Security News

US charges five linked to Scattered Spider cybercrime gang
2024-11-20 19:22

The U.S. Justice Department has charged five suspects believed to be part of the financially motivated Scattered Spider cybercrime gang with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. [...]

Botnet fueling residential proxies disrupted in cybercrime crackdown
2024-11-19 15:34

The Ngioweb botnet, which supplies most of the 35,000 bots in the cybercriminal NSOCKS proxy service, is being disrupted as security companies block traffic to and from the two networks. [...]

Phobos ransomware administrator faces US cybercrime charges
2024-11-19 10:20

The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges against Evgenii Ptitsyn, 42, a Russian national, for allegedly administering the sale, distribution, and operation of Phobos ransomware. Ptitsyn...

How and where to report cybercrime: What you need to know
2024-11-18 04:00

Cybercrime reporting mechanisms vary across the globe, with each country offering different methods for citizens to report cybercrime, including online fraud, identity theft, and other...

Google Cloud Cybersecurity Forecast 2025: AI, geopolitics, and cybercrime take centre stage
2024-11-14 06:00

Google Cloud unveiled its Cybersecurity Forecast for 2025, offering a detailed analysis of the emerging threat landscape and key security trends that organizations worldwide should prepare for....

INTERPOL Disrupts Over 22,000 Malicious Servers in Global Crackdown on Cybercrime
2024-11-06 10:13

INTERPOL on Tuesday said it took down more than 22,000 malicious servers linked to various cyber threats as part of a global operation. Dubbed Operation Synergia II, the coordinated effort ran...

Interpol disrupts cybercrime activity on 22,000 IP addresses, arrests 41
2024-11-05 18:55

Interpol announced it arrested 41 individuals and taken down 1,037 servers and infrastructure running on 22,000 IP addresses facilitating cybercrime in an international law enforcement action...

Four REvil Ransomware Members Sentenced in Rare Russian Cybercrime Convictions
2024-10-26 08:34

Four members of the now-defunct REvil ransomware operation have been sentenced to several years in prison in Russia, marking one of the rare instances where cybercriminals from the country have...

Cybercrime’s constant rise is becoming everyone’s problem
2024-10-18 03:30

Cybercrime in recent years shows no signs of slowing down, with phishing attacks surging and ransomware tactics becoming more advanced, forcing organizations to constantly adapt their defenses....

OpenAI Blocks 20 Global Malicious Campaigns Using AI for Cybercrime and Disinformation
2024-10-10 13:27

OpenAI on Wednesday said it has disrupted more than 20 operations and deceptive networks across the world that attempted to use its platform for malicious purposes since the start of the year....