September 4, 2024 at 09:03AM Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s recent arrest in France for allowing his platform to be used for illegal activities, including child abuse and drug trafficking, is not expected to have a significant short-term impact on cybercrime. Despite some scrutiny and policy changes, experts anticipate cybercriminals will likely continue using the platform … Read more
September 3, 2024 at 02:43PM Cybercriminals are posing as sellers of GlobalProtect VPN software from Palo Alto Networks and spreading a new variant of WikiLoader malware through SEO poisoning. The malware, known as WailingCrab, is traditionally spread through phishing and compromised websites. This campaign, discovered by Palo Alto’s Unit 42 team, has targeted US higher … Read more
August 26, 2024 at 03:45PM Greasy Opal, a tool used for cyberattacks, facilitates volumetric bot attacks, particularly targeting CAPTCHA systems. A threat actor group orchestrated an attack resulting in 750 million fake Microsoft accounts. Microsoft seized control of the domains. Greasy Opal leverages advanced technology to bypass defenses, posing a challenge to traditional security measures. … Read more
August 21, 2024 at 03:32PM 39-year-old Jesse Kipf from Kentucky received an 81-month prison sentence for various offenses, including cyber intrusion into a government death registry system to fake his own death and committing computer fraud and identity theft. He attempted to avoid paying $116,000 in child support and also infiltrated business and government networks, … Read more
August 13, 2024 at 04:42PM Russian and Kazakh individuals, Pavel Kublitskii and Alexandr Khodyrev, faced charges for trafficking unauthorized access devices. After arriving in the US and obtaining asylum, they led a lavish lifestyle, prompting an FBI investigation. The pair was involved in cybercriminal activities on Dark Web platforms, with apparent ties to site administrators. … Read more
August 13, 2024 at 01:38PM US has charged Belarusian-Ukrainian cybercriminal Maksim Silnikau for malvertising and ransomware offenses dating back to 2011. An international investigation led to his arrest in Spain and extradition to the US. Silnikau’s associates face charges too. His alleged crimes include engaging in malvertising and operating ransomware-as-a-service, leading to substantial financial losses. … Read more
August 13, 2024 at 12:46PM Nigerian national Bamidele Omotosho has been sentenced to 12 years and seven months in prison for participating in cyber scams that caused multimillion-dollar losses for U.S. citizens. He and his co-conspirators used stolen information to carry out fraudulent schemes, ultimately leading to significant financial damage. Law enforcement has made several … Read more
August 6, 2024 at 01:41PM In a historic prisoner exchange between the US and its allies with Russia, two cybercriminals, Vladislav Klyushin and Roman Seleznev, were exchanged for the release of four Americans, five Germans, and seven Russian political prisoners. The inclusion of cybercriminals in the exchange highlights the significance of cyber operations for the … Read more
July 30, 2024 at 05:31PM A global Android-targeting malware campaign utilizes thousands of Telegram bots to spread SMS-stealing malware, compromising over 600 services’ one-time passwords. Zimperium researchers uncovered this operation, tracking at least 107,000 malware samples since February 2022. Cybercriminals exploit infected devices for financial gain and use the malware to transmit captured messages to … Read more
July 25, 2024 at 04:56PM Cybercriminals are using last week’s CrowdStrike outage to launch social engineering attacks on the security vendor’s customers. These targeted phishing activities are more copious and focused than typical news-related attacks. The attackers masquerade as the company itself, technical support, or rival companies to gain access to affected organizations. They also … Read more