The latest cybercrime news.
The municipality of Krimpen aan den IJssel in South Holland, the Netherlands fell victim to a CEO fraud cyberattack, losing over 175,000 euros. A criminal organization impersonated a director of the municipality and asked an employee to pay several invoices…
LockBit ransomware group claims to have stolen 3,000 drawings certified by SpaceX engineers, which they plan to sell at auction unless they receive a ransom payment. The news comes amidst ALPHV ransomware group’s claim of hacking Amazon’s Ring, raising privacy…
A ransomware group, known as ALPHV and whose malware is called BlackCat, is claiming to have breached Ring, the massively popular security camera company owned by Amazon. The group is threatening to release Ring’s data and is blackmailing the company…
A ransomware attack has hit one of Barcelona’s main hospitals, the Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, leading to the cancellation of 150 non-urgent operations and up to 3,000 patient checkups. The attack, which was launched by a ransomware group known as…
Fast-food chain Chick-fil-A recently discovered that attackers were able to access over 71,000 accounts due to credential stuffing. The attackers used previously leaked email addresses and passwords to gain access, leading Chick-fil-A to urge its customers to use unique and…
German and Ukrainian authorities have targeted suspected core members of a cybercrime group responsible for large-scale attacks using DoppelPaymer ransomware. This blog discusses the importance of international collaboration in fighting cybercrime and highlights the significance of the operation in the…
CYBERWARZONE – The Karakurt hacking team has breached the San Benito school district. In total 379GB of data has been stolen from the school district. When visiting the website, visitors are faced with the error which states that “sbcisd.net” is…
CYBERWARZONE – The Moroccan and the Kuwait Ikea locations seem to have been compromised by the Vice Society Hacking Team. The hacking team published a new record on their DLS site, in which they state that they have breached Ikea.…
CYBERWARZONE – The Black Reward Hacking Team is an Iranian politically motivated hacking team which saw the light in 2022. This group has actively targeted the Iranian government with their cyberattacks. In one of their attacks, they claim to have…
CYBERWARZONE – The BianLian ransomware group is having a busy 2022, in this year alone, they have successfully compromised 52 companies. I have listed down the attacks for you in a nice list. In average, this means they had a…
CYBERWARZONE – Operation Elaborate, which is a collaboration between the Dutch and British police has resulted in the takedown of the iSpoof cybercrime service. Operation Elaborate is the UK’s largest ever proactive fraud operation. The British and Dutch police have…
CYBERWARZONE – In this post we are taking a look at some cybercrime groups which have made millions during their criminal campaigns. Cybercrime group Amount Carbanak 1 billion EUR Opera1or 30 million USD Dutch Phishing gang Several million EUR GozNym…