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Two Arrested in UK for Smishing Campaign Powered by Homemade SMS Blaster 

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Two Arrested in UK for Smishing Campaign Powered by Homemade SMS Blaster  2024-06-11 at 18:16 By Ionut Arghire UK authorities have arrested two individuals for allegedly using a homemade mobile antenna to send mass text messages. The post Two Arrested in UK for Smishing Campaign Powered by Homemade SMS Blaster  appeared first on SecurityWeek. This […]

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BlackBerry Cylance Data Offered for Sale on Dark Web

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BlackBerry Cylance Data Offered for Sale on Dark Web 2024-06-11 at 16:01 By Eduard Kovacs BlackBerry says the Cylance data offered for sale for $750,000 is old and its own systems have not been compromised.  The post BlackBerry Cylance Data Offered for Sale on Dark Web appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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22 Chinese Nationals Sentenced to Long Prison Terms in Zambia for Multinational Cybercrimes

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22 Chinese Nationals Sentenced to Long Prison Terms in Zambia for Multinational Cybercrimes 2024-06-10 at 14:46 By Associated Press A Zambian court has sentenced 22 Chinese nationals to long prison terms for cybercrimes that included internet fraud and online scams targeting Zambians and other people. The post 22 Chinese Nationals Sentenced to Long Prison Terms

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US Authorities Attempting to Recover $5.3 Million Stolen in BEC Scam 

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US Authorities Attempting to Recover $5.3 Million Stolen in BEC Scam  2024-06-06 at 17:46 By Eduard Kovacs The US government is trying to recover more than $5.3 million stolen by cybercriminals through a BEC scheme from a workers union. The post US Authorities Attempting to Recover $5.3 Million Stolen in BEC Scam  appeared first on

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Interpol and FBI Break Up a Cyber Scheme in Moldova to Get Asylum for Wanted Criminals

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Interpol and FBI Break Up a Cyber Scheme in Moldova to Get Asylum for Wanted Criminals 2024-06-06 at 14:46 By Associated Press A multinational operation by Interpol and the FBI cracked down on attempts in Moldova to sabotage one of the international police agency’s key tools, the Red Notice system. The post Interpol and FBI

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FBI Says It Has 7,000 LockBit Ransomware Decryption Keys

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FBI Says It Has 7,000 LockBit Ransomware Decryption Keys 2024-06-06 at 12:32 By Eduard Kovacs The FBI has obtained more than 7,000 LockBit ransomware decryption keys and is urging victims to get in touch with its IC3. The post FBI Says It Has 7,000 LockBit Ransomware Decryption Keys appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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Chinese attackers leverage previously unseen malware for espionage

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Chinese attackers leverage previously unseen malware for espionage 2024-06-06 at 05:46 By Help Net Security Sophos released its report, “Operation Crimson Palace: Threat Hunting Unveils Multiple Clusters of Chinese State-Sponsored Activity Targeting Southeast Asia,” which details a highly sophisticated, nearly two-year long espionage campaign against a high-level government target. During Sophos X-Ops’ investigation, which began

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No summer break for cybercrime: Why educational institutions need better cyber resilience

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No summer break for cybercrime: Why educational institutions need better cyber resilience 2024-06-05 at 07:31 By Help Net Security The education system isn’t equipped to handle today’s cyberthreats. I’m not just talking about cybersecurity education in schools shaping the technical workforce of the future – America’s schools themselves are prime targets for cybercrime today. In

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Find out which cyber threats you should be concerned about

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Find out which cyber threats you should be concerned about 2024-06-05 at 06:01 By Help Net Security This article includes excerpts from various reports that offer statistics and insights into the current cyber threat landscape. Human error still perceived as the Achilles’ heel of cybersecurity Proofpoint | 2024 Voice of the CISO | May 2024

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Identities of Cybercriminals Linked to Malware Loaders Revealed

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Identities of Cybercriminals Linked to Malware Loaders Revealed 2024-06-03 at 16:46 By Ionut Arghire Law enforcement reveals the identities of eight cybercriminals linked to recently disrupted malware loaders. The post Identities of Cybercriminals Linked to Malware Loaders Revealed appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source

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Identity-related incidents becoming severe, costing organizations a fortune

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Identity-related incidents becoming severe, costing organizations a fortune 2024-05-30 at 06:09 By Help Net Security With the rise of identity sprawl and system complexity, more businesses are suffering identity-related incidents than ever before, according to IDSA. Identity-related incidents in headlines Identity-related incidents continue to dominate today’s headlines. Clorox, MGM, and Caesars fell prey to social

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US Sanctions Three Chinese Men for Operating 911 S5 Botnet

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US Sanctions Three Chinese Men for Operating 911 S5 Botnet 2024-05-29 at 17:01 By Eduard Kovacs The US government has announced sanctions against three Chinese nationals accused of creating and operating the 911 S5 proxy botnet. The post US Sanctions Three Chinese Men for Operating 911 S5 Botnet appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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RansomLord: Open-source anti-ransomware exploit tool

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RansomLord: Open-source anti-ransomware exploit tool 2024-05-29 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz RansomLord is an open-source tool that automates the creation of PE files, which are used to exploit ransomware pre-encryption. “I created RansomLord to demonstrate ransomware is not invincible, has vulnerabilities and its developers make mistakes and can write bad code just like everyone else,”

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Incognito Admin Arrest and SuperMarket Wallet Drain: Darknet Marketplaces Plunge into Uncertainty 

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Incognito Admin Arrest and SuperMarket Wallet Drain: Darknet Marketplaces Plunge into Uncertainty  2024-05-24 at 14:31 By neetha871ad236bd Unraveling the seedy underbelly of the darknet marketplaces  Executive Summary  The arrest of Riu-Siang Lin, the former administrator of the closed Incognito marketplace, by the US authorities on 18th May is causing a domino effect in the underground

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US retailers under attack by gift card-thieving cyber gang

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US retailers under attack by gift card-thieving cyber gang 2024-05-24 at 14:01 By Zeljka Zorz Earlier this month, the FBI published a private industry notification about Storm-0539 (aka Atlas Lion), a Morocco-based cyber criminal group that specializes in compromising retailers and creating fraudulent gift cards. Microsoft then went more in-dept on the group’s tactics, techniques,

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Using AI, Mastercard Expects to Find Compromised Cards Quicker, Before They Get Used by Criminals

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Using AI, Mastercard Expects to Find Compromised Cards Quicker, Before They Get Used by Criminals 2024-05-23 at 13:16 By Associated Press Mastercard is integrating AI into its fraud-prediction technology that it expects will be able to see patterns in stolen cards faster and allow banks to replace them before they are used by criminals. The

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Strategies for combating AI-enhanced BEC attacks

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Strategies for combating AI-enhanced BEC attacks 2024-05-21 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Robert Haist, CISO at TeamViewer, discusses how AI is being leveraged by cybercriminals to enhance the effectiveness of BEC scams. How is AI being leveraged by cybercriminals to enhance the effectiveness of BEC scams? BEC attacks are

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Phishing statistics that will make you think twice before clicking

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Phishing statistics that will make you think twice before clicking 2024-05-21 at 07:01 By Help Net Security This article includes excerpts from various reports that offer statistics and insights into the current phishing landscape. AI-driven phishing attacks deceive even the most aware users Zscaler | Zscaler ThreatLabz 2024 Phishing Report | May 2024 In 2023,

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YouTube has become a significant channel for cybercrime

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YouTube has become a significant channel for cybercrime 2024-05-21 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Social engineering threats – those which rely on human manipulation – account for most cyberthreats faced by individuals in 2024, according to Avast. According to the latest quarterly Avast Threat Report, which looks at the threat landscape from January-March 2024,

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American Radio Relay League Hit by Cyberattack

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American Radio Relay League Hit by Cyberattack 2024-05-20 at 14:16 By Eduard Kovacs The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) has been targeted in a cyberattack that resulted in disruption and possibly a data breach. The post American Radio Relay League Hit by Cyberattack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS

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