Two individuals have been arrested in Australia and the U.S. in connection with an alleged scheme to develop and distribute a remote access trojan called Hive RAT (previously Firebird). The U.S. Justice Department (DoJ) said the malware “gave the malware purchasers control over victim computers and enabled them to access victims’ private communications, their login […]
U.S. prosecutors secured another conviction this week in a business email compromise (BEC) scheme that dates back to 2017. Nigerian national Henry Onyedikachi Echefu, 32, pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said. Echefu was in South Africa at the time of […]
Two Chinese nationals have been found guilty of running a sophisticated fraud scheme in which they attempted to con Apple out of millions of dollars, by sending it thousands of fake iPhones. Haotian Sun (aka Hao Sun, Jack Sun) of Baltimore, Maryland, and Pengfei Xue, 33, of Germantown, Maryland, were convicted of mail fraud and conspiracy […]
The European Commission adopted the implementing regulation concerning the EU cybersecurity certification scheme on Common Criteria (EUCC). The outcome aligns with the candidate cybersecurity certification scheme on EUCC that ENISA drafted in response to a request issued by the European Commission. In drafting the candidate scheme, ENISA was supported by an Ad-hoc working group (AHWG) […]
The fraud scheme involved unauthorized access to email accounts, impersonating employees, and tricking one charity into transferring funds to accounts controlled by the attacker.
Amazon has taken legal action against an underground refund scheme called REKK, involving an international fraudulent organization and former Amazon employees, resulting in the theft of millions of dollars worth of products.
Cybercriminals caused upheaval for 180 homeowners on a private group water scheme in the Erris area last week as their equipment was targeted in a politically motivated cyber-attack. Residents on the Binghamstown/Drum scheme were without their water supply on Thursday and Friday after the extraordinary incident as crews worked to repair the Eurotronics Israeli-made water […]
Wisconsin teenager Joseph Garrison has pleaded guilty to his involvement in a scheme to access user accounts at a fantasy sports and betting website. According to court documents, on November 18, 2022, Garrison launched a credential stuffing attack against the betting site, obtaining access to approximately 60,000 user accounts. The defendant and others then stole […]
A Florida man was sentenced to prison last week for his role in a hacking scheme that resulted in the theft of approximately $1 million in cryptocurrency. The 20–year-old Orlando man, identified as Jordan Dave Persad, was found guilty of hacking into victims’ email accounts and hijacking their phone numbers to gain access to cryptocurrency […]
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