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Cybercrooks busted for multimillion-dollar identity fraud
2020-02-07 11:21

A trio of Australians has been charged with identity theft that netted AU$11 million - ill-gotten loot they allegedly ripped off by hacking into businesses and modifying their payrolls, pension payments and credit card details. New South Wales police reportedly said that the unidentified 31-year-old man allegedly stole more than 80 personal and financial profiles so as to use them in identity fraud in South Australia from early 2019, and then in NSW from August 2019.

Elder Scrolls Online Targeted by Cybercrooks Hunting In-Game Loot
2019-12-09 16:57

A phishing attack is masquerading as messages from the game's developers.

Cybercrooks Target U.S. Veterans with Fake Hiring Website
2019-09-25 14:52

A known threat actor, Tortoiseshell, is targeting U.S. military veterans with a fake veteran hiring website that hosts malware.

Uni sysadmins, don't relax. Cybercrooks are still after your crown jewels, warns NCSC
2019-09-18 19:00

GCHQ offshoot says be on your guard Cybercrims are still likely to affect universities and other educational institutions online with ransomware, reckons GCHQ offshoot the National Cyber Security Centre.…

Whoa, bot wars: As cybercrooks add more AI to their arsenal, the goodies will have to too
2019-09-13 18:40

The future is automated, says Trend Micro bod Infosec techies should prepare to both fend off AI attacks and welcome the technology into their armoury of tools, reckons Trend Micro's director of...

Cybercrooks attempted credential-stuffing banks 3.5 BEEELLION times in the last 18 months alone
2019-07-31 18:12

All going just as you'd expect, reckons Akamai Content delivery network Akamai Technologies reckons that despite the time and effort spent convincing people not to fall for phishing and other...

When Security Researchers Pose as Cybercrooks, Who Can Tell the Difference?
2018-10-02 23:42

A ridiculous number of companies are exposing some or all of their proprietary and customer data by putting it in the cloud without any kind of authentication needed to read, alter or destroy it....

Dark Web Azorult Generator Offers Free Binaries to Cybercrooks
2018-10-01 11:56

The Gazorp online builder makes it easy to start stealing passwords, credit-card information, cryptocurrency wallet data and more.

Cybercrooks home in on infosec's weakest link – you poor gullible people
2018-09-05 09:15

Email fraud skyrockets and ransomware is back, baby! Cybercrims are ramping up their efforts to target employees through fraudulent email and social media scams, according to a new study by email...

Cybercrooks hone in on infosec's weakest link – you poor gullible people
2018-09-05 09:15

Email fraud skyrockets and ransomware is back, baby! Cybercrims are ramping up their efforts to target employees through fraudulent email and social media scams, according to a new study by email...