Cyber crime

Microsoft has detected an increase in credential-stealing attacks conducted by the Russian state-affiliated hacker group often labeled as APT29, Cozy Bear or Nobelium. These attacks are directed at governments, IT service providers, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and …

Criminals were able to exploit a flaw in Binance Bridge and tried to get away with at least $100 million in cryptocurrencies, the company has admitted. Binance Bridge is a cross-chain platform that allows …

Crypto market maker Wintermute has suffered a significant cyberattack that saw the culprits manage to steal $160 million worth of digital assets. In a Twitter thread(opens in new tab), company CEO Evgeny Gaevoy said that …

Iranian state-sponsored hackers have come up with a new sleazy trick to get people into downloading malicious attachments, researchers are warning. Cybersecurity experts from Proofpoint found(opens in new tab) the TA453 threat actor, allegedly linked to …

Cryptocurrency users and enthusiasts are being targeted by malicious actors with fake wallet apps that steal their precious tokens, researchers have found. Cybersecurity researchers from Confiant discovered that some of the world’s most popular …

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has taken down an underground marketplace that was used to sell personally identifiable information on US citizens. Together with the Department of Justice (DoJ), the Internal Revenue Service …

An extremely potent malware, delivered in a way that’s immune to most cybersecurity(opens in new tab) measures, was discovered infecting high-profile Chinese individuals. Cybersecurity researchers from Kaspersky have discovered malware they call WinDealer, distributed and used …

In the last year and a half, more than 46,000 people were scammed out of their hard-earned cryptocurrencies for a total of over $1 billion, a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report has claimed. The …

Experts have uncovered a method for threat actors to hijack almost any WhatsApp(opens in new tab) account, getting access to all the messages and the contact lists found in the app. Rahul Sasi, founder and CEO …

The Russia – Ukraine conflict has two separate fronts – the physical, and the digital one, and while the United States may not be involved on the physical side of things – they’re very …