Security News

Europol Warns Criminal Networks Are Embracing AI, Making Fraud Smarter and Harder to Detect
2025-03-25 15:13

“The same qualities that make AI revolutionary – accessibility, adaptability and sophistication – also make it a powerful tool for criminal networks,” Europol says.

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...

FBI, Europol, and NCA Take Down 8Base Ransomware Data Leak and Negotiation Sites
2025-02-11 07:03

Source: The Nation A coordinated law enforcement operation has taken down the dark web data leak and negotiation sites associated with the 8Base ransomware gang. Visitors to the data leak site are...

Europol Dismantles 27 DDoS Attack Platforms Across 15 Nations; Admins Arrested
2024-12-12 06:15

A global law enforcement operation has failed 27 stresser services that were used to conduct distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks and took them offline as part of a multi-year...

Europol Shuts Down Manson Market Fraud Marketplace, Seizes 50 Servers
2024-12-05 14:55

Europol on Thursday announced the shutdown of a clearnet marketplace called Manson Market that facilitated online fraud on a large scale. The operation, led by German authorities, has resulted in...

Europol Dismantles Criminal Messaging Service MATRIX in Major Global Takedown
2024-12-04 12:20

Europol on Tuesday announced the takedown of an invite-only encrypted messaging service called MATRIX that's created by criminals for criminal purposes. The joint operation, conducted by French...

Europol Shuts Down iServer Phishing Scheme and Ghost Cybercrime Chat Platform
2024-09-20 12:58

Law enforcement authorities have announced the takedown of an international criminal network that leveraged a phishing platform to unlock stolen or lost mobile phones. The phishing-as-a-service...

Europol takes down "Ghost" encrypted messaging platform used for crime
2024-09-18 21:06

Europol and law enforcement from nine countries successfully dismantled an encrypted communications platform called "Ghost," which was used by organized crime such as drug trafficking and money...

Europol says Home Routing mobile encryption feature aids criminals
2024-07-07 15:23

Europol is proposing solutions to avoid challenges posed by privacy-enhancing technologies in Home Routing that hinder law enforcement's ability to intercept communications during criminal investigations. Home Routing is a system in telecommunication services that allows customers to route traffic through their home network even when traveling abroad. When privacy-enhancing technologies are enabled in Home Routing, data is encrypted at the service level and subscribers' devices exchange session-based keys with the provider in the home network.

Europol says mobile roaming tech is making its job too hard
2024-07-05 08:26

Europol published a position paper today highlighting its concerns around SMS home routing - the technology that allows telcos to continue offering their services when customers visit another country. According to the cops, they pointed out that when roaming, a suspect in a criminal case who's using a SIM from another country will have all of their mobile communications processed through their home network.