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Feds Target $100M ‘GozNym’ Cybercrime Network
2019-05-16 22:05

Law enforcement agencies in the United States and Europe today unsealed charges against 11 alleged members of the GozNym malware network, an international cybercriminal syndicate suspected of...

Authorities Takedown GozNym Cybercrime Group That Stole an Estimated $100 Million
2019-05-16 16:41

Authorities in the United States and Europe on Thursday announced the takedown of an organized cybercrime network that used the GozNym malware to steal an estimated $100 million from victims.  read more

Cybercrime Gang Behind GozNym Banking Malware Dismantled
2019-05-16 13:05

Europol said it has dismantled the cybercrime network behind the GozNym malware, which siphoned more than $100 million from businesses.

Nigerian Cybercrime 'Group' Has 400 Malicious Actors
2019-05-10 13:18

SilverTerrier is not a traditional cybercrime group. It is the collective name Unit 42 of Palo Alto Networks gives to Nigerian cybercriminals. SilverTerrier continues to grow (over 400 individual...

ThreatList: Nigerian Cybercrime Surged 54 Percent in 2018
2019-05-10 12:45

Nigerian scam groups launched even more attacks in 2018 - and used more complex types of malware to reach more victims.

'Silence' Cybercrime Gang Targets Banks in More Regions
2019-04-23 17:48

Banks in U.K., India and South Korea Among Those Targeted, Researchers WarnKnown for targeting banks and ATMs in Russia and other Eastern European countries, the "Silence" gang apparently is now...

Operator of Codeshop Cybercrime Marketplace Sentenced to Prison
2019-04-19 11:27

Macedonian national Djevair Ametovski was sentenced this week to 90 months in prison by United States authorities for operating an international cybercrime marketplace named Codeshop. read more

Is there a link between videogaming and cybercrime? Police think so
2019-04-15 12:42

UK police are planning to issue online warnings to young gamers hoping to deter them from a life of cybercrime, they revealed last week.

A Year Later, Cybercrime Groups Still Rampant on Facebook
2019-04-08 19:39

Almost exactly one year ago, KrebsOnSecurity reported that a mere two hours of searching turned up more than 100 Facebook groups with some 300,000 members openly advertising services to support...

Facebook Boots 74 Cybercrime Groups From Platform
2019-04-05 17:42

The 74 cybercrime groups were offering illicit services - from email spamming tools to stolen credentials - right on Facebook's platform.