Tag: criminal activity
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The Register: Minority Report: Now with more spreadsheets and guesswork
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/16/uk_to_use_ai_to/ Source: The Register Title: Minority Report: Now with more spreadsheets and guesswork Feedly Summary: Precogs replaced by profiling and postcode data… and ‘AI’. What could wrong? Lots, say pirvacy campaigners The UK government has unveiled a scheme to use AI to “help police catch criminals before they strike."… AI Summary and Description:…
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The Register: Italian hotels breached en masse since June, government confirms
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/14/italian_hotels_breached_en_masse/ Source: The Register Title: Italian hotels breached en masse since June, government confirms Feedly Summary: Nearly 100,000 records allegedly up for sale after apparent breach at booking system Italy’s digital agency (AGID) says a cybercriminal’s claims concerning a spate of data thefts affecting various hotels across the country are genuine.… AI Summary…
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The Register: US drops sanctions on second Russian bulletproof hosting vehicle this year
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/07/02/aeza_group_us_sanctions/ Source: The Register Title: US drops sanctions on second Russian bulletproof hosting vehicle this year Feedly Summary: Aeza Group accused of assisting data bandits and BianLian ransomware crooks The US Treasury has sanctioned Aeza Group, a Russian bulletproof hosting (BPH) provider, and four of its cronies for enabling ransomware and other cybercriminal…
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AlgorithmWatch: Algorithmic Policing: When Predicting Means Presuming Guilty
Source URL: https://algorithmwatch.org/en/algorithmic-policing-explained/ Source: AlgorithmWatch Title: Algorithmic Policing: When Predicting Means Presuming Guilty Feedly Summary: Algorithmic policing refers to practices with which it is allegedly possible to “predict” future crimes and detect future perpetrators by using algorithms and historic crime data. We explain why such practices are often discriminatory, do not hold up to what…
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Krebs on Security: Notorious Malware, Spam Host “Prospero” Moves to Kaspersky Lab
Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/02/notorious-malware-spam-host-prospero-moves-to-kaspersky-lab/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Notorious Malware, Spam Host “Prospero” Moves to Kaspersky Lab Feedly Summary: One of the most notorious providers of abuse-friendly “bulletproof" web hosting for cybercriminals has started routing its operations through networks run by the Russian antivirus and security firm Kaspersky Lab, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. AI Summary and…
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News: Key figures behind Phobos and 8Base ransomware arrested in international cybercrime crackdown
Source URL: https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/key-figures-behind-phobos-and-8base-ransomware-arrested-in-international-cybercrime-crackdown Source: News Title: Key figures behind Phobos and 8Base ransomware arrested in international cybercrime crackdown Feedly Summary: This follows a series of high-impact arrests targeting Phobos ransomware:An administrator of Phobos was arrested in South Korea in June 2024 and extradited to the United States in November of the same year. He is…
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Hacker News: UK demands access to Apple users’ encrypted data
Source URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20g288yldko Source: Hacker News Title: UK demands access to Apple users’ encrypted data Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Apple’s Advanced Data Protection (ADP) and the implications of its encryption on user data and privacy, particularly in the context of UK government demands. There is a significant…