Interpol
International Investigations Target Financial Cybercrime
International authorities took two big swipes at cybercriminals this week, with Interpol and others rounding up almost 3,500 suspects in a 34-country operation to crack down on cyber-scams one day while German ...
Karma Catches Up to Global Phishing Service 16Shop
You've probably never heard of "16Shop," but there's a good chance someone using it has tried to phish you. Last week, the international police organization INTERPOL said it had shuttered the notorious ...
Interpol arrests thousands of scammers in operation “First Light 2022”
Law enforcement agencies around the world appear to have scored a major victory in the fight against fraudsters, in an operation that seized tens of millions of dollars and seen more than ...
Authorities Arrest ‘Prominent’ Nigerian BEC Threat Actor
No doubt remote work has tilled fertile ground for miscreants bent on executing business email compromise (BEC) scams, which is why it’s good news that authorities have one operator—from Nigeria—in custody. As ...
Europe’s Largest Private Hospital Operator Fresenius Hit by Ransomware
Fresenius, Europe's largest private hospital operator and a major provider of dialysis products and services that are in such high demand thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, has been hit in a ransomware ...
Hospitals Forced to Fight Another Pandemic
The current upsurge in hackers looking to take advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic has been well-documented, be they scammers and financially motivated hackers or well-funded and skilled state-sponsored groups. This in itself ...
Alleged Chief of Romanian ATM Skimming Gang Arrested in Mexico
An alleged top boss of a Romanian crime syndicate that U.S. authorities say is responsible for deploying card-skimming devices at Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) throughout North America was arrested in Mexico last ...
