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FBI warns of Russian, Iranian cyber activity involving messaging platforms
5+ hour, 13+ min ago (842+ words) The FBI warned Friday in two separate notices about Russian and Iranian cyber campaigns involving messaging platforms." The FBI, alongside the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), said the global campaign "has resulted in unauthorized access" to thousands of accounts…...
US sentences Nigerian national to 7 years in $6 million email fraud scheme
13+ hour, 17+ min ago (419+ words) A Nigerian man has been sentenced to more than seven years in a U.S. prison for his role in a scheme that hacked business email accounts and tricked victims into sending millions of dollars to fraudulent bank accounts, U.S. authorities said. James…...
Man pleads guilty to $8 million AI-generated music scheme
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (415+ words) A North Carolina man pleaded guilty to orchestrating a years-long music streaming fraud scheme that used artificial intelligence and thousands of bot accounts to siphon more than $8 million in royalties. Michael Smith, 54, admitted to inflating streaming numbers for hundreds of…...
US seizes domains and infrastructure used in sprawling botnet campaigns
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (581+ words) Law enforcement agencies in the U.S., Germany and Canada coordinated on a disruption operation designed to seize infrastructure used by four large botnets. The Justice Department said on Thursday evening that the Aisuru, KimWolf, JackSkid and Mossad botnets were used to…...
Moscow seeks to limit internet to state-approved websites amid ongoing outages
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (401+ words) Russian authorities are moving to tighten their grip on internet access by introducing a system that limits users to a government-approved list of websites and services amid ongoing internet shutdowns, according to local media reports. Mobile internet in Moscow has…...
Fake government and Starlink apps used in malware campaign targeting Brazil
1+ week, 4+ day ago (436+ words) The malware, dubbed BeatBanker by Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, infects smartphones through fake applications that mimic legitimate services, including the Starlink satellite internet app and the Brazilian government portal INSS Reembolso. Both apps were available for download from a website…...
US, Europol disrupt SocksEscort network that exploited thousands of residential routers
1+ week, 4+ day ago (544+ words) A cybercriminal platform that offered access to thousands of residential routers was disrupted by law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and Europe on Wednesday." The SocksEscort proxy network allowed cybercriminals to purchase access to routers infected with malware. Criminals could conceal…...
Iran-linked hackers claim cyberattack on Albania’s parliament email systems
1+ week, 5+ day ago (377+ words) Albania's parliament said late Tuesday that it had been targeted by a "sophisticated" cyberattack aimed at deleting data and compromising several internal systems. In a statement shared with local media, parliament said its main systems and official website remained operational…...
Iran internet blackout reaches 6th day as rights groups call for end to digital shutdown
2+ week, 3+ day ago (497+ words) The internet shutdown in Iran that began at the start of the war with the U.S. and Israel entered its sixth day on Friday, with human rights groups calling on Iran's leaders to restore digital access. Multiple internet access monitors " including…...
Police dismantle major phishing platform blamed for attacks on hospitals and schools
2+ week, 4+ day ago (398+ words) International law enforcement agencies have dismantled a major phishing-as-a-service platform used to target hundreds of thousands of accounts worldwide, including those tied to hospitals and schools, Europol said Wednesday. The service, known as Tycoon 2FA, offered criminals a ready-made toolkit for…...