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The Department of Justice has raised its first federal court action against online fraud relating to the coronavirus pandemic, on Sunday taking steps to shutter a fraudulent website that claimed to give away free coronavirus vaccines. The website was live as of March 21, according to the DoJ; but as of Monday, the website is currently down.
Facebook and Twitter revealed evidence Thursday suggesting that Russian efforts to interfere in the U.S. presidential election are getting more sophisticated and harder to detect. Facebook said the network of accounts it removed was in the "Early stages" of building an audience.
A New York State court issued an order this week giving Microsoft control of the U.S.-based infrastructure used by the notorious Necurs botnet in an effort to stop the world's most prolific and globally dispersed spam and malware infrastructure. The move came after Microsoft and partners across 35 countries cracked Necur's domain generation algorithm, which is what generates random domain names to allow the botnet to distribute malware and infect victim computers around the world.
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The feds and international law enforcement have taken down a website that was selling access to billions of stolen personal records. The records contained the usual cybercrime goodies: Names, email addresses, usernames, phone numbers and passwords for online accounts, according to the DoJ. However, it's self-description on Twitter gives a more altruistic spin on its wares, framing itself as a HaveIBeenPwnd-like service: "Have your passwords been compromised? Find out by searching through over 12 billion records and 10,000 data breaches."
Law enforcement success inevitably sparks criminals to become more innovative, including shifting from centralized markets - such as Hansa and Wall Street Market - to encrypted and distributed...
After Arresting Phantom Secure CEO, Authorities Reportedly Saw Secrets for SaleThe Canadian government has arrested a senior intelligence official on charges of working as a mole. He was...
The number of DDoS attacks might be getting higher, but they are not all massive nor do they always trigger DDoS defenses. In fact, small-scale DDoS attacks are becoming more frequent and...
Apple report now includes data on requests by governments to take down apps from the tech giant's app store.
Authorities in the United States and Europe on Thursday announced the takedown of an organized cybercrime network that used the GozNym malware to steal an estimated $100 million from victims. read more