Google AppSheet Exploited in 30,000-User Facebook Phishing Operation

Scammers are abusing Google AppSheet and Google Drive to bypass security filters and steal thousands of Facebook Business accounts globally...

Authorities Disrupt SocksEscort Proxy Botnet Exploiting 369,000 IPs Across 163 Countries

A court-authorized international law enforcement operation has dismantled a criminal proxy service named SocksEscort that enslaved thousands of residential routers worldwide into a botnet for committing large-scale fraud. "SocksEscort infected home and small business internet routers with malware...

Authorities Shut Down Tycoon 2FA Phishing Platform Used to Bypass MFA

Europol and partners dismantle Tycoon 2FA phishing service used to bypass MFA, disrupting a global phishing-as-a-service operation targeting organisations...

79 Arrested as Dark Web’s Largest Child Abuse Network ‘Kidflix’ Busted

Dark web child abuse hub ‘Kidflix’ dismantled in global operation. 1.8M users, 91,000+ CSAM videos exposed. 79 arrests, 39 children rescued...

‘Largest Botnet Ever’ Tied to Billions in Stolen Covid-19 Relief Funds

The US says a Chinese national operated the “911 S5” botnet, which included computers worldwide and was used to file hundreds of thousands of fraudulent Covid claims and distribute CSAM, among other crimes...

Trend Micro and INTERPOL Join Forces Again for Operation Synergia

Trend and other private entities recently contributed to INTERPOL’s Operation Synergia, a global operation that successfully took down over 1,000 C&C servers and identified suspects related to phishing, banking malware, and ransomware activity...

German Authorities Dismantle Dark Web Hub 'Kingdom Market' in Global Operation

German law enforcement has announced the disruption of a dark web platform called Kingdom Market that specialized in the sales of narcotics and malware to "tens of thousands of users." The exercise, which involved collaboration from authorities from the U.S., Switzerland, Moldova, and Ukraine,...

3,500 Arrested in Global Operation HAECHI-IV Targeting Financial Criminals

A six-month-long international police operation codenamed HAECHI-IV has resulted in the arrests of nearly 3,500 individuals and seizures worth $300 million across 34 countries. The exercise, which took place from July through December 2023, took aim at various types of financial crimes such as...

Police Dismantle Phishing-as-a-Service Platform BulletProftLink

By Deeba Ahmed The global operation also led to the arrest of eight individuals, including the alleged mastermind. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Police Dismantle Phishing-as-a-Service Platform BulletProftLink...

Ragnar Locker Ransomware Gang Dismantled, Key Suspect Arrested, Site Seized

By Waqas Global law enforcement involving 11 countries has shuts down Ragnar Locker ransomware gang. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ragnar Locker Ransomware Gang Dismantled, Key Suspect Arrested, Site Seized...

Senior OPERA1ER Cybercrime Gang Member Arrested in Global Operation

By Habiba Rashid The cybercrime group has targeted financial institutions, telecoms firms, and mobile banking services, exploiting vulnerabilities to steal funds. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Senior OPERA1ER Cybercrime Gang Member Arrested in Global Operation...

Ukrainian behind global Zeus malware operation finally caught

By Waqas The suspect, Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov, was wanted by the FBI since August 2012. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ukrainian behind global Zeus malware operation finally caught...

Interpol’s First Light operation smashes crime on a global scale

A large-scale Interpol operation has resulted in arrested and ill-gotten gains seizures galore. Operation First Light took place between March and May of this year. It involved 76 countries taking social engineers and telecommunications fraudsters to task, with multiple wins for those involved...

Microsoft Disrupts ZLoader Cybercrime Botnet in Global Operation

Microsoft and a consortium of cybersecurity companies took legal and technical steps to disrupt the ZLoader botnet, seizing control of 65 domains that were used to control and communicate with the infected hosts. "ZLoader is made up of computing devices in businesses, hospitals, schools, and home...

‘An0m’ Encrypted-Chat Sting Leads to Arrest of 800

Law enforcement agencies have been selling encrypted phones to organized crime gangs for years, monitoring their conversations in what’s being called the biggest law enforcement sting ever. Since 2018, agencies have been overseeing the distribution of hardened, encrypted devices that have enabled...

Cleaning up after Emotet: the law enforcement file

This blog post was authored by Hasherezade and Jérôme Segura Emotet has been the most wanted malware for several years. The large botnet is responsible for sending millions of spam emails laced with malicious attachments. The once banking Trojan turned into loader was responsible for costly...

World’s Most ‘Resilient Malware’ Botnet Emotet Taken Down

By Waqas Emotet malware botnet has been taken down by cybersecurity and law enforcement agencies after a joint global operation. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Worlds Most Resilient Malware Botnet Emotet Taken Down...

Cops Disrupt Emotet, the Internet's ‘Most Dangerous Malware’

A global operation has taken down the notorious botnet in a blow to cybercriminals worldwide...

Targeted Phishing Attacks Successfully Hacked Top Executives At 150+ Companies

In the last few months, multiple groups of attackers successfully compromised corporate email accounts of at least 156 high-ranking officers at various firms based in Germany, the UK, Netherlands, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Dubbed 'PerSwaysion ,' the newly spotted cyberattack campaign leveraged...

3 arrested, 30,000+ piracy sites shut down in global operation IOSX

By Waqas The US National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center & Eurojust initiated operation against piracy sites named Operation In Our Sites X IOSX. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 3 arrested, 30,000+ piracy sites shut down in global operation IOSX...