July 4, 2024 at 12:34AM Law enforcement operation MORPHEUS seized nearly 600 servers used by cybercriminal groups and part of the Cobalt Strike attack infrastructure. The crackdown targeted unlicensed versions of Cobalt Strike, involving multiple countries. Exploitation of cracked software contributed to cybercrime, with related arrests and dismantling of other criminal schemes worldwide. Based on … Read more
November 28, 2023 at 09:06AM Amir Hossein Golshan, a cybercriminal from Los Angeles, has been sentenced to 96 months in prison for engaging in multiple cybercrime schemes. He caused approximately $740,000 in losses to hundreds of victims through online scams and unauthorized account access. Golshan used SIM swapping to take control of victims’ social media … Read more
November 27, 2023 at 08:12PM Amir Hossein Golshan, a 25-year-old man from Los Angeles, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for carrying out SIM-swap attacks, committing fraud with Zelle payments, and impersonating Apple support. Between April 2019 and February 2023, he defrauded hundreds of people, stealing $740,000 from over 500 victims. Golshan used … Read more
November 14, 2023 at 11:33PM Malwarebytes has released new threat research showing an increase in credit card skimming for the holiday shopping season. The report highlights the Kritec campaign, which has compromised hundreds of websites with realistic payment templates. Malvertising is also on the rise, with a 42% increase in incidents in the US. Malwarebytes … Read more
November 12, 2023 at 07:50PM Australia’s National Cyber Security Coordinator has labeled an attack on DP World, a logistics company, as a “nationally significant cyber incident.” The attack caused DP World’s technology infrastructure at four Australian ports to go offline, resulting in the closure of the facilities. DP World handles 40 percent of the containers … Read more
October 24, 2023 at 08:09AM Spanish law enforcement has arrested 34 members of a criminal group that conducted online scams, resulting in €3 million ($3.2 million) in illegal profits. The arrests were made in multiple locations, and authorities seized weapons, cash, vehicles, and electronic material. The group infiltrated financial and credit institution databases and conducted … Read more