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LockBit returns with updated encryptors and new servers

LockBit returns with updated encryptors and new servers

LockBit restarted its operations after receiving a crackdown from police forces last week. The ransomware group launched a new website over the weekend to extort the victims it makes. However, the conclusion about the international action against LockBit is positive. How does the operation impact t... Read more

date29 days ago
Europol sought unlimited access to data from chat services

Europol sought unlimited access to data from chat services

Europol sought unlimited access to data from chat services in its fight against child sexual abuse. The police organization wants to train its AI models to recognize the material, reports Balkan Investigative Reporting Network. The European Commission aims to require chat service providers to s... Read more

date6 months ago
Genesis Market: how did it operate and how was it taken down?

Genesis Market: how did it operate and how was it taken down?

The cybercrime world will have to endure without Genesis Market, now that it has been taken down by authorities on April 4. Criminals were able to sell countless sets of data from unsuspecting victims on the platform. What makes the fall of Genesis Market significant in a world full of cybercrime? ... Read more

date12 months ago
‘FBI and Europol take down ransomware group Hive’

‘FBI and Europol take down ransomware group Hive’

Hive's infrastructure is down. Europol claims the ransomware group was tackled by a partnership of Dutch, German and US authorities. "The FBI seized this site as part of a coordinated law enforcement action", reads the banner referred to by Hive's website since Thursday. The statement is signed ... Read more

date1 year ago
Europol shuts down FluBot malware

Europol shuts down FluBot malware

FluBot's infrastructure was taken down by a joint operation of Europol and more than 10 police forces worldwide. The operation, spearheaded by the Dutch police, freed 10,000 victims from FluBot's network. Since 2020, the malware has been distributed through text messages in several countries. By... Read more

date2 years ago
NTT Security and Europol work together to combat cybercrime

NTT Security and Europol work together to combat cybercrime

NTT Security has partnered with Europol to prevent cybercrime worldwide. Specifically, it has concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Europol's European Cybercrime Centre (EC3). The Memorandum of Understanding contains information on how the two organizations exchange strategic threat int... Read more

date5 years ago