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Investment fraud a serious money maker for criminals
Europols’s spotlight report ‘Online fraud schemes: a web of deceit’, identifies investment fraud as a major threat.
Elderly targeted in car accident scam, kingpin arrested
The head of a criminal network responsible for defrauding hundreds of elderly people has been arrested, Europol has announced. After a joint…
DoppelPaymer ransomware group disrupted
Europol has announced it has arrested two suspected core members of the DoppelPaymer ransomware group. On 28 February, the German Regional Police…
Criminal group busted after stealing hundreds of keyless cars
Europol has disclosed an international operation in which 31 suspects were arrested, 22 locations were searched, and over one million Euros in criminal…
How the FBI quietly added itself to criminals’ instant message conversations
Motherboard has disclosed some information about Operation Trojan Shield, in which the FBI intercepted messages from thousands of encrypted phones around…
Police seize and dismantle massive phishing operation
Europol has coordinated a joint operation to arrest members of a cybercrime gang and effectively dismantle their campaigns that netted million…
Infamous dark net carding site UniCC to close
UniCC, the largest site on the dark web that sells credit card and debit card information, will close up shop for…
Murder-for-hire, money laundering, and more: How organised criminals work online
Europol has released an extensive report into serious and organized crime, including how these groups use the internet to aid in…
Ransom Disclosure Act would mandate ransomware payment reporting
In an effort to better understand and clamp down on the ransomware economy and its related use of cryptocurrencies, US Senator…