Poland Busts SIM Swapping Gang Behind Crypto Theft
A phone number has long served as a key to your finances, no less than a banking password. Now Polish law enforcement has exposed a group that built its attacks around exactly that kind...
Category: Cybercriminals
Iranian Hacker Arrested in Montenegro Over US Cyberattacks
The Enduring Reach of Cyber Investigations Cyber operations rarely conclude at the exact moment of a breach. Sometimes, investigations catch up with suspects many years later. Consequently, authorities in Montenegro apprehended an Iranian national....
Poisoned Tenant Attack Abuses OpenAI Organization Invites
Attackers have begun creating fake ChatGPT workspaces dressed up as real companies. Then they invite employees through genuine OpenAI emails. The scheme is dangerous precisely because it does not look like ordinary phishing. The...
The $1.7 Million Taiko Network Bridge Hack Explained
Cryptocurrency bridges remain the most enticing targets for cyberattacks. These digital conduits transfer assets between blockchains. They often represent the most vulnerable link in the ecosystem. The recent breach of the Taiko network perfectly...
DOJ Seizes Huione Group Infrastructure Behind $31B Scam Market
Cryptocurrency scam schemes rarely rest on people alone. They need infrastructure to receive, move, and disguise money. Now the U.S. Department of Justice says it has seized a cloud account that served the Huione...
Two Scattered Spider Members Admit the Transport for London Hack
A city transit system rarely sits at the center of a criminal trial. Yet the attack on Transport for London (TfL) caused months of disruption, hit millions of passengers, and ended in guilty pleas...
Uncovering Parallel Threat Activity: A Dual Intrusion
A recent ransomware investigation by Microsoft yielded an astonishing revelation. Two entirely distinct and unassociated hacking syndicates were operating concurrently within the victim organization’s network. The primary group entrenched itself within the infrastructure, meticulously...
Agentjacking: Fake Sentry Errors Hijack AI Coding Agents
AI assistants have become a normal tool for debugging lately. Yet even an ordinary crash report can turn into a command that runs someone else’s code on your machine. Tenet Threat Labs has shown...
The Rise of AI in the Cybercriminal Underground
Generative AI as a Criminal Commodity Cybercriminals increasingly integrate artificial intelligence into traditional attack strategies. However, they frequently exploit this novel technology as a lucrative commodity. Recently, researchers investigated various illicit forums and dark...
DarkForums Jabber Server Exposes Its Real IP Address
Even services built for private conversation sometimes betray themselves. The giveaway is not the content of the messages. Instead, it is the ordinary network infrastructure behind them. Analysts at Covert Security found that the...
Microsoft Discovers Crypto Clipper Utilizing Tor for Control
Malicious software architectures are increasingly eschewing conspicuous command-and-control infrastructures. Instead, they seamlessly conceal communications with their operators deep within anonymous networks. Recently, Microsoft meticulously chronicled a sophisticated campaign targeting cryptocurrency holders that exemplifies this...
Hackers Hijacking Roblox Games Through Fake Job Offers
Malicious actors are no longer exclusively targeting rare virtual items within the Roblox ecosystem. They have escalated their operations to expropriate entire developmental projects. Creators have invested years nurturing these digital environments, which often...
