12 stories tagged cybercrime, newest first.
16 points by Bender | 3 comments
KrebsOnSecurity article reporting that the U.K. sanctioned Cryptomus, a crypto platform allegedly used to launder cybercrime proceeds and help Russia evade sanctions.
69 points by speckx | 15 comments
KrebsOnSecurity report that a Jordanian teen suspected of leading ShinyHunters was detained while extorting a former Boeing business unit and is cooperating with the FBI.
458 points by jnord | 376 comments
Ars Technica article about twin brothers who deleted 96 government databases minutes after being fired, highlighting credential revocation practices.
321 points by pcaharrier | 198 comments
The Record news article reporting that the US declined to join more than 70 countries signing the UN Convention Against Cybercrime in Hanoi.
1519 points by mmsc | 1489 comments
KrebsOnSecurity investigation reporting that a 19-year-old on Musk's DOGE team with access to US government systems was previously part of the cybercrime community 'The Com'.
329 points by todsacerdoti | 183 comments
KrebsOnSecurity investigation suggesting the hacker Kiberphant0m, linked to Snowflake customer data extortions, may be a U.S. Army soldier stationed in South Korea.
342 points by walterbell | 92 comments
EFF Deeplinks post by Katitza Rodriguez outlining the organization's concerns about the UN draft Cybercrime Convention.
677 points by zbangrec | 211 comments
Hudson Rock blog post investigating the Snowflake breach, reporting a hacker's claim that access was gained via an infostealer infection of an employee.
515 points by turtlegrids | 357 comments
IT Brew article reporting that the LockBit ransomware gang leaked 45 GB of Boeing data after the company declined to pay a ransom.
432 points by coloneltcb | 334 comments
TechCrunch article reporting that a hacker leaked millions more 23andMe user records on a cybercrime forum.
374 points by todsacerdoti | 286 comments
KrebsOnSecurity article on Micfo CEO Amir Golestan being sentenced to five years for using shell companies to fraudulently obtain over 735,000 IP addresses from ARIN.
321 points by layer8 | 173 comments
UN Human Rights Office press release (Aug 2023) on a report finding hundreds of thousands of people trafficked into forced online scam operations in Southeast Asia.