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Authorities Disrupt SocksEscort Proxy Service Powered by AVrecon Botnet

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Authorities Disrupt SocksEscort Proxy Service Powered by AVrecon Botnet 2026-03-13 at 10:31 By Eduard Kovacs Law enforcement agencies in the US and Europe targeted the cybercrime service that has impacted 360,000 devices since 2020. The post Authorities Disrupt SocksEscort Proxy Service Powered by AVrecon Botnet appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from […]

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€1 million online fraud scheme uncovered, three suspects arrested

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€1 million online fraud scheme uncovered, three suspects arrested 2026-03-12 at 17:37 By Sinisa Markovic A criminal group suspected of running an online fraud scheme in Germany, which defrauded victims of around €1 million, has been dismantled through judicial cooperation coordinated by Eurojust. On 10 March, German and French authorities arrested three suspects in a

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Meta Launches New Protection Tools as It Helps Disrupt Scam Centers

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Meta Launches New Protection Tools as It Helps Disrupt Scam Centers 2026-03-12 at 15:17 By Eduard Kovacs The social media giant has disabled more than 150,000 accounts powering scam centers in Asia. The post Meta Launches New Protection Tools as It Helps Disrupt Scam Centers appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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Polyfill Supply Chain Attack Impacting 100k Sites Linked to North Korea

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Polyfill Supply Chain Attack Impacting 100k Sites Linked to North Korea 2026-03-12 at 11:48 By Eduard Kovacs The 2024 incident was initially linked to China, but an infostealer infection has now revealed North Korean involvement. The post Polyfill Supply Chain Attack Impacting 100k Sites Linked to North Korea appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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Software vulnerabilities push credential abuse aside in cloud intrusions

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Software vulnerabilities push credential abuse aside in cloud intrusions 2026-03-11 at 07:17 By Sinisa Markovic Cloud intrusions are unfolding on shorter timelines, with attackers leaning more on unpatched software and compromised identities. H2 2025 distribution of initial access vectors exploited in Google Cloud (Source: Google) Google Cloud’s Cloud Threat Horizons Report H1 2026 reflects incident

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Teen crew caught selling DDoS attack tools

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Teen crew caught selling DDoS attack tools 2026-03-10 at 15:07 By Sinisa Markovic Seven minors who distributed online programs designed to facilitate DDoS attacks have been identified by Poland’s Central Bureau for Combating Cybercrime (CBZC). They were between 12 and 16 at the time of the crime. CBZC officer during a cybercrime investigation (Source: Poland’s

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Hundreds of Salesforce Customers Allegedly Targeted in New Data Theft Campaign

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Hundreds of Salesforce Customers Allegedly Targeted in New Data Theft Campaign 2026-03-10 at 15:06 By Eduard Kovacs Salesforce has confirmed that customers are being targeted via poorly secured instances. The post Hundreds of Salesforce Customers Allegedly Targeted in New Data Theft Campaign appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original

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Phishing campaign spoofs local officials to steal permit fees

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Phishing campaign spoofs local officials to steal permit fees 2026-03-10 at 13:01 By Sinisa Markovic The FBI is warning about a phishing scheme in which cybercriminals impersonate city and county officials to solicit fraudulent payments for planning and zoning permits. Criminals mine publicly available permit data to find likely targets and make their outreach appear

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This spy tool has been quietly stealing data for years

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This spy tool has been quietly stealing data for years 2026-03-10 at 13:00 By Help Net Security ESET researchers have traced the resurgence of Sednit through a modern toolkit built around two complementary implants, BeardShell and Covenant, each relying on a separate cloud provider to ensure operational resilience. This dual-implant architecture has enabled sustained surveillance

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The people behind cyber extortion are often in their forties

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The people behind cyber extortion are often in their forties 2026-03-10 at 08:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Many cybercrime investigations end with arrests or indictments that reveal little about the people behind the operations. When authorities do disclose demographic details, the pattern that emerges does not match the common assumption that cyber offenders are mostly very

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Australia, New Zealand, Tonga, Warn of Rising INC Ransom Attacks Targeting Pacific Networks

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Australia, New Zealand, Tonga, Warn of Rising INC Ransom Attacks Targeting Pacific Networks 2026-03-09 at 15:37 By Ashish Khaitan Cybersecurity agencies across the Pacific region are sharing concerns about the ransomware group INC Ransom’s expanding activities and the growing influence of its affiliate network. A joint advisory issued by the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), National

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Backup strategies are working, and ransomware gangs are responding with data theft

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Backup strategies are working, and ransomware gangs are responding with data theft 2026-03-06 at 09:18 By Sinisa Markovic Business email compromise (BEC) and funds transfer fraud combined for 58% of all cyber insurance claims filed in 2025, according to data from Coalition covering more than 100,000 policyholders across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom,

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Russian Ransomware Operator Pleads Guilty in US

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Russian Ransomware Operator Pleads Guilty in US 2026-03-05 at 15:02 By Eduard Kovacs Evgenii Ptitsyn was extradited to the United States from South Korea in November 2024. The post Russian Ransomware Operator Pleads Guilty in US appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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LeakBase Cybercrime Forum Shut Down, Suspects Arrested

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LeakBase Cybercrime Forum Shut Down, Suspects Arrested 2026-03-05 at 13:02 By Eduard Kovacs The stolen credential marketplace had been active since 2021 and in late 2025 it counted 142,000 users.  The post LeakBase Cybercrime Forum Shut Down, Suspects Arrested appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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LeakBase cybercrime forum with 142,000 users taken down in global operation

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LeakBase cybercrime forum with 142,000 users taken down in global operation 2026-03-05 at 11:09 By Anamarija Pogorelec LeakBase, an open-web cybercrime forum facilitating the trade of leaked databases and “stealer logs” containing stolen credentials, has been taken down in an international law enforcement operation coordinated by Europol and involving authorities from 14 countries. Police in

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Authorities pull plug on Tycoon 2FA phishing-as-a-service platform

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Authorities pull plug on Tycoon 2FA phishing-as-a-service platform 2026-03-05 at 10:51 By Sinisa Markovic Tycoon 2FA, a phishing-as-a-service platform that allowed cybercriminals to bypass MFA and break into online accounts, has been disrupted by law enforcement agencies and cybersecurity partners. Takedown of the Tycoon 2FA phishing-as-a-service platform (Source: Europol) Active since August 2023, Tycoon 2FA

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Tycoon 2FA Phishing Platform Dismantled in Global Takedown

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Tycoon 2FA Phishing Platform Dismantled in Global Takedown 2026-03-04 at 21:05 By Eduard Kovacs The phishing-as-a-service platform was used to send fraudulent emails to over 500,000 organizations every month. The post Tycoon 2FA Phishing Platform Dismantled in Global Takedown appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Coruna: Spy-grade iOS exploit kit powering financial crime

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Coruna: Spy-grade iOS exploit kit powering financial crime 2026-03-03 at 21:02 By Zeljka Zorz A powerful iOS exploit kit has circulated among multiple threat actors over the past year, moving from a commercial surveillance operation to state-linked espionage campaigns and, ultimately, ended into the hands of financially motivated hackers, according to new research from Google’s

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Cloudflare tracked 230 billion daily threats and here is what it found

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Cloudflare tracked 230 billion daily threats and here is what it found 2026-03-03 at 19:46 By Anamarija Pogorelec Cloudflare’s network blocks over 230 billion threats per day. The volume indicates how routine and automated the attack cycle has become, and the patterns behind that volume point to a shift in how breaches begin and progress.

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5 years of shifting cybersecurity behavior

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5 years of shifting cybersecurity behavior 2026-03-03 at 08:20 By Anamarija Pogorelec Online security is built through routine decisions made across devices and accounts. People choose how to create passwords, how often to reuse them, and how much effort to invest in protecting personal data. The National Cybersecurity Alliance and CybSafe’s Oh, Behave! The Cybersecurity

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