Tag: criminal activities
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Krebs on Security: Web Hacking Service ‘Araneida’ Tied to Turkish IT Firm
Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/12/web-hacking-service-araneida-tied-to-turkish-it-firm/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Web Hacking Service ‘Araneida’ Tied to Turkish IT Firm Feedly Summary: Cybercriminals are selling hundreds of thousands of credential sets stolen with the help of a cracked version of Acunetix, a powerful commercial web app vulnerability scanner, new research finds. The cracked software is being resold as…
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The Register: Lights out for 18 more DDoS booters in pre-Christmas Operation PowerOFF push
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/12/operation_poweroff_ddos_takedowns/ Source: The Register Title: Lights out for 18 more DDoS booters in pre-Christmas Operation PowerOFF push Feedly Summary: Holiday cheer comes in the form of three arrests and 27 shuttered domains The Europol-coordinated Operation PowerOFF struck again this week as cross-border cops pulled the plug on 27 more domains tied to distributed…
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The Register: Crooks stole AWS credentials from misconfigured sites then kept them in open S3 bucket
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/09/aws_credentials_stolen/ Source: The Register Title: Crooks stole AWS credentials from misconfigured sites then kept them in open S3 bucket Feedly Summary: ShinyHunters-linked heist thought to have been ongoing since March Exclusive A massive online heist targeting AWS customers during which digital crooks abused misconfigurations in public websites and stole source code, thousands of…
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The Register: Eurocops take down ‘secure’ criminal chat system known as Matrix
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/04/eurocop_crack_matrix/ Source: The Register Title: Eurocops take down ‘secure’ criminal chat system known as Matrix Feedly Summary: They took the red pill French and Dutch police have taken down the Matrix chat app, which was designed by criminals for criminals to be a secure encrypted messaging tool.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary:…
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News: International operation takes down another encrypted messaging service used by criminals
Source URL: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/international-operation-takes-down-another-encrypted-messaging-service-used-criminals Source: News Title: International operation takes down another encrypted messaging service used by criminals Feedly Summary: MATRIX, a messaging service made by criminals for criminals, was first discovered by Dutch authorities on the phone of a criminal convicted for the murder of a Dutch journalist in 2021. A large-scale investigation into the…
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Hacker News: Ghost Tap: New cash-out tactic with NFC Relay
Source URL: https://www.threatfabric.com/blogs/ghost-tap-new-cash-out-tactic-with-nfc-relay Source: Hacker News Title: Ghost Tap: New cash-out tactic with NFC Relay Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a new cash-out tactic used by fraudsters, termed “Ghost Tap,” which involves relaying NFC traffic to covertly cash out stolen credit card information linked to mobile payment systems…
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The Register: Cybercriminal devoid of boundaries gets 10-year prison sentence
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/14/cybercriminal_devoid_of_boundaries_gets/ Source: The Register Title: Cybercriminal devoid of boundaries gets 10-year prison sentence Feedly Summary: The serial extortionist of medical facilities stooped to cavernous lows in search of small payouts A rampant cybercrook and repeat attacker of medical facilities in the US is being sentenced to a decade in prison, around seven years…