Latest about Cyber Crime

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FBI seizes BreachForums infrastructure — but successor sites are already popping up

By Solomon Klappholz published

News In the latest win for law enforcement, BreachForums has been taken down in an FBI operation - but alternatives are already popping up

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What is hackbot as a service and are malicious LLMs a risk?

By Solomon Klappholz published

Explainer As threat actors begin to use malicious chatbots, hackbot as a service groups are helping affiliates launch tailored attacks via subscription

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Cyber crime cost UK businesses more than £30 billion in 2023, and small businesses were among the worst hit

By Emma Woollacott published

News Cyber crime inflicted a significant toll on businesses across the UK last year, new research shows

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What are the origins of Cybercrime?

By ITPro published

The evolution of cybercrime and its culmination in ransomware is a story 30 years in the making

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Telegram’s popularity continues to soar as catalog of available cyber crime services matures

By Richard Speed published

News The range of available services on Telegram includes sophisticated phishing kits, cheap stolen data, and access to industry insiders

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Qakbot forced offline, but history suggests it probably won’t be forever

By Rory Bathgate published

News Operation Duck Hunt was one of the largest of its kind but similar attempts in the past have struggled to achieve long-lasting success

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Interpol arrests 14 in cyber crime crackdown across Africa

By Richard Speed published

News As many as 20,000 suspicious networks identified as international action against cyber crime ramps up

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Avaya reseller helped coordinate $88m pirate software scheme

By Ross Kelly published

News New Jersey-based businessman, Jason Hines, pleaded guilty in an Oklahoma court on Friday

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C-suites consider quantum a serious threat and "amazing" deepfake attacks are just 'months away'

By Rory Bathgate published

News Deepfake technology has matured at a rapid rate, and video scams are likely to be a on par with the more convincing voice-only campaigns very soon, one expert says

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Crackdown on crypto needed to curb cyber crime, says expert

By Rory Bathgate published

News Threat actors would struggle to generate money without the anonymity provided by unregulated digital tokens, but such a move would require worldwide buy-in

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