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Cybercrime operation that sold millions of fraudulent Microsoft accounts disrupted
2023-12-14 09:15

Microsoft disrupted an alleged threat actor group that built viable cybercrime-as-a-service businesses. Dubbed Storm-1152 by Microsoft, the group bilked enterprises and consumers globally out of millions of dollars.

Microsoft Takes Legal Action to Crack Down on Storm-1152's Cybercrime Network
2023-12-14 05:46

Microsoft on Wednesday said it obtained a court order to seize infrastructure set up by a group called Storm-1152 that peddled roughly 750 million fraudulent Microsoft accounts and tools through a...

Microsoft disrupts cybercrime gang behind 750 million fraudulent accounts
2023-12-13 23:45

Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit seized multiple domains used by a Vietnam-based cybercrime group that registered over 750 million fraudulent accounts and raked in millions of dollars by selling them online to other cybercriminals. Storm-1152 is a major cybercrime-as-a-service provider and the number one seller of fraudulent Outlook accounts, as well as other illegal "Products," including an automatic CAPTCHA-solving service to bypass Microsoft's CAPTCHA challenges and register more fraudulent Microsoft email accounts.

New cybercrime market 'OLVX' gains popularity among hackers
2023-12-13 12:00

A new cybercrime marketplace, OLVX, has emerged and is quickly gaining new customers looking to purchase tools to conduct online fraud and cyberattacks. OLVX follows a recent trend where cybercrime marketplaces are increasingly hosted on the clearnet instead of the dark web, making them more accessible to a broader range of users and possible to promote through search engine optimization.

U.S. Cybersecurity Agencies Warn of Scattered Spider's Gen Z Cybercrime Ecosystem
2023-11-17 07:32

U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence agencies have released a joint advisory about a cybercriminal group known as Scattered Spider that's known to employ sophisticated phishing tactics to...

Cybercrime service bypasses Android security to install malware
2023-11-06 12:00

A new dropper-as-a-service cybercrime operation named 'SecuriDropper' has emerged, using a method that bypasses the 'Restricted Settings' feature in Android to install malware on devices and obtain access to Accessibility Services. Restricted Settings is a security feature introduced with Android 13 that prevents side-loaded applications installed from outside Google Play to access powerful features like the Accessibility settings and Notification Listener.

U.S. Treasury Sanctions Russian Money Launderer in Cybercrime Crackdown
2023-11-06 05:30

The U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions against a Russian woman for taking part in the laundering of virtual currency for the country's elites and cybercriminal crews, including the...

Massive cybercrime URL shortening service uncovered via DNS data
2023-10-31 15:23

A threat actor that security researchers call Prolific Puma has been providing link shortening services to cybercriminals for at least four years while keeping a sufficiently low profile to...

Nigerian Police dismantle cybercrime recruitment, mentoring hub
2023-10-26 17:52

The Nigerian Police Form has arrested six suspects and dismantled a mentoring hub linked to cybercrime activities, including business email compromise, romance, and investment scams. After receiving intelligence and investigating a group of individuals suspected of cybercrime, six individuals were arrested on September 13th, 2023, in the Dantata estate area.

ExelaStealer: A New Low-Cost Cybercrime Weapon Emerges
2023-10-20 09:02

A new information stealer named ExelaStealer has become the latest entrant to an already crowded landscape filled with various off-the-shelf malware designed to capture sensitive data from...