Cyber Crime
Discover expert analysis on cyber crime with news, features and insights from the team at IT Pro.
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Chinese hackers impersonate leading AI figures to harvest credentialsOne phishing incident saw email recipients invited to join an AI policy advisory committee
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Your customers just gave a bot access to their wallet. Are your controls ready?Industry Insights Bot customers now need identity trust frameworks, not just fraud detection tools
By Harry Varatharasan Published
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Nearly half of CISOs have been hit by AI deepfake voice callsNews Gartner has urged CISOs to remain vigilant for voice and video social engineering attacks
By Nicole Kobie Published
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Microsoft takes down ‘EvilTokens’ cyber crime serviceNews In just six months, the EvilTokens phishing as a service platform hit thousands of organizations worldwide
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Google cyber researchers warn hackers are ramping up automated attacksNews Google Threat Intelligence Group has issued a warning over the increased threats posed by hackers using agentic AI tools
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Cyber criminals are adapting ASCII smuggling for mass phishing campaignsNews Usually known for its use in prompt injection attacks, ASCII smuggling is now being used to evade spam filters on email platforms
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Expired domains are a goldmine for hackersNews Tens of thousands of so-called 'dropcatch' domains are being registered every day
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Cyber criminals are selling discount AI tokens on underground forumsNews Sites such as Poison Claude and Ecomagent.in are taking advantage of genuine promo offers and reselling access
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Cisco sounds alarm over new Russian malware campaign hitting firms in US and EuropeNews UAT-11795 is weaponizing legitimate software such as WebEx and Zoom to dupe victims
By Ross Kelly Published
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Ransomware negotiator-turned cyber criminal jailed after working with hackers to extort clientsNews Angelo Martino was supposed to be negotiating on behalf of victims, but was secretly working for ransomware operators
By Emma Woollacott Published
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The FortiBleed campaign just took a turn for the worseNews Reports suggest that FortiBleed-linked exposed credentials could put UK government and public services at huge risk
By Ross Kelly Published
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Alleged Scattered Spider hacker snared in Finland, extradited to USNews Teenager Peter Stokes has been extradited to the US on hacking charges
By Emma Woollacott Published
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