Tag #Cybercrime

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UK Sees Surge in Child Sextortion Cases, Launching New Awareness Campaign

The UK National Crime Agency reports 117 average monthly sextortion cases against under-18s in the first five months of 2024, launching a new social media campaign emphasizing victim support and urging non-payment while highlighting a rise in AI-generated sextortion attempts.

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Eminem's Ex-Engineer Charged with Stealing and Selling Unreleased Music

Joseph Strange, a former Eminem studio engineer, was charged with stealing and selling over 25 unreleased Eminem songs online, including via Reddit and YouTube, after accessing password-protected hard drives; he faces up to 15 years in prison.

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One Million Phishing Attacks Traced to Tycoon 2FA Platform

During January and February 2025, approximately one million phishing attacks were launched, with Tycoon 2FA, a phishing-as-a-service platform, responsible for 89% of them. These attacks used a Caesar cipher for encryption, reflecting a concerning trend of increasingly sophisticated methods.

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Cambodia Revokes License of Firm Linked to World's Largest Illicit Online Marketplace

Cambodia's central bank revoked the license of Huione Pay, the banking arm of a conglomerate accused of running a €22 billion ($24 billion) illicit online marketplace, amid international pressure to curb the nation's sprawling cyberscam industry.

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AI Agents Now Autonomously Conduct Phishing Attacks

Symantec's new research reveals that AI agents can now independently perform phishing attacks, autonomously identifying targets and creating malicious emails; this marks a significant escalation in AI-enabled threats, prompting urgent calls for robust security updates and proactive defense strategie...

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Spanish Police Bust €500,000 Extortion Ring Targeting Adult Website Users

Spanish authorities arrested 19 individuals in A Coruña for extorting over €500,000 from more than 300 victims who accessed adult content websites, using a 'sicario scam' where they received threats and demands for payment, with €180,000 traced to the Dominican Republic.

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NCA Launches Campaign Against Sextortion Targeting British Teenage Boys

Nigerian crime gangs are blackmailing British teenage boys (14-17) on Snapchat and Instagram for approximately £100 after obtaining explicit images; the National Crime Agency launched a campaign to raise awareness and help victims.

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euronews.com
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EU Warns of Mafia-State Actor Alliance Weaponizing Crime

Europol's report highlights the alarming collaboration between organized crime and state actors like Russia and Belarus, weaponizing crime for geopolitical destabilization, notably through cyber warfare and illegal immigration flows at the EU's borders, posing significant security threats.

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welt.de
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German Hacker Trial: Ransomware Attacks Cause Millions in Damages

A Ukrainian hacker is on trial in Stuttgart, Germany, accused of leading a group that used ransomware to attack 22 German companies and institutions in 2019, causing over €2.4 million in damages and impacting businesses across multiple states; the group's activities are linked to over 80 additional ...

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theguardian.com
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New Digital Wallet Fraud Employs Sophisticated Tactics

International criminal gangs are using a sophisticated new fraud to transfer victims' bank cards to their digital wallets, enabling online and in-store purchases after tricking victims into providing their bank details and a temporary password.

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Spanish Police Bust €37.2 Million Cryptocurrency Fraud

Spanish National Police arrested eight individuals in Málaga, Murcia, and Madrid for a cryptocurrency investment fraud totaling €37.2 million (400 BTC), involving a Ponzi scheme that defrauded 3,646 users from 36 countries, with investigations beginning in 2022 after a victim reported the scheme.

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Record-Breaking $1.5 Billion Crypto Theft by North Korean Hackers

North Korean hackers stole $1.5 billion in cryptocurrency from ByBit, cashing out $300 million—the largest theft in history—highlighting the challenges of regulating anonymous digital assets and their use in funding illicit activities like North Korea's ballistic missile program.

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