COVID-19 Exacerbated Existing Cybercrime Patterns, Europol Says

Europol has published its seventh Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA), the agency’s annual cybercrime report containing updates on the latest trends and effects of cybercrime in the European Union and beyond. Much has changed since last … Continue reading COVID-19 Exacerbated Existing Cybercrime Patterns, Europol Says

Using Similar Taxonomies To Understand Present And Future Security Challenges

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In what is certainly the single most fascinating and well-crafted piece on the taxonomy of organized crime in months; and it’s present and future significance for information and cyber security professionals (and non-professionals as w… Continue reading Using Similar Taxonomies To Understand Present And Future Security Challenges

ITG08 (aka FIN6) Partners With TrickBot Gang, Uses Anchor Framework

Financially motivated, adaptable, sophisticated and persistent, the ITG08 threat group is likely to remain one of the most potent cybercriminal groups in this new decade.

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Banking Trojans and Ransomware — A Treacherous Matrimony Bound to Get Worse

To combat the threat of banking Trojans and ransomware, organizations should stay up to date with the rapidly evolving threat landscape by utilizing the latest threat intelligence.

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GPS tracker from stalked woman’s car led to indictment of 20 mobsters

Girlfriend found it, girlfriend popped it onto a city bus, gadget got found, multiyear investigation got launched, 20 got indicted. Continue reading GPS tracker from stalked woman’s car led to indictment of 20 mobsters

Darknet hosting provider in underground NATO bunker busted

Police overcame not only digital defenses of the “bulletproof” provider CyberBunker but also barbed wire fences and surveillance cams. Continue reading Darknet hosting provider in underground NATO bunker busted

Facebookery: Plans Underway To Disrupt Credit Card Business With Facebook Cryptocurrency Payment Network

Would you really trust this guy with your hard won simoleans? With the stunning criminal behavior, almost complete lack of honesty, and evidence of political manipulation at a national scale, a Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) owned and operated cryptocurrr… Continue reading Facebookery: Plans Underway To Disrupt Credit Card Business With Facebook Cryptocurrency Payment Network

Slack to investors: we might be the target of organized crime, nation-sponsored hackers

In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Slack Technologies reveals it is facing ongoing threats from nation-state actors, organized crime, and traditional one-off hackers alike. Slack develops and sells a proprietary set of cloud… Continue reading Slack to investors: we might be the target of organized crime, nation-sponsored hackers

Put A Couple Of Zeroes On It…

Quite likely the defining opinion piece, well-crafted by the inimitable Kara Swisher, writing at The New York Times, targeting the the entity known as Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) (of which, in our opinion, is a classicly structured and well organized … Continue reading Put A Couple Of Zeroes On It…

Slack Warns Investors It’s a Target for Nation-State Hacking

As Slack prepares to go public, the company is warning potential investors that it’s a target for malicious attacks from “sophisticated organized crime, nation-state, and nation-state supported actors,” according to an SEC filing published today. Continue reading Slack Warns Investors It’s a Target for Nation-State Hacking