Cyber Crime
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Notorious RAMP hacker forum seized by FBI
News Billing itself as the “only place ransomware allowed", RAMP catered mainly for Russian-speaking cyber criminals
By Emma Woollacott Published
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Microsoft just took down notorious cyber crime marketplace RedVDS
News Microsoft worked closely with law enforcement to take down the notorious RedVDS cyber crime service – and found tools like ChatGPT and its own Copilot were being used by hackers.
By Nicole Kobie Published
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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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