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Banks built rules for yesterday’s crime and RegTech is trying to fix that

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Banks built rules for yesterday’s crime and RegTech is trying to fix that 2025-12-17 at 08:32 By Sinisa Markovic Criminals are moving money across borders faster, and financial institutions are feeling the squeeze. Compliance teams feel this strain every day as they try to keep up with schemes that shift through accounts, intermediaries, and digital […]

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Militant Groups Are Experimenting With AI, and the Risks Are Expected to Grow

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Militant Groups Are Experimenting With AI, and the Risks Are Expected to Grow 2025-12-15 at 20:58 By Associated Press AI can be used by extremist groups to pump out propaganda or deepfakes at scale, widening their reach and expanding their influence. The post Militant Groups Are Experimenting With AI, and the Risks Are Expected to

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US Indicts Extradited Ukrainian on Charges of Aiding Russian Hacking Groups

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US Indicts Extradited Ukrainian on Charges of Aiding Russian Hacking Groups 2025-12-10 at 16:00 By Ionut Arghire Victoria Dubranova faces over 25 years in prison for links to Russia-backed CARR and NoName hacktivist groups. The post US Indicts Extradited Ukrainian on Charges of Aiding Russian Hacking Groups appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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Ransomware Payments Surpassed $4.5 Billion: US Treasury

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Ransomware Payments Surpassed $4.5 Billion: US Treasury 2025-12-08 at 14:30 By Ionut Arghire Ransomware payments reached the highest level in 2023, at $1.1 billion paid in 1,512 reported incidents. The post Ransomware Payments Surpassed $4.5 Billion: US Treasury appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Aisuru Botnet Powers Record DDoS Attack Peaking at 29 Tbps

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Aisuru Botnet Powers Record DDoS Attack Peaking at 29 Tbps 2025-12-05 at 13:32 By Eduard Kovacs Cloudflare recently mitigated a new record-breaking Aisuru attack that peaked at 14.1 Bpps. The post Aisuru Botnet Powers Record DDoS Attack Peaking at 29 Tbps appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Global law enforcement actions put pressure on cybercrime networks

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Global law enforcement actions put pressure on cybercrime networks 2025-12-03 at 08:33 By Sinisa Markovic In 2025, law enforcement agencies disrupted the infrastructure and operations of established cybercriminal groups. These groups shift across borders, and the agencies pursuing them are adjusting to that. International operations target cybercrime rings worldwide US investigators carried out one of

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MuddyWater cyber campaign adds new backdoors in latest wave of attacks

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MuddyWater cyber campaign adds new backdoors in latest wave of attacks 2025-12-02 at 15:15 By Sinisa Markovic ESET researchers say an Iran aligned threat group is refining its playbook again, and the latest activity shows how much its tactics have shifted. MuddyWater is a long running cyberespionage group, and new findings points to a campaign

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$29 Million Worth of Bitcoin Seized in Cryptomixer Takedown

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$29 Million Worth of Bitcoin Seized in Cryptomixer Takedown 2025-12-01 at 17:39 By Eduard Kovacs Cryptomixer was targeted by law enforcement in Operation Olympia for facilitating cybercrime and money laundering.  The post $29 Million Worth of Bitcoin Seized in Cryptomixer Takedown appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Cryptomixer crypto laundering service taken down by law enforcement

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Cryptomixer crypto laundering service taken down by law enforcement 2025-12-01 at 16:57 By Zeljka Zorz German and Swiss law enforcement agencies have taken down Cryptomixer, an illegal cryptocurrency mixer service, and have confiscated over 25 million euros (approximately $29 million) in Bitcoin. The Cryptomixer seizure banner As part of Operation Olympia, and with support from

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Australian Man Sentenced to Prison for Wi-Fi Attacks at Airports and on Flights

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Australian Man Sentenced to Prison for Wi-Fi Attacks at Airports and on Flights 2025-12-01 at 11:49 By Eduard Kovacs Michael Clapsis has been sentenced to 7 years and 4 months in prison for stealing sensitive information. The post Australian Man Sentenced to Prison for Wi-Fi Attacks at Airports and on Flights appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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WormGPT 4 and KawaiiGPT: New Dark LLMs Boost Cybercrime Automation

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WormGPT 4 and KawaiiGPT: New Dark LLMs Boost Cybercrime Automation 2025-11-25 at 15:47 By Eduard Kovacs Palo Alto Networks has conducted an analysis of malicious LLMs that help threat actors with phishing, malware development, and reconnaissance.  The post WormGPT 4 and KawaiiGPT: New Dark LLMs Boost Cybercrime Automation appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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CrowdStrike Insider Helped Hackers Falsely Claim System Breach

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CrowdStrike Insider Helped Hackers Falsely Claim System Breach 2025-11-24 at 17:33 By Ionut Arghire The company has confirmed that it terminated an insider who shared screenshots of his computer with cybercriminals. The post CrowdStrike Insider Helped Hackers Falsely Claim System Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Russian Hacking Suspect Wanted by the FBI Arrested on Thai Resort Island

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Russian Hacking Suspect Wanted by the FBI Arrested on Thai Resort Island 2025-11-21 at 00:16 By Associated Press Thailand’s Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau said an FBI tip that the “world-class hacker” was traveling to Thailand led to his arrest in Phuket. The post Russian Hacking Suspect Wanted by the FBI Arrested on Thai Resort Island

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US and Allies Sanction Russian Bulletproof Hosting Service Providers

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US and Allies Sanction Russian Bulletproof Hosting Service Providers 2025-11-20 at 15:03 By Ionut Arghire Media Land, Hypercore, and their leadership and employees are allegedly connected to various cybercriminal activities. The post US and Allies Sanction Russian Bulletproof Hosting Service Providers appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Largest Azure DDoS Attack Powered by Aisuru Botnet

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Largest Azure DDoS Attack Powered by Aisuru Botnet 2025-11-19 at 13:19 By Eduard Kovacs Microsoft said the DDoS attack was aimed at an endpoint in Australia and reached 15.72 Tbps and 3.64 Bpps. The post Largest Azure DDoS Attack Powered by Aisuru Botnet appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View

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Threat group reroutes software updates through hacked network gear

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Threat group reroutes software updates through hacked network gear 2025-11-19 at 12:02 By Sinisa Markovic Sometimes an attack hides in the most ordinary corner of a network. ESET researchers say a China aligned threat group known as PlushDaemon has been quietly using hacked routers to steer software updates toward its own servers. The discovery shows

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The long conversations that reveal how scammers work

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The long conversations that reveal how scammers work 2025-11-19 at 09:08 By Sinisa Markovic Online scammers often take weeks to build trust before making a move, which makes their work hard to study. A research team from UC San Diego built a system that does the patient work of talking to scammers at scale, and

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5 Plead Guilty in US to Helping North Korean IT Workers

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5 Plead Guilty in US to Helping North Korean IT Workers 2025-11-17 at 14:42 By Eduard Kovacs Audricus Phagnasay, Jason Salazar, Alexander Paul Travis, Erick Ntekereze, and Oleksandr Didenko have pleaded guilty. The post 5 Plead Guilty in US to Helping North Korean IT Workers appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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