Security News

Europol warns 443 online shops infected with credit card stealers
2023-12-22 14:50

Europol has notified over 400 websites that their online shops have been hacked with malicious scripts that steal debit and credit cards from customers making purchases. These attacks can go undetected for weeks or even several months, and depending on the popularity of the breached e-commerce platforms, cybercriminals can collect large numbers of payment card details.

Europol shutters ransomware operation with kingpin arrests
2023-11-28 13:45

A few low-level stragglers remain on the loose, but biggest fish have been hooked International law enforcement investigators have made a number of high-profile arrests after tracking a major...

Europol Dismantles Ragnar Locker Ransomware Infrastructure, Nabs Key Developer
2023-10-21 13:10

Europol on Friday announced the takedown of the infrastructure associated with Ragnar Locker ransomware, alongside the arrest of a "key target" in France. "In an action carried out between 16 and...

Europol knocks RagnarLocker offline in second major ransomware bust this year
2023-10-19 16:30

Law enforcement agencies have taken over RagnarLocker ransomware group's leak site in an internationally coordinated takedown. The takedown follows a concerted effort from law enforcement in recent years to shutter ransomware groups as their success continues to exceed previous records.

Europol’s IOCTA 2023 Report Reveals Cybercriminals are Increasingly Interdependent
2023-07-21 17:23

The Europol report also reported on cybercriminals' use of cryptocurrencies and how their techniques are more sophisticated. The Europol report reported on cybercriminals' use of cryptocurrencies and how their techniques are more sophisticated.

Europol details ChatGPT’s potential for criminal abuse
2023-03-28 09:17

With the increased public interest in ChatGPT, the Europol Innovation Lab took the matter seriously and conducted a series of workshops involving subject matter experts from various departments of Europol. These workshops aimed to investigate potential ways in which large language models like ChatGPT can be exploited by criminals and how they can be utilized to aid investigators in their day-to-day tasks.

Core DoppelPaymer ransomware gang members targeted in Europol operation
2023-03-06 14:00

Europol has announced that law enforcement in Germany and Ukraine targeted two individuals believed to be core members of the DoppelPaymer ransomware group. "German officers raided the house of a German national, who is believed to have played a major role in the DoppelPaymer ransomware group," Europol informs in a press release published today.

Europol busts ‘CEO fraud’ gang that stole €38M in a few days
2023-02-17 18:18

Europol has dismantled a Franco-Israeli 'CEO fraud' group that employed business email compromise attacks to divert payments from organizations to bank accounts under the threat actor's control. The fraudsters impersonated CEOs when approaching employees in the target organizations' financial departments and tricked them into performing payments to bank accounts under the scammer's control.

Multi-million investment scammers busted in four-country Europol raid
2023-01-16 19:10

The victim will need to pay in that 20% themselves - indeed, they'd jolly well better pay in quickly, the scammers claim, given that the "Authorities" are now involved and looking for their share. Once you realise you've been scammed, whether the scammers pull the plug on you, or you pull the plug on them, you may "Co-incidentally" be contacted by someone who sympathises with your plight, and who knows just the thing for you to try next.

Privacy watchdog steps up fight against Europol's hoarding of personal data
2022-09-23 06:27

An EU watchdog says rules that allow Europol cops to retain personal data on individuals with no links to criminal activity go against Europe's own data privacy protections, not to mention undermining the regulator's powers and role. The European Data Protection Supervisor has asked Europe's top court to toss out two amendments to the Europol Regulation that took effect on June 28 enabling this data hoarding by the police.