Cyber Crime News Feed

• The 5 fraud trends you need to know about
  April 25, 2024
  Reports of social media and email hacking increased by 55% in 2023, while fraud recovery scams rose by a third … selling your data on the dark web, or stealing your identity. One step you can take …
• Melissa McCarthy Joins True Crime Podcast ‘Criminal’ for Tribeca Audio Storytelling and Games: See Lineup
  April 25, 2024
  Tribeca Festival has announced its lineup of live events and official selections for audio storytelling and games with special guest stars. This year’s festival, presented by OKX, takes place June 5 …
• Global cybercrime crackdown sees five arrested in Australia over phishing scam
  April 23, 2024
  Authorities from around the world teamed up to target LabHost, a cybercrime platform that offered users a “phishing kit” for a price.
• Ransomware Double-Dip: Re-Victimization in Cyber Extortion
  April 22, 2024
  Major cybercrime groups are under attack by police. But are these takedowns effective? Some groups vanish, others bounce back in DAYS.
• Apple Store Online Third-Party Pick Up Scam, Exposed by Cybersecurity Professionals
  April 21, 2024
  Cybersecurity professionals have flagged a new Apple store online scam that stole over $400,000 in just two years.
• Combating Global Cybercrime: A Major Anti-Fraud Operations
  April 18, 2024
  A coordinated global response to the surge in cybercrime in recent years has seen law enforcement organizations ratchet up their efforts to bring down sophisticated criminal networks throughout the …
• Global police agencies take down massive scam website that defrauded thousands of victims
  April 18, 2024
  Britain’s Metropolitan Police said in a statement Thursday that the LabHost website was used by 2,000 criminals to steal users’ personal details.
• Met police disrupt LabHost scam-as-a-service website
  April 18, 2024
  The Metropolitan police has taken down a criminal gang, operating globally, which set up LabHost – a dark web phishing site which was essentially a cybercrime warehouse, whereby users could pay a fee …
• Police bust cyber gang accused of worldwide fraud
  April 17, 2024
  The strategy, which follows advice from behavioural psychologists, is designed to undermine criminal confidence in the security of scam services offered on the dark web. The gang's activities were …
• Dark Web Sales Driving Major Rise in Credential Attacks
  April 17, 2024
  The value of corporate credentials in the cybercrime market contributed to a 643% increase in data theft attacks over the past three years, cybersecurity company …
• FedEx Scam: How cyber criminals exploit vulnerable victims
  April 16, 2024
  This distressing incident has brought to light the nefarious tactics employed by cyber fraudsters, leaving a trail of financial ruin and emotional turmoil in its wake. CNBC-TV18's reporter, Archana …
• Should you stop writing checks? Banks wish you would to thwart fraud
  March 28, 2024
  Consumers can run into massive headaches when criminals engage in check fraud. How banks and the postal service are getting the word out.