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INTERPOL Arrests 8 in Major Phishing and Romance Fraud Crackdown in West Africa

INTERPOL has announced the arrest of eight individuals in Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria as part of a crackdown on phishing scams and romance cyber fraud. Dubbed Operation Contender 2.0, the initiative is designed to tackle cyber-enabled crimes in West Africa, the agency said. One such threat involved a large-scale phishing scam targeting Swiss citizens that resulted in financial losses to the tune

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LockBit Ransomware and Evil Corp Members Arrested and Sanctioned in Joint Global Effort

A new wave of international law enforcement actions has led to four arrests and the takedown of nine servers linked to the LockBit (aka Bitwise Spider) ransomware operation, marking the latest salvo against what was once a prolific financially motivated group. This includes the arrest of a suspected LockBit developer in France while on holiday outside of Russia, two individuals in the U.K. who

4 Ways to Fight AI-Based Fraud

Generative AI is being used to make cyberscams more believable. Here's how organizations can counter that using newly emerging tools and reliable methods.

North Korea's 'Stonefly' APT Swarms US Private Co's. for Profit

Despite a $10 million bounty on one member, APT45 is not slowing down, pivoting from intelligence gathering to extorting funds for Kim Jong-Un's regime.

Python-Based Malware Slithers Into Systems via Legit VS Code

The prolific Chinese APT Mustang Panda is the likely culprit behind a sophisticated cyber-espionage attack that sets up persistent remote access to victim machines.

Pig Butchering: Fake Trading Apps Target Crypto on Apple, Google Play Stores

Pig Butchering scam targets crypto users with fake trading apps on Apple and Google Play Stores. Disguised as…

Top 5 Myths of AI & Cybersecurity

Organizations looking to maximize their security posture will find AI a valuable complement to existing people, systems, and processes.

Manufacturers Rank as Ransomware's Biggest Target

Improvements in cybersecurity and basics like patching aren't keeping pace with the manufacturing sector's rapid growth.

5 Must-Have Tools for Effective Dynamic Malware Analysis

Dynamic malware analysis is a key part of any threat investigation. It involves executing a sample of a malicious program in the isolated environment of a malware sandbox to monitor its behavior and gather actionable indicators. Effective analysis must be fast, in-depth, and precise. These five tools will help you achieve it with ease. 1. Interactivity Having the ability to interact with the

Andariel Hacking Group Shifts Focus to Financial Attacks on U.S. Organizations

Three different organizations in the U.S. were targeted in August 2024 by a North Korean state-sponsored threat actor called Andariel as part of a likely financially motivated attack. "While the attackers didn't succeed in deploying ransomware on the networks of any of the organizations affected, it is likely that the attacks were financially motivated," Symantec, part of Broadcom, said in a