The biggest cybersecurity and cyberattack stories of 2023
2023 was a big year for cybersecurity, with significant cyberattacks, data breaches, new threat groups emerging, and, of course, zero-day vulnerabilities.
USD 300 million seized and 3,500 suspects arrested in international financial crime operation
Operation HAECHI IV emphasizes the key role of INTERPOL in enabling police worldwide to address the growing complexity of cyber-enabled scams
How Kopeechka, an Automated Social Media Accounts Creation Service, Can Facilitate Cybercrime
In recent years, cybercriminals have become increasingly professional — fraudsters have consistently been improving their skills, making less crucial mistakes, and creating various “as-a-service” businesses to help lower-skilled threat actors launch scams and attacks, allowing the latter to run full cybercrime operations. There are different types of cybercrime services that exist today, including malware-as-a-service, where cybercriminals develop and sell malware services to other malicious actors; the service also includes creating and spreading malware types such as ransomware on compromised hosts. Meanwhile, other services require the use of multiple social media accounts to be successfully carried out, such as misinformation, spamming, and malware propagation. Indeed, it’s not uncommon for cybercriminals to send thousands of spam messages using thousands of accounts on social media platforms. But how do they manage to automate all of it?
Users of cybercrime forums often fall victim to info-stealers, researchers find
After analyzing millions of computers infected with info-stealing malware, researchers at Hudson Rock said they identified 120,000 that contained credentials used for logging into cybercrime forums.
WormGPT: New AI Tool Allows Cybercriminals to Launch Sophisticated Cyber Attacks
A new generative AI cybercrime tool called WormGPT is making waves in underground forums. It empowers cybercriminals to automate phishing attacks.
Suspected key figure of notorious cybercrime group arrested in joint operation
Operation Nervone has dealt a significant blow to the OPERA1ER group.
Wave of Arrests Hits Cybercriminals
Cyble reflects on the identification of a forum administrator and two cybercriminals and how it impacts the wider cybercrime ecosystem.
Wave of Arrests Hits Cybercriminals
Cyble reflects on the identification of a forum administrator and two cybercriminals and how it impacts the wider cybercrime ecosystem.