Tag: Cybercrime
Cybercrime: Trial begins against suspected investment fraudsters
Cybercrime Trial begins against suspected investment fraudsters The trial against a gang of cyber criminals begins in Bamberg. photo © Monika Skolimowska/dpa They promised an attractive investment over the Internet…
Cybercrime: More than a billion euros in ransom paid worldwide
“Crypto Crime Report 2024” Cyber attacks with blackmail software: Perpetrators steal more than a billion euros in ransom worldwide In a “ransomware” attack, the victims are usually first spied on…
Munich: Lost an average of 80,000 euros – which fraud the Bavarian judiciary is warning about – Munich
Bavaria’s Justice Minister Georg Eisenreich (CSU) warns of a rapidly spreading scam by cybercriminals – the “trading scam”, a mixture of marriage fraud and investment fraud. “The perpetrators speak contemptuously…
How to protect yourself from phishing emails: Tips from IT professor Kristin Weber – Business
One click – and data or money is gone: Phishing emails are becoming more and more perfidious. But there are ways to protect yourself from fraud. IT professor Kristin Weber…
Criminals confess: Cyber attack on Epic Games and leak were fraud
Criminals confess: Cyber attack on Epic Games and leak were fraud The Mogilevich Group admits on their darknet leak page that they do not operate “ransomware-as-a-service” but are fraudsters. There…
Police take down criminal internet platform “Crimemarket”.
As of: March 1, 2024 5:28 p.m The police say they have succeeded in striking the largest German-speaking criminal online trading platform. More than 180,000 users were registered on the…
Blackmail gang: How the infamous Lockbit hackers themselves were hacked
The group had recently even blackmailed children’s hospitals. Now the authorities are hacking back. Criminals’ sensitive data can now be found on the dark web. source site
Cybercrime: International investigators dismantle ransomware hacking group
Cybercrime International investigators dismantle ransomware hacking group The hacker group Lockbit is said to have been involved in high-profile attacks. (Symbolic image) photo © Sebastian Gollnow/dpa Law enforcement agencies, including…
US operation: Authorities shut down Russian spy network
As of: February 17, 2024 2:08 p.m Security authorities in Germany and the USA have shut down a global spy network run by the hacker group ATP 28. Governments, military,…
Varta: Hacker attack on battery manufacturer – Economy
The Varta company is difficult to reach on Wednesday. E-mails remain unanswered, you call, no one answers, all you hear is a quick toot. Hackers have largely paralyzed the battery…