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Category: Cybercrime
Cybercrime Groups ShinyHunters, Scattered Spider Join Forces in Extortion Attacks on Businesses
Aug 12, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Financial Security An ongoing data extortion campaign targeting Salesforce customers may soon turn its attention […]
AI-powered attacks, zero-days, and supply chain breaches — the top cyber threats of 2025
New analysis of recent high-profile breaches and global threat patterns, reveals a cybersecurity landscape dominated by AI-enhanced attacks, organized cybercrime, […]
Ukrainians arrest alleged admin of major crime forum XSS
Yesterday, Ukrainian authorities arrested the suspected administrator of a notorious Russian-language crime forum, XSS.is. In an X post, the Paris […]
AI-generated deepfakes used to drive attacks
As generative AI tools have become more powerful, affordable and accessible, cybercriminals are increasingly adopting them to support attacks, these […]
“No honor among thieves”: M&S hacking group starts turf war
Genevieve Stark, head of cybercrime analysis at Google Threat Intelligence Group, said DragonForce could be attempting to attract RansomHub’s affiliates. […]
AI lowers the barrier to entry for cybercriminals
We all know that businesses are facing a raft of more sophisticated cyberthreats, partly driven by AI. We also know […]
Cybercriminals lure LLMs to the dark side
A new AI security report from Check Point Software shows how cybercriminals are co-opting generative AI and large language models […]
Initial access brokers target mid-sized businesses for ransomware
Initial access brokers (IABs) are the invisible engine of modern cybercrime. They don’t execute ransomware attacks, but they do enable […]
Psst, wanna be a fraudster? Ordinary consumers are being lured into cybercrime
A new report from Sift reveals an alarming democratization of cybercrime, with 34 percent of consumers seeing offers to participate […]