Cybercrime
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McAfee’s predictions for 2025 highlight emerging threats that consumers may encounter as cybercriminals exploit advanced AI technology. From hyper-realistic deepfakes and live video scams to AI-driven phishing, smishing, and malware attacks, these predictions reveal how cybercriminals are using AI-powered tools to craft increasingly sophisticated and personalized cyber scams. “As AI continues to mature and become…
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The bill allocates $3 billion to a Federal Communications Commission program, commonly called “rip and replace,” to get rid of Chinese networking equipment due to national security concerns.
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Episode 142 of the Public Key podcast is here! Fraud is the leading concern for many traditional and crypto companies navigating the non-face to face onboarding process and today we bring back one of our most popular episodes, as we speak with Tommy Nicholas (CEO of Alloy), who has been helping companies combat fraud for…
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As these threat actors become increasingly strategic and harder to detect, organizations must take all measures to protect their data, including cybersecurity training. In this Help Net Security video, Rodman Ramezanian, Global Cloud Threat Lead at Skyhigh Security, discusses how companies can defend themselves against threats and be prepared for future ones. The post How…
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U.K. investigators tell the story of how examining a cybercrime group’s extortion funds helped to unravel a money-laundering network reaching from the illegal drug trade to Moscow’s elite.
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In the last month of 2024, LockBit has been exodusively talked about. The prominent news is the long-awaited release of the 4.0 program of the most famous RaaS in the scene. After the entire Operation Cronos series, which does not seem to be over yet, LockBit has been put to the test with an unprecedented…
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A dual Russian and Israeli national has been charged in the United States for allegedly being the developer of the now-defunct LockBit ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation since its inception in or around 2019 through at least February 2024. Rostislav Panev, 51, was arrested in Israel earlier this August and is currently awaiting extradition, the U.S. Department…
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Experts uncovered a botnet of 190,000 Android devices infected by BadBox bot, primarily Yandex smart TVs and Hisense smartphones. Bitsight researchers uncovered new BADBOX infrastructure, company’s telemetry shows that over 192,000 devices were infected with the BADBOX bot. The botnet includes 160,000 previously unseen devices, notably Yandex 4K QLED Smart TVs and T963 Hisense Smartphones. Most…
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Romanian national was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in NetWalker ransomware attacks
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Romanian national was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in NetWalker ransomware attacks, pleading guilty to fraud charges in June. Romanian national Daniel Christian Hulea, 30, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in NetWalker ransomware attacks. Hulea pleaded guilty to computer fraud conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy on…
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A cyberattack against the massive health system in May had an even larger impact than previous reported, leading to the exposure of sensitive information belonging to millions of people.