Ransomware Attack Hits 200,000 Targets in 150 Countries
Factories, hospitals and major corporations around the world grounded to a haltFridayafter ransomware hit 200,000 targets in...
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Lithuania: Cybercriminals Blackmail Plastic Surgery Clinic with Stolen Photos
Cybercriminals who stole personal records and photos of patients from the data system of a Lithuanian plastic surgery clinic...
U.S. to Dismantle Global Cybercrime Network Following Arrest of Russian Kingpin
The U.S. Justice DepartmentannouncedMondayan "extensive" operation to dismantle the Kelihos Botnet, a global...
North Korea Suspected of $81m Cyberheist from Bangladesh Account
U.S. Federal prosecutors are investigating North Korea’s role in the attempted theft of nearly US$ 1 billion from the...
Kenya: Member of Hacking Syndicate Charged with Stealing Millions
KenyanprosecutorschargedWednesdayan IT expertwith electronic fraud he allegedly committed as member an international cyber...
The Russian Laundromat Exposed
Regulator says Latvia finally cleaning up bad banks
Maija Treija is director of compliance control for the Latvian Financial and Capital Market Commission (FCMC) which...
The Russian Laundromat Exposed
How Veaceslav Platon’s High Life in Kyiv Came Crashing Down
An Instagram photo showing a Bentley Continental GT V8 doing 250 kilometers an hour reads “We take off. #IAmRocket...
The Russian Laundromat Exposed
Two huge scams. One Moldovan businessman.
In the Republic of Moldova, they call it the “Theft of the Century.” In 2014, $1 billion was drained from three banks in...
U.S. Retail Theft Ring Busted; Gang Made US$12 Million Selling Loot Online
Authorities arrested 12 people suspected of having made US$12 million by stealing electronics or printer ink cartridges from...
U.S. Lawyer Admits to Extorting Millions in Porn Piracy Scam
A U.S. attorneyplead guiltyMondayto systematically extorting a total of US$ 6 million from peoplewho illegally downloaded...
Cyber Crime Group Targeting Russian Businesses
Slovakian software security firm ESET released a report Tuesday warning that a cyber crime group, RTM, is targeting...
UK: US$ 200 Million Down the Drain in Broadband-Sewer Scam; Four Convicted
UK authorities convicted Tuesday four men on fraud and bribery charges for a £160 million (US$ 200.18 million) scheme that...