Tag: Cybercrime
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Ransomware Extortion Drops to $813.5M in 2024, Down from $1.25B in 2023
Ransomware attacks netted cybercrime groups a total of $813.5 million in 2024, a decline from $1.25 billion in 2023. The total amount …
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University site cloned to evade ad detection distributes fake Cisco installer
There is a constant “cat and mouse” game between defenders and attackers, the latter trying to outsmart and get a head start on the …
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Social Links Launches Darkside AI Initiative to Address Cybercrime and Misinformation
Social Links, an open-source intelligence (OSINT) solutions company, has announced the Darkside AI initiative designed to combat the rising …
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Cybercrime gang exploited VeraCore zero-day vulnerabilities for years (CVE-2025-25181, CVE-2024-57968)
XE Group, a cybercriminal outfit that has been active for over a decade, has been quietly exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities …
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Global ransomware payments plunge by a third amid crackdown
Ransomware payments fell by more than a third last year to $813m (£650m) as victims refused to pay cybercriminals and law enforcement …
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Italian founder of migrant rescue group ‘targeted with spyware’
The Italian founder of the NGO Mediterranea Saving Humans, who has been a vocal critic of Italy’s alleged complicity in abuses suffered …
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Activists critical of Italian PM may have had their phones targeted by Paragon spyware, says WhatsApp
The Italian founder of the NGO Mediterranea Saving Humans, who has been a vocal critic of Italy’s alleged complicity in abuses suffered …
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New AI “agents” could hold people for ransom in 2025
A paradigm shift in technology is hurtling towards us, and it could change everything we know about cybersecurity. Uhh, again, that …
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Keir Starmer scrapped email account in 2022 after Russian hacking, says report
Keir Starmer stopped using a personal email account when he was opposition leader after being warned about a suspected hack by a Russian …
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Keir Starmer changed ‘dangerously obvious’ email address in 2022 after Russian hacking
Keir Starmer stopped using a personal email account when he was opposition leader after being warned about a suspected hack by a Russian …
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U.S. and Dutch Authorities Dismantle 39 Domains Linked to BEC Fraud Network
U.S. and Dutch law enforcement agencies have announced that they have dismantled 39 domains and their associated servers as part of efforts …
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ClickFix vs. traditional download in new DarkGate campaign
During the past several months there have been numerous malware campaigns that use a technique something referred to as “ClickFix”. It …
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