Category: Ransomware
The Incredible True Story of the Largest Sting Operation Ever
In 2018, a secure communications app called Anom started to gain popularity among organized criminals. Soon, top tier drug traffickers were using it all over the world. Because they thought their messages were secure, smugglers and hitmen coordinated high stakes crimes across the platform. But Anom had a secret: it was secretly run by the…
Largest stolen credit card market shunned by cybercriminals after alleged “exit scam”
Yale Lodge – the largest dark web vendor of stolen credit cards – has suffered a mass exodus of both customers and stolen data suppliers after apparently stealing their funds. Though the vendor is still online and has blamed the issues on “technical difficulties”, it has been banned and removed from all high-profile cybercriminal forums…
Hackers bombard France with DDoS attacks
Hackers have hit French government websites with Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks in support of detained telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov. The targets of the attacks included government platforms, public service portals, an online doctor’s appointment system and non-governmental websites such as the Institute of Social Sciences and Politics and the daily newspaper La Voix…
A Diplomatic Standoff Over Pavel Durov
The Background: Pavel Durov, the founder of the popular messaging app Telegram, has been a subject of controversy between Russia and France. He has been critical of the Russian government and has faced pressure from authorities. Durov’s French citizenship has complicated the matter, as both countries claim jurisdiction over him. The Recent Demand: Moscow has…
Chameleon Android Banking Trojan Targets Users Through Fake CRM App
Cybersecurity researchers have lifted the lid on a new technique adopted by threat actors behind the Chameleoin Android banking trojan targeting users in Canada by masquerading as a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) app. “Chameleon was seen masquerading as a CRM app, targeting a Canadian restaurant chain operating internationally,” Dutch security outfit ThreatFabric said in a technical report published Monday.…
Nigeria: Meta removes 63,000 accounts linked to sextortion
Meta said Wednesday it had removed about 63,000 Instagram accounts in Nigeria that were engaging in sexual extortion and had taken down thousands of Facebook groups and pages that were trying to organize, recruit and train new scammers. Sexual extortion, or sextortion , involves persuading someone to send explicit photos online and then threatening to…
Hackers steal $16.6 million from the South African ministry
The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure has experienced such losses over the past 10 years, Dean Macpherson, who’s been heading the ministry since June 30, said at a briefing on the first results of the audit. 💬 “In order to build trust with South Africans, we must be transparent about the problems we face…
Kenya’s national airline reports issues with booking system due to global technical glitch
Nairobi, Kenya – July 20, 2024 Kenya Airways, the national airline, has announced significant disruptions in its booking system, attributing the issues to a global technical glitch affecting airlines worldwide. The glitch, which began in the early hours of July 19, has caused widespread inconvenience for passengers attempting to book, modify, or check-in for flights.…
Blue screen of death: cyber systems all around the world are suffering from failure at the hands of Microsoft
On Friday morning, major American airlines reported a large-scale disruption and suspended flights. Then reports of possible flight delays began to come from Europe: Berlin Airport and Spanish airports reported problems. More details regarding the issue: ▪️The largest airlines in the United States, including United Airlines, Delta Airlines and American Airlines, stopped operating; they reported…
Chrome’s Standard Safe Browsing Now Has Real-Time URL Protection
Chrome’s standard Safe Browsing protections now provide real-time malicious site detection and Password Checkup on iOS now flags weak passwords. Google today announced that the standard Safe Browsing protections in the Chrome browser can now identify bad sites in real time. The real-time protection was previously available if the Enhanced protection mode was enabled in…
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