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EDR-as-a-Service makes the headlines in the cybercrime landscape

Security Affairs

This approach reflects the as-a-service logic already prevalent in other areas of the cybercrime sector, significantly reducing the level of technical knowledge needed by those wishing to access this confidential data.

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FBI, Dutch Police Disrupt ‘Manipulaters’ Phishing Gang

Krebs on Security

On January 29, the FBI and the Dutch national police seized the technical infrastructure for a cybercrime service marketed under the brands Heartsender , Fudpage and Fudtools (and many other “fud” variations). “The Cybercrime Team is on the trail of a number of buyers of the tools,” the Dutch national police said.

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NFTs: The growing cybercrime risks and how to avoid them

Tech Republic Security

One lesser-known aspect of non-fungible tokens is their vulnerability to cybercrime. Learn how you can protect yourself and your company from the potential risks of NFTs. The post NFTs: The growing cybercrime risks and how to avoid them appeared first on TechRepublic.

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From Risk Assessment to Action: Improving Your DLP Response

Security Affairs

DLP is key in cybersecurity; a risk assessment identifies data risks, helping turn findings into real-world security improvements. So, how can you conduct a DLP risk assessment? What is a DLP Risk Assessment? Why Conduct a DLP Risk Assessment? Protecting sensitive data is what cybersecurity is all about.

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From Cybercrime Saul Goodman to the Russian GRU

Krebs on Security

In 2021, the exclusive Russian cybercrime forum Mazafaka was hacked. The leaked user database shows one of the forum’s founders was an attorney who advised Russia’s top hackers on the legal risks of their work, and what to do if they got caught. Mark Rasch , a former cybercrime prosecutor for the U.S.

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UK Ad Campaign Seeks to Deter Cybercrime

Krebs on Security

The United Kingdom’s anti-cybercrime agency is running online ads aimed at young people who search the Web for services that enable computer crimes, specifically trojan horse programs and DDoS-for-hire services. law enforcement agents in connection with various cybercrime investigations. FLATTENING THE CURVE.

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How Does One Get Hired by a Top Cybercrime Gang?

Krebs on Security

This post explores answers to those questions, as well as some of the ways Trickbot and other organized cybercrime gangs gradually recruit, groom and trust new programmers. Alla Witte’s personal website — allawitte[.]nl nl — circa October 2018. 6 in Miami, Fla. Image: DOJ.