Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 25, 2018

According to the most recent statistics from the FBI ‘s Internet Crime Complaint Center , the most costly form of cybercrime stems from a complex type of fraud known as the “ B usiness E mail C ompromise” or BEC scam. Something like 63 percent of fraud losses reported to the FBI are related to it.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 10, 2024

The Russia-based cybercrime group dubbed “ Fin7 ,” known for phishing and malware attacks that have cost victim organizations an estimated $3 billion in losses since 2013, was declared dead last year by U.S. authorities. In typosquatting attacks, Fin7 registers domains that are similar to those for popular free software tools.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

One of the largest cybercrime services for laundering stolen merchandise was hacked recently, exposing its internal operations, finances and organizational structure. Services like SWAT are known as “Drops for stuff” on cybercrime forums. The login page for the criminal reshipping service SWAT USA Drop. “SwatVerified.”

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

A cyberattack that shut down two of the top casinos in Las Vegas last year quickly became one of the most riveting security stories of 2023: It was the first known case of native English-speaking hackers in the United States and Britain teaming up with ransomware gangs based in Russia. Image: Shutterstock.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 21, 2023

If you operate a cybercrime business that relies on disseminating malicious software, you probably also spend a good deal of time trying to disguise or “crypt” your malware so that it appears benign to antivirus and security products. biz , a long-running crypting service that is trusted by some of the biggest names in cybercrime.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 16, 2019

For at least the past decade, a computer crook variously known as “ Yalishanda ,” “ Downlow ” and “ Stas_vl ” has run one of the most popular “bulletproof” Web hosting services catering to a vast array of phishing sites, cybercrime forums and malware download servers.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The crackdown -- the second closure of major card fraud shops by Russian authorities in as many weeks -- comes closely behind Russia's arrest of 14 alleged affiliates of the REvil ransomware gang, and has many in the cybercrime underground asking who might be next. The post Russian Govt.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The crackdown — the second closure of major card fraud shops by Russian authorities in as many weeks — comes closely behind Russia’s arrest of 14 alleged affiliates of the REvil ransomware gang , and has many in the cybercrime underground asking who might be next. In 2018, the U.S.

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