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Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
Thai authorities arrested members of two Chinese cybercrime organizations, one of these groups carried out SMS blaster attacks. Thai authorities uncovered call center gangs using fake “02” numbers to deceive citizens into scams and fraudulent investments, generating over 700 million calls.
Krebs on Security
APRIL 10, 2025
But experts say these groups are now directly targeting customers of international financial institutions, while dramatically expanding their cybercrime infrastructure and support staff. Phishers using multiple virtualized Android devices to orchestrate and distribute RCS-based scam campaigns. Image: Prodaft. Image: Prodaft.
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Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 17, 2024
CISA adds Palo Alto Networks Expedition bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Hackers target critical flaw CVE-2024-10914 in EOL D-Link NAS Devices China-linked threat actors compromised multiple telecos and spied on a limited number of U.S.
Krebs on Security
OCTOBER 31, 2023
The top-level domain for the United States — US — is home to thousands of newly-registered domains tied to a malicious link shortening service that facilitates malware and phishing scams, new research suggests. The findings come close on the heels of a report that identified.US domains registered daily.US Department of Commerce.
Krebs on Security
DECEMBER 29, 2022
Here’s a look at some of the more notable cybercrime stories from the past year, as covered by KrebsOnSecurity and elsewhere. 24, Russia invades Ukraine, and fault lines quickly begin to appear in the cybercrime underground. com, which was fed by pig butchering scams. Uber blames LAPSUS$ for the intrusion.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 6, 2022
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) arrested a 19-year-old teen from Sydney for attempting to use data from the Optus data breach in SMS scams. “ A Sydney man, 19, has been charged for allegedly attempting to misuse stolen Optus customer data in a text message blackmail scam.” million individuals. million individuals.
Krebs on Security
AUGUST 19, 2020
For now at least, they appear to be focusing primarily on companies in the financial, telecommunications and social media industries. Traditionally, the goal of these attacks has been gaining control over highly-prized social media accounts, which can sometimes fetch thousands of dollars when resold in the cybercrime underground.
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