attack, breach, china, cloud, country, credentials, crime, crimes, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, cyberespionage, data, encryption, espionage, exploit, finance, firewall, government, group, hacker, infection, insurance, intelligence, korea, microsoft, network, north-korea, ransom, ransomware, russia, software, tactics, technology, threat, veeam, vulnerability

The attacker demanded a $2-million ransom: The attack that resulted in the deployment of the RA World ransomware program, as well as data exfiltration, had the same chain: the toshdpdb.exe loading toshdpapi.dll then decrypting toshdp.dat which resulted in the PlugX variant being deployed. The difference is the attacker then chose to deploy the RA World…
The Loneliness Epidemic Is a Security Crisis

Feb 13, 2025 1:48 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: ai, crime, crimes, scam

Romance scams cost victims hundreds of millions of dollars a year. As people grow increasingly isolated, and generative AI helps scammers scale their crimes, the problem could get worse. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/loneliness-epidemic-romance-scams-security-crisis/
Police arrest teenager suspected of hacking NATO and numerous Spanish institutions

Feb 6, 2025 9:06 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, attack, blockchain, breach, business, computer, crime, crimes, crypto, cybercrime, dark-web, data, defense, framework, hacker, hacking, international, leak, service, skills

Spain’s National Police, in a joint operation with the Civil Guard, has arrested an 18-year-old suspected of being the hacker going by aliases including “Natohub,” and known for hacking the computer services of private companies and Spanish institutions such as the Civil Guard, the Ministry of Defense, the National Mint, and the Ministry of Education,…
International effort erases PlugX malware from thousands of Windows computers

Jan 15, 2025 6:07 AM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, awareness, botnet, ceo, china, cisco, computer, conference, control, country, crime, crimes, cyber, cybersecurity, data, email, endpoint, espionage, government, group, hacker, hacking, incident response, infection, infrastructure, international, Internet, law, malicious, malware, microsoft, military, network, office, phishing, privacy, router, russia, service, strategy, threat, ukraine, unauthorized, windows

The US has again taken court-approved action to remove malware from privately-held internet-connected computers across the country, part of an effort by a number of countries to combat infections of a version of the PlugX malware from a Chinese-based group that has infected thousands of Windows machines around the world.PlugX is a remote access Trojan…
Microsoft sues overseas threat actor group over abuse of OpenAI service

Jan 14, 2025 8:46 AM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, ai, computer, country, credentials, crime, crimes, cybercrime, data-breach, exploit, fraud, group, hacker, Internet, law, malicious, microsoft, openai, organized, service, software, threat, tool

Microsoft has filed suit against 10 unnamed people (“Does”), who are apparently operating overseas, for misuse of its Azure OpenAI platform, asking the Eastern District of Virginia federal court for damages and injunctive relief.The suit was filed in late December but was not made public until last Friday, when the initial sealed filings were revealed.…
Microsoft Sues Hacking Group Exploiting Azure AI for Harmful Content Creation

Jan 11, 2025 11:42 AM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: ai, control, crime, crimes, exploit, group, hacking, infrastructure, intelligence, microsoft, service, threat

Microsoft has revealed that it’s pursuing legal action against a “foreign-based threatactor group” for operating a hacking-as-a-service infrastructure to intentionally get around the safety controls of its generative artificial intelligence (AI) services and produce offensive and harmful content.The tech giant’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) said it has observed the threat actors “develop First seen on…
Hackers Brute Force Your Passwords?

Jan 6, 2025 5:18 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: attack, crime, crimes, cyber, cybercrime, exploit, hacker, Internet, password

Cybercrimes have always existed as a result of internet usage in our society. Traversing the wide web, hackers are trying to exploit any nooks and crannies in the system. While many new types of crimes are arising on the internet, brute-force attacks are still the most common. Based on recent research, they have grown from…
792 Syndicate Suspects Arrested in Massive Crypto and Romance Scam: The Rise of Cybercrime as a Corporate Enterprise

Dec 23, 2024 12:44 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: corporate, crime, crimes, crypto, cybercrime, finance, fraud, infrastructure, network, scam

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) recently executed a landmark operation in Lagos, Nigeria, arresting 792 suspects for their alleged involvement in a cryptocurrency investment fraud and romance scam. The raid, conducted at an imposing seven-storey building in Victoria Island, sheds light on the systematic infrastructure and advanced methods employed by these fraud networks…
Nigeria Cracks Down on Cryptocurrency Investment Fraud and Romance Scams

Dec 18, 2024 12:42 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: crime, crimes, crypto, finance, fraud, intelligence, scam

The 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/
Next-gen cybercrime: The need for collaboration in 2025

Dec 17, 2024 5:42 PM

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Andy Stern

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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, vulnerability

Cybercrime 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…
Cybercrime techniques leveraged for child-targeted crimes

Dec 9, 2024 9:07 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: crime, crimes, cybercrime

First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/cybercrime-techniques-leveraged-for-child-targeted-crimes
Exclusive: Feds are probing 764, The Com’s use of cybercriminal tactics to carry out violent crimes

Dec 5, 2024 4:48 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: crime, crimes, cybercrime, group, intelligence, law, social-engineering, tactics, tool

The child sextortion group 764 and the global collective of loosely associated groups known as “The Com” are using tools and techniques normally used for financially motivated cybercrime tactics, such as SIM swapping, IP grabbing and social engineering, to commit violent crimes, according to exclusive law enforcement and intelligence reports reviewed by CyberScoop. […] First…
European law enforcement breaks high-end encryption app used by suspects

Dec 5, 2024 1:48 AM

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Andy Stern

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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, vulnerability

A 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…