(Getty Images) After Joker’s Stash shutdown, the market for stolen financial data looks a lot different The illicit carding market stands at $1.4 billion, researchers say, compared to $1.9 billion last year. Dec 20, 2021 By Joe Warminsky
(Getty Images) Four years after FBI shut it down, AlphaBay dark web marketplace claims it’s back in business The new-look AlphaBay will have to work to regain trust in the criminal underworld. Aug 11, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
In an aerial view, fuel holding tanks are seen at Colonial Pipeline’s Dorsey Junction Station on May 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. The Colonial Pipeline has returned to operations following a cyberattack that disrupted gas supply for the eastern U.S. for days. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Russian cybercrime forum XSS claims to ban ransomware following Colonial Pipeline hack There's newfound pressure on ransomware operators. May 14, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
(Austin Kirk / Flickr) Investigators suggest hackers exploited weak password security to breach Florida water facility An outdated operating system might also share blame. Feb 12, 2021 By Tim Starks
Pete Linforth via Pixabay A ‘coordinated police’ action against the Joker’s Stash took a small domain offline Earlier chatter on other cybercriminal forums suggested that Joker’s Stash had gone down. Dec 17, 2020 By Jeff Stone
Getty Images As COVID-19 travel restrictions eased, scammers pounced You can add travel-booking scams to the ways that cybercriminals have adapted to the pandemic-era economy. Oct 27, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty Images) How middlemen are giving ransomware gangs more attack options It's all about economics. Oct 12, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty) Affordable phishing services help make email fraud the most profitable form of cybercrime The going rate for a page that appears to be a legitimate banking portal is more than $60, according to Digital Shadows. Feb 20, 2020 By Jeff Stone
(Getty) Joker’s Stash, once a forum for credit data, grows as breaches yield more stolen data The site is a hotspot for information stolen in big time data breaches. Oct 24, 2019 By Jeff Stone
Digital Shadows’ James Chappell on guarding digital risk Digital Shadows co-founder James Chappell talks with Greg Otto on understanding what digital risk means for enterprises across the world. Sep 30, 2019 By cyberscoop_staff Jeff Stone