Security News

Like whitebox servers, rent-a-crew crime 'affiliates' have commoditized ransomware
2025-03-07 11:31

Which is why taking down chiefs and infra behind big name brand operations isn't working Interview There's a handful of cybercriminal gangs that Jason Baker, a ransomware negotiator with...

Online crime-as-a-service skyrockets with 24,000 users selling attack tools
2025-03-03 17:00

The growth of AI-based technology has introduced new challenges, making remote identity verification systems more vulnerable to attacks, according to iProov. Innovative and easily accessible tools...

Bybit declares war on North Korea's Lazarus crime-ring to regain $1.5B stolen from wallet
2025-02-26 23:08

Up to $140M in bounty rewards for return of Ethereum allegedly pilfered by hermit nation Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit, just days after suspected North Korean operatives stole $1.5 billion in...

Law enforcement agencies see AI as a key tool for reducing crime
2024-12-27 04:30

A U.S. national survey of first responders reveals strong support for AI adoption, cybersecurity concerns, and increasing demand for cloud-native, data-driven, and interoperable CAD and RMS...

Cops arrest suspected admin of German-language crime bazaar
2024-12-04 15:30

Drugs, botnets, forged docs, and more generated fortune for platform sellers German authorities say they have again shut down the perhaps unwisely named Crimenetwork platform and arrested a...

Police seizes largest German online crime marketplace, arrests admin
2024-12-03 17:16

Germany has taken down the largest online cybercrime marketplace in the country, named "Crimenetwork," and arrested its administrator for facilitating the sale of drugs, stolen data, and illegal...

Europol takes down "Ghost" encrypted messaging platform used for crime
2024-09-18 21:06

Europol and law enforcement from nine countries successfully dismantled an encrypted communications platform called "Ghost," which was used by organized crime such as drug trafficking and money...

Cops across the world arrest 51 in orchestrated takedown of Ghost crime platform
2024-09-18 12:16

Italian mafia mobsters and Irish crime families scuppered by international cops Hours after confirming they had pwned the supposedly uncrackable encrypted messaging platform used for all manner of...

Cisco calls for United Nations to revisit cyber crime Convention
2024-08-22 06:32

Echoes human rights groups' concerns that it could suppress free speech and more Networking giant Cisco has suggested the United Nations' first-ever convention against cyber crime is dangerously...

Quick Glossary: Financial Crime
2024-08-14 16:00

As financial technology offers advancements and innovations, it also brings along new risks for financial crimes. Recognizing terms and ideas related to financial crime can help businesses enforce...