Cybercrime

Over a third of the organisations across the UK's critical national infrastructure (CNI) anticipate a rise in cybercrime as a direct result of the current economic crisis.

British officials are sounding the alarm over the widespread abuse of surveillance software and hackers-for-hire.

The UK government's cyber defence agency warned on Wednesday of an emerging threat to Western critical national infrastructure posed by hackers sympathetic to Russia and its war on Ukraine.

Britain named Anne Keast-Butler as the first female director of its intelligence communications agency GCHQ on Tuesday, tasked with protecting the country from terrorists, cyber-criminals and malign foreign powers.

Police arrested 119 people in an international operation led by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Dutch police.

Identifying fraudulent attacks was easier before chatbots arrived since phishing emails usually contained grammar and spelling mistakes.

ChatGPT's ability to generate code can be utilised for data breaches, leaving businesses vulnerable to cyberattacks.

The owner of China-based cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato was arrested in Miami on Wednesday, along with five associates in Europe

A US cybersecurity firm has claimed that the Chinese government tried to flood social media with spam content.

A New York couple accused of laundering $4.5 billion in cryptocurrency tied to the 2016 hack of digital currency exchange Bitfinex are still negotiating a possible plea deal while reviewing more than 1.1 gigabytes of evidence in the case, prosecutors said.

The hacking activity connected to the British prime minister's office was investigated by the UK National Cyber Security Centre

North Korean hackers stole around $400 million-worth of cryptocurrency through cyberattacks on digital currency outlets last year

The deal could have implications for the entire cybersecurity industry as Amazon and Microsoft are now under pressure

There is a theory that if a group was to obtain more than 50 percent of a particular blockchain, it could start rewriting transactions

Growth in scams was 82 percent last year, according to Chainalysis.

The internet giant took down some 63 million Google Docs and terminated over 1,100 Google accounts

NSO has consistently denied any wrongdoing and insisted its software is intended for use by authorities only in fighting terrorism and other crimes.

Washington also offered a $5 million bounty for information leading to the arrest or conviction in any country of anyone who tries to join in an attack with DarkSide.

The software company urged its customers to check on their security arrangements

Facebook also added journalists and human rights defenders to the list of people considered public figures because of their work.

The service is suing two users in US federal court, accusing them of orchestrating "hate raids."

Earlier Sunday, Facebook dismissed as "ludicrous" suggestions it contributed to the January 6 riot.

The attack on EA comes as major video game makers were set to participate in the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3)

In all, officials said, they raked in some 27 million messages on phones which were used "exclusively" by criminals.

To date, reports show that over 15 billion user credentials sourced from more than 100,000 security breaches are now being distributed online.

This was reported by Scam Alert alongside Whale Alert via its new 'crime reporting, tracking and analysis' platform.

With a lot of people staying indoors, internet usage is at an all-time high since the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak.

Some of the previous personalities that were used by scammers included Lord Sugar, Richard Branson, and Bill Gates.

More than 33,000 people have been infected by the coronavirus in the US, and 416 have died.

A joint report by the US National Security Agency and UK's National Cyber Security Centre highlights the issue.