Cyber Crime
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Hacked London council warns 100,000 households at risk of follow-up scams
News The council is warning residents they may be at increased risk of phishing scams in the wake of the cyber attack.
By Nicole Kobie Published
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Cyber crime group falls for honeypot, crows about it on Telegram
News Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters thought it had access to vast amounts of Resecurity's internal data, but the whole thing was just a set-up
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Cybersecurity experts face 20 years in prison following ransomware campaign
Two men used their tech expertise to carry out ALPHV BlackCat ransomware attacks
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Get ready for the rise of 'vibe crime'
News Trend Micro is warning of a boom in 'vibe crime' - the use of agentic AI to support fully-automated cyber criminal operations and accelerate attacks.
By Emma Woollacott Published
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15-year-old revealed as key player in Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters
News 'Rey' says he's trying to leave Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters and is prepared to cooperate with law enforcement
By Emma Woollacott Published
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November rundown: CrowdStrike's insider threat
ITPro Podcast As CrowdStrike grappled with a malicious employee, Cloudflare suffered a major outage
By Rory Bathgate Published
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Russian cyber crime group hit with international sanctions
News Media Land offers 'bulletproof' hosting services used for ransomware and DDoS attacks around the world
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Europol hails triple takedown with Rhadamanthys, VenomRAT, and Elysium sting operations
News The Rhadamanthys infostealer operation is one of the latest victims of Europol's Operation Endgame, with more than a thousand servers taken down
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Europol takes down SIM farm network that scammed thousands of victims
News The sophisticated operation led to crimes from simple phishing to investment fraud
By Emma Woollacott Published
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DNS Security 101: Safeguarding your business from cyber threats
Industry Insights What strategies can businesses implement to strengthen defenses against the increased threat landscape?
By Ram Mohan Published
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Cyber expert warns an uptick of youth hackers should be a ‘wake-up call’ after teens charged over TfL attack
News Encouraging youths to engage in positive tech initiatives will guide them down the right path and away from nefarious activities
By Ross Kelly Published
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BreachForums founder resentenced to three years in prison
News A US appeals court vacated his previous sentence and remanded the case for resentencing
By Ross Kelly Published
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