Lockbit Hackers’ Swagger on Display After Police Leak Identities Online February 21, 2024 By Christopher Bing and James Pearson One of the world’s biggest criminal hacking gangs woke up on Tuesday to a startling discovery: Law enforcement, after taking...
What Is Cybercriminal Group Lockbit? February 21, 2024 A cybercriminal group named Lockbit, which was broken up by an international law enforcement operation this week, has hacked some...
FBI, UK Crime Agency Say They Have Disrupted LockBit Cyber Gang February 20, 2024 By Jamie Tarabay A coalition of international law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and UK National Crime Agency, said they have disrupted LockBit,...
US Offers Up to $10M Reward for Info Leading to Leaders of Notorious Ransomware Gang February 16, 2024 If you’ve got information on one of the world’s most prolific ransomware gangs, you could stand to make a cool...
Hackers Exploit Ad Tools to Track Victims, Boosting Scam Efforts February 16, 2024 By Sana Pashankar Cybercriminals are using advertising tools to make their scams as “clickable” as possible. In a new kind of email phishing...
Ransomware Gang LockBit Revises Its Tactics to Get More Blackmail Money November 20, 2023 By Jamie Tarabay LockBit, the prolific ransomware gang that has launched attacks recently on Boeing Co. and Industrial Commercial Bank of China Ltd.,...
FBI, European Partners Seize Major Malware Network in Blow to Global Cybercrime August 31, 2023 By Frank Bajak and Stefanie Dazio U.S. officials said Tuesday that the FBI and its European partners infiltrated and seized control of a major malware network...
Tornado Cash Founders Charged by US in Money Laundering Scheme August 25, 2023 By Bob Van Voris and Allyson Versprille Two founders of Tornado Cash, a cryptocurrency mixing service that has been under scrutiny by various US agencies for more...
Deepfake Imposter Scams Are Driving a New Wave of Fraud August 23, 2023 By Nabila Ahmed, Adam Haigh and Ellie Harmsworth Computer-generated children’s voices so realistic they fool their own parents. Masks created with photos from social media that can penetrate...
Crypto Must End Anonymity for Illicit Finance, U.S. Regulator Says April 26, 2023 By Huw Jones Anonymity is allowing crypto assets to finance illegal activities, a top U.S. regulatory official said on Tuesday, posing national security...