cybercrime
A fake romance turns into an Android spyware infection
ESET researchers have identified an Android spyware campaign that uses romance scam tactics to target individuals in Pakistan. The operation relies on a malicious app …
WinRAR vulnerability still a go-to tool for hackers, Mandiant warns
State-sponsored hackers and financially motivated attackers continue leveraging a critical WinRAR vulnerability (CVE-2025-8088) that’s been fixed over half a year ago. …
Cybercriminals speak the language young people trust
Criminal groups actively recruit, train, and retain people in structured ways. They move fast, pay in crypto, and place no weight on age. Young people are dealing with a new …
Initial access broker pleads guilty to selling access to 50 corporate networks
A 40-year-old Jordanian man has admitted to selling unauthorized access to computer networks of at least 50 companies, the US Attorney’s Office of the District of New …
Law enforcement tracks ransomware group blamed for massive financial losses
Law enforcement agencies in Ukraine and Germany have identified two members of a Russian-affiliated ransomware group and carried out searches in western Ukraine. Search …
Ransomware activity never dies, it multiplies
Ransomware attacks kept climbing through 2025, even as major criminal groups collapsed and reformed. A new study conducted by the Symantec and Carbon Black Threat Hunter Team …
Microsoft shuts down RedVDS cybercrime subscription service tied to millions in fraud losses
Microsoft has announced a coordinated legal action in the United States and the United Kingdom to disrupt RedVDS, a global cybercrime subscription service tied to large-scale …
Enterprise security faces a three-front war: cybercrime, AI misuse, and supply chains
Security teams are dealing with pressures tied to AI use, geopolitical instability, and expanding cybercrime that reach beyond technical controls, according to findings from …
Cyber fraud network behind €5,93 million in losses dismantled in Spain
The Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional), working closely with the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office (Bayerisches Landeskriminalamt) and with support from Europol, …
Crypto crime hits record levels as state actors move billions
Nation-state involvement in crypto increased in 2025, signaling a shift in how on-chain crime operates. Three waves of crypto crime (Source: Chainalysis) Research from …
Cybercriminals are scaling phishing attacks with ready-made kits
Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) kits lower the barrier to entry, enabling less-skilled attackers to run large-scale, targeted phishing campaigns that impersonate legitimate …
Security coverage is falling behind the way attackers behave
Cybercriminals keep tweaking their procedures, trying out new techniques, and shifting tactics across campaigns. Coverage that worked yesterday may miss how those behaviors …
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