Cyberquake: China vs. US
Foreign hackers targeted the seismic tracking facility in Wuhan, China, local authorities reported this on Wednesday, July 26th. The Global Times and a CCTV-run account were 2 state-run media sites…
Cyber Hunt in Africa
Cyber crime in Africa is increasingly focused on the financial sector, with 18% of successful attacks targeting financial organizations, according to research by Positive Technologies. Telecom companies follow as the…
Operating an International Fentanyl Trafficking Organization: Three Foreign Nationals Receive Prison Terms
A 43-year-old Colombian man named Daniel Vivas Ceron was given a 27-year prison term for running a global criminal organization that sent out copious amounts of fentanyl. Jason Joey Berry,…
After Pleading Guilty, SSNDOB Cybercrime Market Admin Risks 15 Years in Prison
The individual oversaw the SSNDOB Marketplace, a network of websites that offered for sale sensitive personal data on Americans, such as their complete names, birthdates, and Social Security Numbers (SSNs).…
Meth in Mezcal: Thousands Seized
As reported by Mexican marines working customs duties, a cargo of 7200 packs of a clear liquid allegedly labeled mezcal actually contained liquid meth. A vessel operating under the flag…
A Cybercriminal Platform With 70,000 Clients Has Being Investigated by Interpol
A recent worldwide operation by the international police agency Interpol aimed to take down the “16shop” PhaaS platform, which has been active on the dark web for almost six years…
CoinsPaid, a Cryptocurrency Platform, Discovered How Lazarus Hackers Took Its Millions
CoinsPaid, an Estonian firm that processes cryptocurrency payments, has discovered how North Korean hackers from the Lazarus gang broke into its servers on July 23. Then, nearly $37 million was…
Drug Lord Sentenced: Cocaine Trafficking
Gerardo Gonzalez-Valencia, commonly known as Lalo, was the head of a large-scale DTO and was given a life prison term for coordinating to spread five kilos or more of cocaine…
$60M Crypto Heist: Lazarus Hackers
Blockchain specialists have connected the most recent attack on the payment processing website Alphapo, in which criminals stole almost $60 million in cryptocurrency, to the North Korean Lazarus hacking group.…
FraudGPT: Phishing AI
The cyber threat landscape has experienced a significant shift with the emergence of generative AI models. Netenrich’s research team recently analyzed Darknet forums and discovered the widespread adoption of FraudGPT,…