UK cybersecurity unit tackles record number of online scams in 2021
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), an arm of the GCHQ spy agency, said the interrupted scams included fake celebrity endorsements …
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Money or your business: Ensure your ransomware defense strategy beats off disruptions, extortions
The mass pandemic-driven migration to remote working has been a significant threat vector which precipitated a surge in cyberattacks last …
FCA: Challenger Banks Failing to Spot Money Launderers
The UK’s financial regulator has urged the country’s challenger banks to improve their anti-money laundering (AML) and fraud controls …
Internet scams now included in UK online safety bill
Under a previous draft of the online safety ill, platforms which host user-generated content would have a “duty of care” to protect …
Credit card fraud: ‘How could scammers use it before I did?’
I am no stranger to credit card fraud: in the past I have had my card cloned and had the details stolen from a hack on a …
Spanish Police Arrest SIM Swappers Who Stole Money from Victims Bank Accounts
Spain’s National Police Agency, the Policía Nacional, said last week it dismantled an unnamed cybercriminal organization and arrested …
Please, Mum! WhatsApp fraudsters pose as loved ones to steal money
After chatting on WhatsApp about the latest series of Ozark, Paula Leonard’s* daughter broached a difficult topic: she needed two bills …
Money Launderers Get 33 Years for £70m Criminal Scheme
Two foreign nationals have been handed down what are believed to be among the most severe sentences on record for money laundering. Artem …
US Sentences Money Launderer Linked to QQAAZZ
A United States court has sentenced a Russian national who admitted being involved in a conspiracy to launder money stolen from American …
Prison for Newstar Websites Money Launderer
The United States has imprisoned a woman for her role in a child sexual abuse material (CSAM) subscription service that produced millions …
Money launderers for Russian hacking groups arrested in Ukraine
The Ukrainian cybercrime police force has arrested members of a group of money launderers and hackers at the request of U.S. intelligence …
Memo to Ransomware Victims: Seeking Help May Save You Money
Critical Infrastructure Security , Cybercrime , Endpoint Security Memo to Ransomware Victims: Seeking Help May Save You Money Flaw in …
Gamers beware: The risks of Real Money Trading (RMT) explained
Any game with an online component can be at risk from a practice known as Real Money Trading (RMT), where in-game items, artefacts, …
International money launderer sentenced to more than 11 years
A Canadian man, who helped North Korean threat actors to launder stolen funds, plead guilty to laundering tens of millions of dollars …