In a significant setback for US cybercrime enforcement efforts, Russian hacker Andrei Tarasov has evaded extradition to the United States and successfully returned to his homeland, intelligence sources confirm. Tarasov, 33, known in cybercriminal circles by the aliases “Aels” and, more recently, “Lavander,” was arrested in Berlin on July 18, 2023, as part of a...Read More
A newly identified ransomware campaign has emerged, seemingly targeting supporters of Elon Musk through a highly sophisticated phishing-based attack. Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a multi-stage infection chain that begins with a deceptive PDF document titled “Pay Adjustment.” This document lures victims into downloading a malicious ZIP file hosted on Netlify, a popular web hosting platform....Read More
Mangaluru: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Bengaluru, organised a ‘Consumer Awareness Programme‘ here on Friday, and highlighted various aspects of telecom rights, privileges, and cybercrimes. The programme was held in association with TRAI regional office Bengaluru, and St Joseph Engineering College, Vamanjoor.B Rajendra Kumar, regional head and adviser, regional office, TRAI, Bengaluru, was...Read More
Surat: In a major breakthrough, Surat cybercrime police arrested notorious cybercriminalParth Gopani, who is linked to 173 cyber fraud cases across India, including a Rs 1.15 crore digital extortion case in Surat.Gopani was apprehended at Lucknow airport just as he was about to board a flight to Thailand, en route to Cambodia, where he had...Read More
Friday, 16 May 2025, 18:31 The industrial cybersecurity centre of Gipuzkoa, Ziur, has warned of a “drastic increase” in cyber-attacks on Spanish entities, both public and private. The surge has been registered in the first few months of this year, affecting institutions and companies. The most visible example of this was the massive attack launched...Read More
A recent breach of the LockBit ransomware group’s infrastructure resulted in the leak of an internal database, revealing significant intelligence about the group’s operations. Cyble analyzed the leaked database in an advisory sent to clients this week, revealing interesting details about ransom payments, exploited vulnerabilities and the structure of the ransomware group. On May 7,...Read More
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Ransomware ‘Lite Panel’ Offering Easy Access to Anyone for Just $777 Confirmed by Researcher Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • May 16, 2025 Ransomware groups continue to find innovative ways to shake down organizations large and small in their pursuit of extortion payoffs. See Also: Gartner Guide for Digital...Read More
Coinbase responded to a security incident with combative measures Thursday after the company said cybercriminals bribed some of the cryptocurrency exchange’s international support staff to steal data on customers. The unnamed threat group stole personally identifiable information and other sensitive data on less than 1% of Coinbase’s monthly users, the company said in a blog...Read More
