Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Government US Cyber Mission Force Led 22 Defensive Cyber Operations in 2023, Commander Says Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • April 12, 2024 The Cyber National Mission Force was active in “hunt forward” operations across the globe in 2023. (Image: Shutterstock) A secretive U.S. cyber […]
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Social Engineering Escalation of Cyberespionage Likely Tied to Upcoming European Elections Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • April 4, 2024 German agencies including the Federal Office for Information Security warned about an uptick in phishing emails targeting political parties. (Image: Shutterstock) German federal agencies warned that phishing attacks targeting political […]
Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime CoralRaider Looks for Social Media Accounts That Contain Payment Information Mihir Bagwe (MihirBagwe) • April 5, 2024 Cisco Talos traced the IP address of CoralRaider, financially motivated hackers, to Hanoi, Vietnam, pictured. (Image: Shutterstock) Vietnamese financially motivated hackers are targeting businesses across Asia in a campaign to […]
Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Repeat Crackdowns Drive Criminals to Embrace Foreign-Made Encrypted Messaging Apps Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • March 13, 2024 Chinese criminals prefer not to draw the state’s attention. (Image: Shutterstock) Think “Chinese hackers” and most likely Beijing’s many state espionage threat actors come to mind. Partly, says cybersecurity […]
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Ransomware Dual Canadian-Russian National Also Agrees to US Extradition Mihir Bagwe (MihirBagwe) • March 13, 2024 LockBit affiliate Mikhail Vasiliev received a four-year prison sentence in Canadian court Tuesday. LockBit ransomware affiliate Mikhail Vasiliev on Tuesday received a nearly four-year prison sentence in Canada and consented to extradition […]
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Ransomware US Healthcare Entities Are Firmly in Akira Ransomware Group’s Sights, Expert Warns Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • March 12, 2024 Ransomware groups come and go, but the cybercriminals behind them are a constant. (Image: Shutterstock) Would LockBit by any other name be as dour? Russian-speaking ransomware groups […]
Mar 13, 2024The Hacker NewsFinancial Fraud / Mobile Security The threat actors behind the PixPirate Android banking trojan are leveraging a new trick to evade detection on compromised devices and harvest sensitive information from users in Brazil. The approach allows it to hide the malicious app’s icon from the home screen of the victim’s device, […]
Tazama is an open-source platform focused on improving fraud management within digital payment systems. Tazama marks a substantial transformation in the approach to financial monitoring and compliance worldwide. Previously, the financial sector struggled with proprietary solutions that were both expensive and restrictive, impeding access and flexibility, particularly in developing economies. Tazama challenges this status quo […]
Tazama is an open-source platform focused on improving fraud management within digital payment systems. Tazama marks a substantial transformation in the approach to financial monitoring and compliance worldwide. Previously, the financial sector struggled with proprietary solutions that were both expensive and restrictive, impeding access and flexibility, particularly in developing economies. Tazama challenges this status quo […]