European police bust major online investment fraud ring
The operation was carried out against an organized group that used online trading platforms to swindle victims out of US$36 million
Cybercrime
DDoS attack knocks Belgian government websites offline
The attack overwhelmed the systems of a Belgian ISP, leading to widespread service outages and disruptions
INTERPOL aims to deal a blow to digital piracy
The agency’s new initiative will also warn about the high cost of the free lunch – the increased risk of malware exposure
FBI teams up with ‘Have I Been Pwned’ to alert Emotet victims
The data breach notification site now allows you to check if your login credentials may have been compromised by Emotet
$38 million worth of gift cards stolen and sold on dark web
Easy to redeem and hard to trace, gift cards remain a hot commodity in the criminal underground
Vengeful IT worker gets jail time for deleting company’s Microsoft user accounts
The company was left to deal with three months’ worth of IT problems
FBI: Cybercrime losses topped US$4.2 billion in 2020
The Bureau received over 28,000 reports of COVID-19-themed scams last year
Not all cybercriminals are sophisticated
Some perpetrators of online crime and fraud don’t use advanced methods to profit at the expense of unsuspecting victims and to avoid getting caught
Hacker attempts to poison Florida city’s water supply
While the incursion was thwarted in time, cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure are a major cause for concern
Stolen employee credentials put leading gaming firms at risk
It’s hardly fun and games for top gaming companies and their customers as half a million employee credentials turn up for sale on the dark web
21 arrested after allegedly using stolen logins to commit fraud
UK police also give some food for thought to those on the verge of breaking the law
Europol and partners thwart massive credit card fraud scheme
The operation was carried out against fraudsters trying to monetize stolen credit card data on the internet’s seedy underbelly
FBI warns of threat actors spoofing Bureau domains, email accounts
The U.S. law enforcement agency shares a sampling of more than 90 spoofed FBI-related domains registered recently
Gaming company Capcom hit by cyberattack
The developer of popular video game franchises took swift action to prevent the attack from spreading further across its systems
Fraudsters crave loyalty points amid COVID‑19
Scammers even run their own dark-web “travel agencies”, misusing stolen loyalty points and credit card numbers
50,000 home cameras reportedly hacked, footage posted online
Some footage has already appeared on adult sites, with cybercriminals offering lifetime access to the entire loot for US$150
179 arrested in massive dark web bust
The sting is said to be the US Government’s largest operation targeting crime in the internet’s seedy underbelly
5 ways cybercriminals can try to extort you
What are some common strategies cybercriminals employ in extortion schemes and how can you mitigate the chances of falling victim to a cyber-shakedown?
Emotet strikes Quebec’s Department of Justice: An ESET Analysis
The cyberattack, which affected 14 inboxes belonging to the Department of Justice, was confirmed by ESET researchers
UK University suffers cyberattack, ransomware gang claims responsibility
The cyber-incident takes most of the university’s systems offline and officials estimate that the institution will take weeks to recover