Security News

Europol Warns Criminal Networks Are Embracing AI, Making Fraud Smarter and Harder to Detect
2025-03-25 15:13

“The same qualities that make AI revolutionary – accessibility, adaptability and sophistication – also make it a powerful tool for criminal networks,” Europol says.

How AI, corruption and digital tools fuel Europe’s criminal underworld
2025-03-24 07:25

Europol has released its 2025 report on serious and organized crime in the EU. The EU Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment (EU-SOCTA) is based on intelligence from EU countries and global...

UK wants dirt on data brokers before criminals get there first
2025-03-18 10:32

Govt wants to learning mistakes of serially breached record holders so it can, er, liberalize data sharing regs under new law The UK government is inviting experts to provide insights about the...

Telegram CEO leaves France temporarily as criminal probe continues
2025-03-17 20:13

French authorities have allowed Pavel Durov, Telegram's CEO and founder, to temporarily leave the country while criminal activity on the messaging platform is still under investigation. [...]

Ransomware criminals love CISA's KEV list – and that's a bug, not a feature
2025-02-28 19:07

1 in 3 entries are used to extort civilians, says new paper Fresh research suggests attackers are actively monitoring databases of vulnerabilities that are known to be useful in carrying out...

IT Teams Worry About Increasing Cost of Cyber Tools From AI Features, While Criminals Barely Use Them
2025-02-07 19:08

Most IT leaders believe generative AI will increase the cost of their security tools, according to Sophos research. But, by the looks of cyber crime forums, hackers are barely using AI.

GhostGPT: Uncensored Chatbot Used by Cyber Criminals for Malware Creation, Scams
2025-01-23 14:44

Researchers from Abnormal Security discovered an advert for the chatbot on a cybercrime forum and tested its capabilities by asking it to create a DocuSign phishing email.

Criminal IP Teams Up with OnTheHub for Digital Education Cybersecurity
2025-01-21 15:02

AI SPERA announced today that it has partnered with education platform OnTheHub to provide its integrated cybersecurity solution, Criminal IP, to students and educational institutions. [...]

Criminal IP: Bringing Real-Time Phishing Detection to Microsoft Outlook
2025-01-09 15:02

AI SPERA announced today that it launched its Criminal IP Malicious Link Detector add-in on the Microsoft Marketplace. Learn more about how this tool provides real-time phishing email detection...

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.