Category Archives: U.K. National Crime Agency

Feds Seize LockBit Ransomware Websites, Offer Decryption Tools, Troll Affiliates

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U.S. and U.K. authorities have seized the darknet websites run by LockBit, a prolific and destructive ransomware group that has claimed more than 2,000 victims worldwide and extorted over $120 million in payments. Instead of listing data stolen from ransomware victims who didn’t pay, LockBit’s victim shaming website now offers free recovery tools, as well as news about arrests and criminal charges involving LockBit affiliates. Continue reading Feds Seize LockBit Ransomware Websites, Offer Decryption Tools, Troll Affiliates→

Task Force Seeks to Disrupt Ransomware Payments

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Some of the world’s top tech firms are backing a new industry task force focused on disrupting cybercriminal ransomware gangs by limiting their ability to get paid, and targeting the individuals and finances of the organized thieves behind these crimes. Continue reading Task Force Seeks to Disrupt Ransomware Payments→

E.U. Authorities Crack Encryption of Massive Criminal and Murder Network

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Four-year investigation shuts down EncroChat and busts 746 alleged criminals for planning murders, selling drugs and laundering money. Continue reading E.U. Authorities Crack Encryption of Massive Criminal and Murder Network→

‘Avalanche’ Global Fraud Ring Dismantled

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In what’s being billed as an unprecedented global law enforcement response to cybercrime, federal investigators in the United States, United Kingdom and Europe today say they’ve dismantled a sprawling cybercrime machine known as “Avalanche” — a distributed, cloud-hosting network that for the past seven years has been rented out to fraudsters for use in launching countless malware and phishing attacks. Continue reading ‘Avalanche’ Global Fraud Ring Dismantled→

‘Avalanche’ Global Fraud Ring Dismantled

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In what’s being billed as an unprecedented global law enforcement response to cybercrime, federal investigators in the United States, United Kingdom and Europe today say they’ve dismantled a sprawling cybercrime machine known as “Avalanche” — a distributed, cloud-hosting network that for the past seven years has been rented out to fraudsters for use in launching countless malware and phishing attacks. Continue reading ‘Avalanche’ Global Fraud Ring Dismantled→

Cybercrime Overtakes Traditional Crime in UK

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In a notable sign of the times, cybercrime has now surpassed all other forms of crime in the United Kingdom, the nation’s National Crime Agency (NCA) warned in a new report. It remains unclear how closely the rest of the world tracks the U.K.’s experience, but the report reminds readers that the problem is likely far worse than the numbers suggest, noting that cybercrime is vastly under-reported by victims. Continue reading Cybercrime Overtakes Traditional Crime in UK→