Cybercrime crackdown disrupts malware, infostealers, marketplaces across the globe
A burst of global law enforcement actions during the past few weeks marked by a flurry of successful takedowns gives cybercrime experts a jolt of hope.
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Infostealers fueled cyberattacks and snagged 2.1B credentials last year
Inexpensive information-stealing malware surged in 2024, infecting 23 million hosts, according to Flashpoint.
Russia’s war on Ukraine making life difficult for Russian cybercriminals
Flashpoint says international sanctions and a string of law enforcement actions are causing trouble for criminals to cash out.
Bitdefender releases REvil decryptor as ransomware gang shows signs of return
Bitdefender and other cyber firms are seeing signs of a REvil rebirth.
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.
Threat intel firms suggest ransomware gang ‘BlackMatter’ has ties to DarkSide, REvil hackers
BlackMatter could be a successor organization, or something more fluid.
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How Hydra, a Russian dark net market, made more than $1 billion in 2020
Hydra has remained resilient where others have fallen to law enforcement operations.
Dark web marketplaces aren’t the hacker hotbeds they used to be
Drugs, not malware, are the most popular items sold on dark web markets.
Magecart’s ‘shotgun approach’ to payment card theft is wreaking havoc on e-commerce sites
Flashpoint detailed an active Magecart-style campaign sweeping up data from more than 100 sites.
Securiosity: You can’t pentest an election
ES&S wants to pen test its way to better security. But that may not be the best way to go about it. Greg and Jen discuss.