Collaborate Disseminate
A scammer has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for laundering over US $4.5 million obtained by targeting businesses and the elderly with Business Email Compromise (BEC) and romance fraud schemes.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of … Continue reading 10 years in prison for $4.5 million BEC scammer who bought Ferrari to launder money
The United States Department of Justice has dealt a blow to dark web drug traffickers by arresting a man alleged to operate the dark web drugs marketplace Incognito Market.
According to a DOJ press release, the alleged operator of a darknet platform… Continue reading 23-year-old alleged founder of dark web Incognito Market arrested after FBI tracks cryptocurrency payments
US businesses are believed to have recruited thousands of North Korean IT workers, sending earnings (and potentially data) to North Korea.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Arrests made after North Koreans hired for remote tech jobs at US companies
Nissan North America has revealed that extortionists who demanded a ransom after breaking into its external VPN and disrupted systems last year also stole the social security numbers of over 53,000 staff.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Secur… Continue reading Nissan reveals ransomware attack exposed 53,000 workers’ social security numbers
Law enforcement agencies worldwide have coordinated to take down one of the world’s largest hacker forums, scoring a victory against cybercrime.
BreachForums, a notorious marketplace for stolen data, was seized by the authorities on Wednesday, accor… Continue reading BreachForums seized! One of the world’s largest hacking forums is taken down by the FBI… again
Security agencies in the United States have issued a new warning about the Black Basta ransomware group, in the wake of a high-profile attack against the healthcare giant Ascension.
The cyber attack last week forced the Ascension computer systems … Continue reading Black Basta ransomware group’s techniques evolve, as FBI issues new warning in wake of hospital attack
A Korean cybersecurity expert has been sentenced to prison for illegally accessing and distributing private photos and videos from vulnerable “wallpad” cameras in 400,000 private households.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Prison for cybersecurity expert selling private videos from inside 400,000 homes
Boeing has confirmed that it received a demand for a massive $200 million after a ransomware attack by the notorious LockBit hacking group in October 2023.
The company confirmed its link to the indictment of Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, who was ident… Continue reading Boeing refused to pay $200 million LockBit ransomware demand
Do you know Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev?
If you do, there’s a chance that you might well on the way to receiving a reward of up to $10 million.
Read more in my article on the Exponential-e blog. Continue reading $10 million reward offer for apprehension of unmasked LockBit ransomware leader
The FBI has issued a warning to US retailers about a financially-motivated malicious hacking ring that has been targeting employees with phishing attacks in an attempt to create fraudulent gift cards.
Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of… Continue reading FBI warns US retailers that hackers are targeting their gift card systems