Europol Shuts Down 100+ Servers Linked to IcedID, TrickBot, and Other Malware

Europol on Thursday said it shut down the infrastructure associated with several malware loader operations such as IcedID, SystemBC, PikaBot, SmokeLoader, Bumblebee, and TrickBot as part of a coordinated law enforcement effort codenamed Operation Endgame. "The actions focused on disrupting crimin...

Is Your Computer Part of ‘The Largest Botnet Ever?’

The U.S. Department of Justice DOJ today said they arrested the alleged operator of 911 S5, a ten-year-old online anonymity service that was powered by what the director of the FBI called "likely the worlds largest botnet ever." The arrest coincided with the seizure of the 911 S5 website and...

Data leak site BreachForums is back, boasting Live Nation/Ticketmaster user data. But is it a trap?

Notorious data leak site BreachForums appears to be back online after it was seized by law enforcement a few weeks ago. At least one of BreachForums domains and its dark web site are live again. However, questions have been raised over whether it is a genuine attempt to revive the forums once aga...

BreachForums Returns Just Weeks After FBI Seizure - Honeypot or Blunder?

The online criminal bazaar BreachForums has been resurrected merely two weeks after a U.S.-led coordinated law enforcement action dismantled and seized control of its infrastructure. Cybersecurity researchers and dark web trackers Brett Callow, Dark Web Informer, and FalconFeeds revealed the site...

Breach Forums Return to Clearnet and Dark Web Despite FBI Seizure

By Waqas A tale of emerging cybercrime and embarrassment for the world's premier law enforcement agency. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Breach Forums Return to Clearnet and Dark Web Despite FBI Seizure...

Breach Forums Return to Clearnet and Dark Web Despite FBI Seizure

By Waqas A tale of emerging cybercrime and embarrassment for the world's premier law enforcement agency. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Breach Forums Return to Clearnet and Dark Web Despite FBI Seizure...

Moroccan Cybercrime Group Steals Up to $100K Daily Through Gift Card Fraud

Microsoft is calling attention to a Morocco-based cybercrime group dubbed Storm-0539 that's behind gift card fraud and theft through highly sophisticated email and SMS phishing attacks. "Their primary motivation is to steal gift cards and profit by selling them online at a discounted rate," the...

Microsoft’s New Recall AI Tool May Be a ‘Privacy Nightmare’

Plus: US surveillance reportedly targets pro-Palestinian protesters, the FBI arrests a man for AI-generated CSAM, and stalkerware targets hotel computers...

Breach Forums Plans Dark Web Return This Week Despite FBI Crackdown

By Waqas The strange and tricky world of cybercrime and the dark web is getting stranger and trickier! This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Breach Forums Plans Dark Web Return This Week Despite FBI Crackdown...

Breach Forums Admin ShinyHunters Claims Domain Reclaimed from FBI

By Waqas Breach Forums, a notorious cybercrime hub, could be back online with the same domain even after the FBI seizure. Hackers claim to have regained access to the clear web domain, while the dark web version remains in a tug-of-war. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post:...

FBI Seizes BreachForums Website

The FBI has seized the BreachForums website, used by ransomware criminals to leak stolen corporate data. If law enforcement has gained access to the hacking forums backend data, as they claim, they would have email addresses, IP addresses, and private messages that could expose members and be use...

Notorious data leak site BreachForums seized by law enforcement

BreachForums—probably the largest dark web marketplace for stolen data to be leaked and sold—has been seized by law enforcement. Now, both the regular and the TOR domain of BreachForums are plastered with a message telling visitors the site is now under control of the FBI. The FBI said BreachForu...

FBI Seizes BreachForums Again, Urges Users to Report Criminal Activity

Law enforcement agencies have officially seized control of the notorious BreachForums platform, an online bazaar known for peddling stolen data, for the second time within a year. The website "breachforums.st" has been replaced by a seizure banner stating the clearnet cybercrime forum is under th...

North Korean Hackers Deploy New Golang Malware 'Durian' Against Crypto Firms

The North Korean threat actor tracked as Kimsuky has been observed deploying a previously undocumented Golang-based malware dubbed Durian as part of highly-targeted cyber attacks aimed at two South Korean cryptocurrency firms. "Durian boasts comprehensive backdoor functionality, enabling the...

Top FBI Official Urges Agents to Use Warrantless Wiretaps on US Soil

An internal email from FBI deputy director Paul Abbate, obtained by WIRED, tells employees to search for “US persons” in a controversial spy program's database that investigators have repeatedly misused...

CISA and FBI Release Secure by Design Alert to Urge Manufacturers to Eliminate Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities

Today, CISA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI released a joint Secure by Design Alert, Eliminating Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities in Software. This Alert was crafted in response to recent well-publicized threat actor campaigns that exploited directory traversal vulnerabilities in...

Router Roulette: Cybercriminals and Nation-States Sharing Compromised Networks

This blog entry aims to highlight the dangers of internet-facing routers and elaborate on Pawn Storm's exploitation of EdgeRouters, complementing the FBI's advisory from February 27, 2024...

FBI warns online daters to avoid “free” online verification schemes that prove costly

The FBI has warned of fraudsters targeting users of dating websites and apps with “free” online verification service schemes that turn out to be very costly. Instead of being free, as advertised, the verification schemes involve steep monthly subscription fees, and will steal personal information...

FBI and AFP Arrest Alleged Developer, Marketer of Firebird/Hive RAT

By Waqas Firebird RAT, also known as Hive, crippled in an international sting operation. The FBI and AFP arrested the developer and marketer of this malicious remote access trojan. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: FBI and AFP Arrest Alleged Developer, Marketer of...

House Votes to Extend—and Expand—a Major US Spy Program

The US House of Representatives voted on Friday to extend the Section 702 spy program. It passed without an amendment that would have required the FBI to obtain a warrant to access Americans’ information...