Security News

Criminal Complaint against LockBit Ransomware Writer
2024-12-23 17:04

The Justice Department has published the criminal complaint against Dmitry Khoroshev, for building and maintaining the LockBit ransomware.

Europol Dismantles Criminal Messaging Service MATRIX in Major Global Takedown
2024-12-04 12:20

Europol on Tuesday announced the takedown of an invite-only encrypted messaging service called MATRIX that's created by criminals for criminal purposes. The joint operation, conducted by French...

Eurocops take down 'secure' criminal chat system known as Matrix
2024-12-04 08:32

They took the red pill French and Dutch police have taken down the Matrix chat app, which was designed by criminals for criminals to be a secure encrypted messaging tool.…

Police seize Matrix encrypted chat service after spying on criminals
2024-12-03 15:27

An international law enforcement operation codenamed 'Operation Passionflower' has shut down MATRIX, an encrypted messaging platform used by cybercriminals to coordinate illegal activities while...

Police takes down Matrix encrypted chat service used by criminals
2024-12-03 15:07

A joint investigation team involving French and Dutch authorities has taken down Matrix, yet another end-to-end encrypted chat service created for criminals. Matrix (Source: Dutch Police) The...

AI-based tools designed for criminal activity are in high demand
2024-11-29 04:30

Multiple regional conflicts, such as Russia’s continued invasion of Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas conflict, have resulted in a surge in cyberattacks and hacktivist activities, according to Trellix....

Criminals Exploiting FBI Emergency Data Requests
2024-11-12 12:05

I’ve been writing about the problem with lawful-access backdoors in encryption for decades now: that as soon as you create a mechanism for law enforcement to bypass encryption, the bad guys will...

Scattered Spider, BlackCat claw their way back from criminal underground
2024-11-08 14:57

We all know by now that monsters never die, right? Two high-profile criminal gangs, Scattered Spider and BlackCat/ALPHV, seemed to disappear into the darkness like their namesakes following a...

Criminals open DocuSign's Envelope API to make BEC special delivery
2024-11-05 18:34

Why? Because that's where the money is Business email compromise scammers are trying to up their success rate by using a DocuSign API.…

Criminals Are Blowing up ATMs in Germany
2024-10-28 16:12

It’s low tech, but effective. Why Germany? It has more ATMs than other European countries, and—if I read the article right—they have more money in them.