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U.S. Treasury Sanctions Aeza Group Bulletproof Russian Bulletproof Hosting Provider in Major Cybercrime Crackdown

On 1 July 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Aeza Group, a Russia‑based bulletproof hosting service, for enabling...

French Police Arrest Five Key Operators Behind BreachForums Data-Theft Platform

On 25 June 2025, France’s specialist cybercrime unit (BL2C) detained five French nationals accused of administering BreachForums, a notorious global data-theft marketplace. This operation marks a...

Cybercriminals Weaponized Open-Source Tools in Sustained Campaign Against Africa’s Financial Sector

Since mid-2023, a cybercriminal cluster dubbed CL‑CRI‑1014 has been targeting financial institutions across Africa using open-source tools like PoshC2 and Classroom Spy exploiting them...

Walmart to Pay $10 Million After FTC Says Scammers Used Its In‑Store Money Transfers

Walmart has agreed to a $10 million settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) after allowing scammers to exploit its in-store money transfer...

Hype Alert: “Largest Data Breach” of 16 B Credentials Is Just Recycled Data

A sensational 16 billion‑credential leak circulating in underground forums has been called “the largest data breach in history.” However, cybersecurity researchers confirm it’s not a...

Operation SECURE: Asia & South Pacific Unites to Tackle Malware Surge in Landmark Cybersecurity Initiative

In a critical move to fortify regional cybersecurity, the Asia and South Pacific Desk of INTERPOL’s Cybercrime Directorate convened Operation SECURE, bringing together over...

Black Basta Crumbles: Infamous Ransomware Gang Collapses After Internal Fallout-But Its Legacy Lives On

In February 2025, the notorious Russian-speaking ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) syndicate Black Basta collapsed following a dramatic internal fallout, triggered by the leak of its private...

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