Well-Established Cybercriminal Ecosystem Blooming in Iraq

July 15, 2024 at 01:48PM A sophisticated criminal network based in Iraq has been uncovered, revolving around a Telegram bot with over 90,000 messages mainly in Arabic. Checkmarx researchers found the bot to be central to a larger cybercriminal ecosystem offering various illicit services. They also discovered malicious Python packages on PyPI facilitating data theft, … Read more

Massive webshop fraud ring steals credit cards from 850,000 people

May 8, 2024 at 10:53AM A massive network of 75,000 fake online shops named ‘BogusBazaar’ based in the US and Europe scammed over 850,000 victims, aiming to process $50 million in fake orders. Stolen credit card details were also sold on dark web markets. The operation, with a Chinese base, features decentralized operations and malicious … Read more