July 24, 2024 at 02:42AM Google’s reCAPTCHA service, initially designed to enhance website security, is accused by researchers at the University of California, Irvine of gathering user information and labor. The researchers argue it is disliked by users, costly, and vulnerable to bots. They estimate the service has cost over $6.1 billion in human time … Read more
December 14, 2023 at 05:02PM Microsoft took down US-based infrastructure and websites used by the cybercrime group, Storm-1152, to sell fraudulent online accounts, earning “millions of dollars” in ill-gotten gains. The gang leaders, based in Vietnam, operated and wrote code for the illicit websites, victimizing Microsoft and other tech companies, and aiding clients in ransomware … Read more
December 14, 2023 at 01:34PM Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit seized multiple domains used by a Vietnam-based cybercrime group, Storm-1152, which was involved in selling over 750 million fraudulent accounts. The group provided services to bypass various verification challenges and supplied accounts to other cybercriminal groups for use in ransomware and phishing attacks. Microsoft filed a … Read more
December 13, 2023 at 06:47PM Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit seized Storm-1152’s domains, used by a Vietnam-based cybercrime group, involved in selling millions of fraudulent accounts and tools to bypass identity verification. These accounts were used in various cybercrimes, resulting in substantial financial damages. Microsoft also took legal action against individuals linked to this operation, as … Read more