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Japanese police create fake support scam payment cards to warn victims
2024-04-27 17:11

Japanese police placed fake payment cards in convenience stores to protect the elderly targeted by tech support scams or unpaid money fraud. The cards are labeled "Virus Trojan Horse Removal Payment Card" and "Unpaid Bill Late Fee Payment Card," and were created by the Echizen Police in the Fukui prefecture in Japan as an alert mechanism.

Police Chiefs Call for Solutions to Access Encrypted Data in Serious Crime Cases
2024-04-23 10:45

European Police Chiefs said that the complementary partnership between law enforcement agencies and the technology industry is at risk due to end-to-end encryption (E2EE). They called on the...

Global Police Operation Disrupts 'LabHost' Phishing Service, Over 30 Arrested Worldwide
2024-04-18 10:28

As many as 37 individuals have been arrested as part of an international crackdown on a cybercrime service called LabHost that has been used by criminal actors to steal personal credentials from...

German Police Seize 'Nemesis Market' in Major International Darknet Raid
2024-03-24 05:24

German authorities have announced the takedown of an illicit underground marketplace called Nemesis Market that peddled narcotics, stolen data, and various cybercrime services. The Federal...

Darknet marketplace Nemesis Market seized by German police
2024-03-22 16:12

The German police have seized infrastructure for the darknet Nemesis Market cybercrime marketplace in Germany and Lithuania, disrupting the site's operation. The Nemesis Market was launched in 2021 as a new marketplace to purchase illegal drugs and narcotics, stolen data and credit cards, and various cybercrime services related to ransomware, phishing, and distributed denial of service attacks.

Filipino police free hundreds of slaves toiling in romance scam operation
2024-03-18 05:46

Filipino police rescued 875 "Workers" - including 504 foreigners - in a raid late last week on a firm that posed as an online gaming company but in reality operated a forced labor camp that housed romance scam operators. The "Gaming company" that ran the operation - which went by Zun Yuan Technology Incorporated - maintains a meager website that may not initially set off alarm bells and appears more targeted toward recruiting staff than clients.

LockBit ransomware returns, restores servers after police disruption
2024-02-25 19:41

The LockBit gang is relaunching its ransomware operation on a new infrastructure less than a week after law enforcement hacked their servers, and is threatening to focus more of their attacks on the government sector. On Saturday, LockBit announced it was resuming the ransomware business and released damage control communication saying admitting that "Personal negligence and irresponsibility" led to law enforcement disrupting its activity in Operation Cronos.

Ukrainian police arrest father and son in suspected LockBit affiliate double act
2024-02-22 15:30

Today's edition of the week-long LockBit leaks reveals a father-son duo was apprehended in Ukraine as part of the series of takedown-related arrests this week. The National Police of Ukraine confirmed the relationship of the pair after they were arrested at the request of the French government.

Police arrest LockBit ransomware members, release decryptor in global crackdown
2024-02-20 11:30

Law enforcement arrested two operators of the LockBit ransomware gang in Poland and Ukraine, created a decryption tool to recover encrypted files for free, and seized over 200 crypto-wallets after hacking the cybercrime gang's servers in an international crackdown operation. The global LockBit crackdown was coordinated by Operation Cronos, a task force headed by the U.K. National Crime Agency and coordinated in Europe by Europol and Eurojust.

Police arrests LockBit ransomware members, release decryptor in global crackdown
2024-02-20 11:30

Law enforcement arrested two operators of the LockBit ransomware gang in Poland and Ukraine, created a decryption tool to recover encrypted files for free, and seized over 200 crypto-wallets after hacking the cybercrime gang's servers in an international crackdown operation. The global LockBit crackdown was coordinated by Operation Cronos, a task force headed by the U.K. National Crime Agency and coordinated in Europe by Europol and Eurojust.