INTERPOL has welcomed the adoption of the United Nations (UN) Convention Against Cybercrime by the UN General Assembly as a significant milestone in the fight against cyber threats. The first legally binding UN instrument on [c]
While it’s true that every company is a potential target for distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, cybercriminals will often exploit security challenges and develop customised attack patterns that target the unique characteristics of specific [c]
Authorities across 19 African countries have arrested 1,006 suspects and dismantled 134,089 malicious infrastructures and networks thanks to a joint operation by INTERPOL and AFRIPOL against cybercrime. Operation Serengeti (conducted from September 2 to October [c]
Kaspersky and AFRIPOL have signed a cooperation agreement in preventing and fighting cybercrime, in an effort to further enhance global initiatives to combat cyber offenses. Covering a period of five years, the document formalises and [c]
A global INTERPOL operation has taken down more than 22,000 malicious IP addresses or servers linked to cyber threats. Operation Synergia II (conducted from April 1 to August 31, 2024) specifically targeted phishing, ransomware and information [c]
Cybercriminals are increasingly using Large Language Models (LLMs) to generate content for large-scale phishing and scam attacks, Kaspersky’s AI Research Center experts have discovered. As threat actors attempt to generate fraudulent websites in high volumes, [c]
Eight individuals have been arrested as part of an ongoing international crackdown on cybercrime, dealing a major blow to criminal operations in Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria. The arrests were made as part of INTERPOL’s Operation [c]
The number of unique users targeted by cybercriminals using popular children’s games as a lure surged by 30% in the first six months of 2024 compared to the second half of 2023, according to Kaspersky [c]
By Chester Wisniewski Cybercriminals traditionally operate in the shadows of the Darknet and prefer to avoid the spotlight to ensure the success of their campaigns that rely on stealth. However, in the face of the [c]
In today’s connected world, it is a matter of when rather than if you will experience someone trying to hack you. With cybercriminals becoming more sophisticated in their attempts, it is possible that at some [c]
In January this year, Brazilian authorities announced the arrest of five administrators behind a Grandoreiro banking trojan operation. Considered a major cybersecurity threat across Spanish-speaking countries since 2017, Grandoreiro malware is introduced through phishing emails [c]
Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, has released its annual 2024 Sophos Threat Report, with this year’s report detailing “Cybercrime on Main Street” and the biggest threats facing small- [c]
A transcontinental police operation against online financial crime has concluded with almost 3,500 arrests and seizures of $300 million (approximately EUR 273 million) worth of assets across 34 countries. The six-month Operation HAECHI IV (from [c]
Sophos has released two reports about the use of AI in cybercrime. The first report – “The Dark Side of AI: Large-Scale Scam Campaigns Made Possible by Generative AI” – demonstrates how, in the future, [c]
As organisations continue to become more digitised, throughout 2023 Africa remains one of the world regions most targeted by cybercrime. At a recent press conference in Johannesburg, Kaspersky shared some insights and statistics related to [c]
Chibundu Joseph Anuebunwa, a Nigerian, has been sentenced in Manhattan federal court to 66 months (that is 5 years, 5 months) in prison for his role in fraudulent business email compromise (BEC) scams that targeted [c]
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