Cybersecurity

Global Police Operation Disrupts ‘LabHost’ Phishing Service, Over 30 Arrested Worldwide

As many as 37 individuals have been arrested as part of an international crackdown on a cybercrime service called LabHost that has been used by criminal actors to steal personal credentials from victims around the world. Described as one of the largest Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) providers, LabHost offered phishing pages targeting banks, high-profile organizations, and other […]

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Interpol arrests more than 30 cybercriminals in global ‘Synergia’ operation

International law enforcement announced Thursday that they detained 31 suspected cybercriminals and identified 1,300 malicious servers that they used to carry out phishing attacks and distribute malware. Interpol’s so-called Operation Synergia, which ran from September to November 2023, “was launched in response to the clear growth, escalation and professionalization of transnational cybercrime and the need […]

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FTC joins global data security and privacy investigative consortium

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Wednesday that it will participate in an “international multilateral arrangement” to lend intelligence and assist privacy investigators worldwide. The Global Cooperation Arrangement for Privacy Enforcement (Global CAPE), the nonbinding consortium the FTC is joining, will also help the FTC better monitor global commerce in real time, the agency said […]

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A cyber attack hit the Beirut International Airport

A cyber attack hit the Beirut International Airport Pierluigi Paganini January 07, 2024 A cyber attack hit the Beirut International Airport, Rafic Hariri (Lebanon), threat actors breached the Flight Information Display System (FIDS). Threat actors hit the Beirut International Airport Rafic Hariri in Lebanon and breached the Flight Information Display System (FIDS). Rafic Hariri International […]

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Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Data Breach Exposes Information of Over 600000 Individuals

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, a popular San Francisco-based international law firm, recently fell victim to a data leak operation that resulted in the Orrick data breach incident. The Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe data breach, discovered in March 2023, exposed sensitive health information belonging to more than 637,000 data breach victims. The intrusion into Orrick’s network […]

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Authorities claim seizure of notorious ALPHV ransomware gang’s dark web leak site | TechCrunch

An international group of law enforcement agencies has seized the dark web leak site of the notorious ransomware gang known as ALPHV, or BlackCat. “The Federal Bureau of Investigation seized this site as part of a coordinated law enforcement action taken against ALPHV Blackcat Ransomware,” a message on the gang’s dark web leak site now […]

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3,500 Arrested in Global Operation HAECHI-IV Targeting Financial Criminals

Dec 20, 2023NewsroomFinancial Crime / Cyber Threat A six-month-long international police operation codenamed HAECHI-IV has resulted in the arrests of nearly 3,500 individuals and seizures worth $300 million across 34 countries. The exercise, which took place from July through December 2023, took aim at various types of financial crimes such as voice phishing, romance scams, […]

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Hunters International ransomware gang claims to have hacked the Fred Hutch cancer center

Hunters International ransomware gang claims to have hacked the Fred Hutch Cancer Center Pierluigi Paganini December 16, 2023 The Hunters International ransomware gang claims to have hacked the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (Fred Hutch). Another healthcare organization suffered a ransomware attack, the Hunters International ransomware gang claims to have hacked the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center […]