Tags cybercrime
Cloud security firm Qualys reportedly victimized by prolific scammers
As proof of the breach, an extortion site maintained by the cybercriminals has leaked documents claiming to contain information on Qualys customers.
Ransomware hackers turn to virtual machine software to boost extortion schemes
Two Eastern European criminal groups began targeting hypervisors in 2020, according to CrowdStrike.
Ukrainian gets US prison term in decade-old cybercrime, money-laundering case
From 2009-12, Aleksandr Musienko "partnered with Eastern European computer hackers to obtain over $3 million from U.S. victims’ bank accounts and launder the stolen funds," prosecutors said.
Food-delivery fraudsters deploy hacked accounts, stolen credit card info to skim from orders
The grifters advertise their food delivery payment services on Telegram.
Proofpoint sues Facebook over dummy sites used for anti-phishing training
Proofpoint argues it is using the domains in good faith.
Romance scam victims reported $304 million in fraud in 2020, a new high
Reports of romance scams have tripled since 2016, the FTC says.
