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...
Woman Gets Probation for Massive Capital One Hack in 2019 October 6, 2022 A former Seattle tech worker convicted of several charges related to a massive hack of Capital One bank and other...
Accounts Deceivable: Email Scam Costliest Type of Cybercrime April 12, 2022 By Alan Suderman It’s a crime that siphons untold billions from the economy — but many people have never heard of it. Business...
Cyber Criminals Target Remote Workers and ‘Critical Infrastructure to Corner Stores’ July 30, 2021 The share of policyholders who filed a cyberattack claim jumped by 50% from the first half of 2020 compared to...