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Cybercrime
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
Amer Owaida • 13 May 2021
DDoS attack knocks Belgian government websites offline
The attack overwhelmed the systems of a Belgian ISP, leading to widespread service outages and disruptions
Amer Owaida • 05 May 2021
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
Amer Owaida • 03 May 2021
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
Amer Owaida • 29 Apr 2021
$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
Amer Owaida • 07 Apr 2021
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
Amer Owaida • 24 Mar 2021
FBI: Cybercrime losses topped US$4.2 billion in 2020
The Bureau received over 28,000 reports of COVID-19-themed scams last year
Amer Owaida • 18 Mar 2021
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
Jake Moore • 03 Mar 2021
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
Amer Owaida • 09 Feb 2021