A prominent cybercrime group allegedly targeted a large automotive manufacturer based in the United States late last year. Researchers from BlackBerry said they tracked a spearphishing campaign by FIN7 — a group with a long history of ties to multiple ransomware strains and attacks on major institutions.  According to a new report, members of the...Read More

A newly developed World Cybercrime Index shows that most cybercrime threats originate in a few countries, and highlights specialisations according to the type of threat. These results, published in the journal PLOS ONE on 10 April 2024, were obtained as part of the ERC CRIMGOV project led by Federico Varese.    Cyber attacks, online scams,...Read More

Monash University Launches World-First ‘Cybercrime Index’ Ranking Countries by Cyber Threat Level – India Education | Latest Education News | Global Educational News | Recent Educational News Home Academics Monash University Launches World-First ‘Cybercrime Index’ Ranking Countries by Cyber Threat Level ...Read More

Ransomware strikes at yet another US healthcare organization led to the theft of sensitive data belonging to just shy of 185,000 people. Michigan-based Cherry Health reported a data breach to regulators on Wednesday caused by a ransomware attack back in December 2023. The health center, which operates across six counties within the state, also revealed...Read More

One of the world’s largest phishing-as-a-service platforms has been “severely disrupted” by a global year-long operation, Europol announced on Thursday. Law enforcement from 19 countries searched 70 addresses worldwide this week and arrested 37 suspects related to the operation of LabHost.  The LabHost platform, previously available on the open web, has been shut down and...Read More

Apr 18, 2024NewsroomCyber Attack / Malware The infamous cybercrime syndicate known as FIN7 has been linked to a spear-phishing campaign targeting the U.S. automotive industry to deliver a known backdoor called Carbanak (aka Anunak). “FIN7 identified employees at the company who worked in the IT department and had higher levels of administrative rights,” the BlackBerry...Read More

The UK’s Metropolitan Police (the Met) has announced it has taken down a large-scale online fraud service, LabHost, marking the latest episode in a series of international raids on alleged cyber criminals.  On 18 April 2024, law enforcement agencies around the world arrested 37 individuals associated with the industrial-scale scam service as part of a...Read More

A new “Cybercrime Index” has been introduced, ranking countries based on the threat level posed by cybercriminals. The Index reveals that many countries, led by Russia, Ukraine, and China, are the primary hubs for cybercriminal activities globally. Key Findings from the Study The World Cybercrime Index, developed through a partnership between the University of Oxford,...Read More

The Met Police, a long with a host of other global law enforcement agencies, have dismantled a criminal gang that used a technology service to facilitate fraudulent text messages, leading to theft from victims. The scam primarily targeted younger individuals familiar with the internet. The technology service, LabHost, aided scammers in sending deceptive messages and...Read More

Police departments in the UK, including London’s Metropolitan Police, worked in concert to break up cyber criminal ring ‘LabHost’ (source: Metropolitan Police) 18 Apr 2024by Martyn Wingrove Police have broken up a global gang of cyber criminals after dawn raids and arrests Law-enforcement bodies working together in 17 countries have taken down a criminal team accused...Read More