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FBI: US lost record $16.6 billion to cybercrime in 2024
2025-04-23 15:21

The FBI says cybercriminals have stolen a record $16,6 billion in 2024, marking an increase in losses of over 33% compared to the previous year. [...]

UK’s Cyber Crime Down in 2024: Better ‘Cyber Hygiene Among Small Businesses
2025-04-15 16:41

A UK government survey of 2024 data shows phishing remains the top cyber threat, ransomware cases doubled, and fewer boards include cyber experts despite steady attack rates.

CISA warns of Fast Flux DNS evasion used by cybercrime gangs
2025-04-03 19:37

CISA, the FBI, the NSA, and international cybersecurity agencies are calling on organizations and DNS providers to mitigate the "Fast Flux" cybercrime evasion technique used by state-sponsored...

INTERPOL Arrests 306 Suspects, Seizes 1,842 Devices in Cross-Border Cybercrime Bust
2025-03-25 06:33

Law enforcement authorities in seven African countries have arrested 306 suspects and confiscated 1,842 devices as part of an international operation codenamed Red Card that took place between...

Police arrests 300 suspects linked to African cybercrime rings
2025-03-24 16:17

African law enforcement authorities have arrested 306 suspects as part of 'Operation Red Card,' an INTERPOL-led international crackdown targeting cross-border cybercriminal networks. [...]

Mobsters now overlap with cybercrime gangs and use AI for evil, Europol warns
2025-03-24 05:29

PLUS: Russian bug-buyers seeks Telegram flaws; Another WordPress security mess; NIST backlog grows; and more! Infosec In Brief Organized crime networks are now reliant on digital tech for most of...

Alleged Israeli LockBit Developer Rostislav Panev Extradited to U.S. for Cybercrime Charges
2025-03-14 15:07

A 51-year-old dual Russian and Israeli national who is alleged to be a developer of the LockBit ransomware group has been extradited to the United States, nearly three months after he was formally...

Cybercrime 'crew' stole $635,000 in Taylor Swift concert tickets
2025-03-06 18:05

New York prosecutors say that two people working at a third-party contractor for the StubHub online ticket marketplace made $635,000 after almost 1,000 concert tickets and reselling them online. [...]

Cybercrime gang exploited VeraCore zero-day vulnerabilities for years (CVE-2025-25181, CVE-2024-57968)
2025-02-05 16:42

XE Group, a cybercriminal outfit that has been active for over a decade, has been quietly exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-25181, CVE-2024-57968) in VeraCore software, a popular...

Russian Cybercrime Groups Exploiting 7-Zip Flaw to Bypass Windows MotW Protections
2025-02-04 12:28

A recently patched security vulnerability in the 7-Zip archiver tool was exploited in the wild to deliver the SmokeLoader malware. The flaw, CVE-2025-0411 (CVSS score: 7.0), allows remote...