Law enforcement agencies from Europe and North America have dismantled key infrastructure behind several leading malware strains used in ransomware attacks, the latest action in a yearslong effort to combat cybercriminals. The operation, conducted as part of Operation Endgame, targeted the early stages of the cybercrime chain, focusing on initial access malware. The coordinated effort…
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Lumma Stealer toppled by globally coordinated takedown
Lumma Stealer, a widely used infostealer malware linked to cybercrime sprees and multiple high-profile attacks, was dismantled through a coordinated global operation meant to seize its core infrastructure. The infostealer’s central command, malicious domains and marketplaces where the tool was sold to other cybercriminals have been seized or suspended, Steven Masada, assistant general counsel at…
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Six DDoS sites seized in multi-national law enforcement operation
Authorities in Poland have arrested four people accused of administrating and selling access to distributed denial of service (DDoS) services, according to a press release from Europol. The suspects are believed to have operated six so-called “stresser” or “booter” services that enabled customers across the world to launch thousands of attacks on targets ranging from…
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Europol Warns Criminal Networks Are Embracing AI, Making Fraud Smarter and Harder to Detect
“The same qualities that make AI revolutionary – accessibility, adaptability and sophistication – also make it a powerful tool for criminal networks,” Europol says.
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Russian crypto exchange Garantex seized in international law enforcement operation
U.S. and European law enforcement agencies have seized the infrastructure of Garantex, a cryptocurrency exchange accused of laundering billions in criminal proceeds, in a sweeping international operation that signals heightened focus on illicit financial flows in cryptocurrency markets. According to Justice Department documents unsealed Friday, the Moscow-based exchange processed approximately $96 billion in cryptocurrency transactions…
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Investigator says differing names for hacker groups, hackers studying investigative methods hinders law enforcement
Malicious hacking groups pay close attention to public documents related to criminal prosecutions, and the lack of standardized names for those groups hampers U.S. federal law enforcement, an investigator said in a recent speech. The investigator, who could not be named under the conditions of the speech, said those are just two of many problems…
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US Justice Department says cybercrime forum allegedly affected 17 million Americans
U.S. prosecutors accused an Argentinian national living in Spain of being an “active administrator” of Nulled, one of the two hacking forums seized and shut down by authorities. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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International police coalition takes down two prolific cybercrime and hacking forums
Authorities said the two forums — Cracked and Nulled — had more than 10 million users. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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International crackdown disrupts DDoS-for-hire operations
In a sweeping international crackdown, law enforcement agencies from 15 countries, including the United States and multiple European nations, have dismantled 27 of the most popular platforms used for carrying out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, Europol announced Wednesday. The operation, known as PowerOFF, has led to the arrest of three administrators in France and Germany…