Hacking Automobile Keyless Entry Systems

Suspected members of a European car-theft ring have been arrested: The criminals targeted vehicles with keyless entry and start systems, exploiting the technology to get into the car and drive away. As a result of a coordinated action carried out on 10 October in the three countries involved, 31...

How Cyber Sleuths Cracked an ATM Shimmer Gang

In 2015, police departments worldwide started finding ATMs compromised with advanced new "shimming" devices made to steal data from chip card transactions. Authorities in the United States and abroad had seized many of these shimmers, but for years couldnt decrypt the data on the devices. This is...

U.S. Secret Service: “Massive Fraud” Against State Unemployment Insurance Programs

A well-organized Nigerian crime ring is exploiting the COVID-19 crisis by committing large-scale fraud against multiple state unemployment insurance programs, with potential losses in the hundreds of millions of dollars, according to a new alert issued by the U.S. Secret Service. A memo seen by...

With 4 Million Ghost Click Victims, FBI Hoping A Few Step Forward

The news last month was of the bust up of the biggest cyber crime ring in history, with 4 million victims and $14 million in losses. Now the FBI is hoping a few of those victims step forward to help with the prosecution. In a post on the FBI Web site, the agency said it is “seeking information fr...

A Closer Look at the Koobface Gang

The Koobface botnet is the tip of the iceberg for the malicious operations of the online crime ring. Here are the top 10 things you didn’t know about the Koobface gang. Read the full article. ZDNet...