March 20, 2024 at 03:54AM Ukraine’s Cyber Police arrested three individuals for hijacking 100M emails and Instagram accounts, facing up to 15 years in prison if convicted. The group carried out brute-force attacks to take over accounts and sold the credentials on the dark web. In the U.S., Robert Purbeck pleaded guilty to breaching entities … Read more
March 19, 2024 at 09:48PM An Australian IT contractor has been sentenced to 30 months in jail for defrauding the National Maritime Museum of over AU$66,000. Using his role as an IT support worker, he illegally accessed the museum’s accounts payable system, making purchases and changing bank account details to his own. The case was … Read more
March 19, 2024 at 04:23PM The ENISA report reveals the significant impact of DoS attacks on organizations and public infrastructure, with a focus on political motives and the evolving threat landscape. It emphasizes the need for robust prevention and remediation measures, highlighting the importance of understanding attackers’ motives and developing proactive defense strategies. For more … Read more
March 19, 2024 at 02:22PM The Ukrainian cyber police, in collaboration with national police, have arrested three individuals accused of hijacking over 100 million emails and Instagram accounts worldwide, using specialized software to brute-force account passwords. The cybercriminals sold access to compromised accounts and are charged with unauthorized interference in information systems, with a potential … Read more
March 19, 2024 at 01:27AM Moldovan national Sandu Boris Diaconu has been sentenced to 42 months in a US prison for operating the illicit E-Root Marketplace, offering hundreds of thousands of compromised credentials. The DoJ seized the infrastructure associated with E-Root and Perfect Money and said it’s recovering $2.3 million worth of cryptocurrency linked to … Read more
March 18, 2024 at 12:51PM Over 70 million records stolen from AT&T in 2021 were recently dumped on a cybercrime forum. The files contain personal information such as names, Social Security Numbers, and addresses. Despite initial denials, an underground source confirmed the legitimacy of the data. This breach follows a previous admission of a hack … Read more
March 18, 2024 at 01:49AM Filipino police uncovered a forced labor camp posing as an online gaming company, rescuing 875 workers, including 504 foreigners. The victims were lured with job offers, but instead had their passports confiscated and were forced to run romance scams. Perpetrators have been charged with anti-trafficking violations following the raid at … Read more
March 17, 2024 at 07:24PM AT&T denied that the leaked data impacting 71 million people originated from its systems, following a hacker’s attempt to sell the data. Another hacker later leaked the data for free, containing personal information like names, addresses, and encrypted social security numbers. The source of the data remains a mystery, posing … Read more
March 14, 2024 at 10:51AM A 34-year-old Russian-Canadian, Mikhail Vasiliev, received a nearly four-year jail sentence in Canada for his involvement in the LockBit ransomware operation. He pleaded guilty to cyber extortion, mischief, and weapons charges. Vasiliev, described as a “cyber-terrorist,” sought ransom payments from Canadian companies and has been ordered to pay back over … Read more
March 14, 2024 at 06:09AM Nissan Oceania has notified 100,000 people of a data breach caused by a ransomware attack in late 2023. The breach impacted Nissan Motor Corporation, Nissan Financial Services, and other affiliated brands’ customers, dealers, and employees. The stolen information includes government identification and personal details. Nissan is providing identity theft and … Read more