[ad_1] International authorities have taken down AVCheck in major cybercrime operation. (Photo: Paul Brady Photography/Shutterstock) An international law enforcement operation has taken down AVCheck, a platform used by cybercriminals to verify if their malware could bypass commercial antivirus software detection before its deployment. The website avcheck.net now features a seizure notice displaying the insignias of...Read More

[ad_1] Key takeaways: Residential proxy providers and bulletproof hosting companies stand side by side as key enablers of cybercrime today. Residential proxy providers offer millions of IP addresses with precise location data that can allow cybercriminals to execute targeted attacks and bypass antifraud and IT security...Read More

[ad_1] The Senate on Thursday advanced sweeping legislation aimed at protecting children and teens online, in an overwhelmingly bipartisan test vote that put it on track for passage as soon as next week. But the fate of the package remains uncertain in the House, where free speech concerns and a fierce lobbying effort by the...Read More

[ad_1] Clodagh Rice BBC News NI business and economics correspondent BBC Steve Berry, ANGOKA chairman, says its investment in new software could help create more jobs in Northern Ireland A Belfast-based cyber security firm is investing almost £2m in software to help prevent the advanced manufacturing sector from cyber attacks. ANGOKA, which was set up...Read More

[ad_1] European and American law enforcers claim to have taken offline one of the world’s most prolific Counter Antivirus (CAV) services. AVCheck allowed malware developers to check whether their code would be detected by commercial antivirus tools, enabling them to design more covert and effective offerings. The operation was announced on Friday by the Dutch...Read More

[ad_1] Segment 1 CTG Interview Middle market companies face unique challenges in the ever-evolving cyber environment. Developing a comprehensive cybersecurity approach is a business imperative for middle market companies, and Chad Alessi will discuss the threat landscape, what’s keeping IT decision-makers awkward at night, and the best approach to creating a proactive security measure. Cyber...Read More

[ad_1] According to Check Point, South Africa faces over 3,300 cyberattacks on government systems every week. Ransomware incidents have surged by 90%, and the economic toll of cybercrime is now estimated at R69 billion annually, which is roughly 1% of the nation’s GDP. The numbers are shocking, but they don’t tell the full story. The...Read More

[ad_1] Source who exposed Conti and TrickBot members claims to just be a good citizen A dump of internal communications, personal media and damning evidence to Telegram has exposed the leadership of the Conti and Trickbot ransomware gangs. The massive data dump, which began surfacing on Telegram on 5th May, includes thousands of internal chat...Read More

[ad_1] Will Lyne, head of cyber intelligence at the National Crime Agency, is speaking at this week’s Infosecurity Europe conference about cyber criminal trends. Ransomware, and other varieties of cyber attack on the public, are, he said, becoming commoditised beyond the traditional provenance of Russian-speaking expert coders. Lyne has worked in law enforcement for...Read More

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