Cybercriminal marketplace Rydox seized in international law enforcement operation

The Justice Department announced Thursday that it had participated in a coordinated effort to seize and dismantle Rydox, an online marketplace for stolen personal information and cybercrime tools. The operation led to the arrest of three individuals alleged to be the site’s administrators. Rydox has been linked to over 7,600 illicit sales and generated substantial […]

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Court indicts 14 North Korean IT workers tied to $88 million in illicit gains

It’s part of a broader effort to counter Pyongyang’s use of tech professionals to fool U.S. companies and nonprofits.

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Notorious Nigerian cybercriminal tied to BEC scams extradited to U.S.

Abiola Kayode, a 37-year-old Nigerian national, has been extradited from Ghana to the United States to face charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.  Kayode, who was on the FBI’s Most Wanted cybercriminal list, is charged with participating in a business email compromise (BEC) scheme and romance fraud from January 2015 to September 2016, defrauding […]

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International crackdown disrupts DDoS-for-hire operations

An operation known as PowerOFF led to the arrest of three individuals and the shutdown of 27 domains.

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US sanctions Chinese cybersecurity company for firewall compromise, ransomware attacks

The Department of the Treasury is sanctioning Chinese cybersecurity company Sichuan Silence, and one of its employees, Guan Tianfeng, for their roles in the April 2020 compromise of tens of thousands of firewalls worldwide. Many of the victims were U.S… Continue reading US sanctions Chinese cybersecurity company for firewall compromise, ransomware attacks

New ‘Termite’ ransomware group claims responsibility for Blue Yonder cyberattack

The ransomware looks to be a re-worked variant of Babuk.

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Businesses plagued by constant stream of malicious emails

36.9% of all emails received by businesses (20.5 billion) in 2024 were unwanted, according to Hornetsecurity’s analysis of 55.6+ billion emails processed through their security services between November 1, 2023 and October 31, 2024 – and 2…. Continue reading Businesses plagued by constant stream of malicious emails