ESET researchers discovered that the organized scammer network Telekopye has expanded its operations to target users of popular accommodation booking platforms like Booking.com and Airbnb. They have also increased the sophistication of their victim selection [c]
An international operation targeting child sex offenders has led to 144 arrests and enabled the safeguarding of 20 victims across South America. During Operation Orion International, 12 South American countries joined forces to combat the [c]
In late August 2024, Kaspersky experts identified a new version of the Necro Trojan that had infiltrated several popular applications on Google Play and modified applications on unofficial platforms, including Spotify, WhatsApp and Minecraft. Necro [c]
Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, has released a sector survey report, “The State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2024,” which revealed that the rate of ransomware attacks against healthcare organizations [c]
TECNO, a leading mobile technology company, has joined forces with local leaders in relief efforts to support communities affected by the recent raging floods in Kenya. In response to the floods, TECNO delivered essential items [c]
Bolt, the ride-hailing platform, is partnering with the Kenya Red Cross to support flood victims across Kenya through a new category on its app, the “Flood Assist” category. Bolt’s initial contribution is Kshs 5 million, [c]
A new INTERPOL assessment on global financial fraud highlights how the increased use of technology is enabling organized crime groups to better target victims around the world. The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), large language [c]
With the international vacation season in full swing, people around the world are searching for enticing travel destinations, affordable accommodations, and reasonably priced flights. Kaspersky researchers have observed fraudsters taking advantage of unsuspecting users by [c]
ESET Research has found the first instance of clippers built into instant messaging apps. Threat actors are going after victims’ cryptocurrency funds using trojanized Telegram and WhatsApp applications for Android and Windows. The malware can switch the cryptocurrency wallet addresses the victim sends in chat messages to addresses belonging to the attacker. Some of the clippers abuse optical character recognition to extract text from screenshots and steal cryptocurrency wallet recovery phrases. In addition to clippers, ESET also found remote access trojans bundled with malicious Windows versions of WhatsApp and Telegram. [c]
INTERPOL has served as a unique and powerful cooperation platform to combat online child sexual exploitation, for more than 20 years. Currently containing more than 4.3 million videos and images, INTERPOL’s International Child Sexual Exploitation [c]
No More Ransom, the industry initiative launched to help victims of ransomware decrypt their files, celebrates its six-year anniversary this week. Since the launch, it has grown from four partners to 188 and has contributed [c]
INTERPOL’s Financial Crime and Anti-Corruption Centre (IFCACC) has launched a global awareness campaign to highlight the massive use of money mules in facilitating the movement of criminal proceeds. Money mules are people recruited by criminals, [c]
Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, has published an article, “The Top 10 Ways Ransomware Operators Ramp Up the Pressure to Pay,” detailing how ransomware attackers are implementing a wide range of ruthless pressure [c]
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