German Police Disrupt DDoS-for-Hire Platform dstat[.]cc; Suspects Arrested Nov 04, 2024Mohit KumarDDoS Attack / Cybercrime German law enforcement authorities have announced the disruption of a criminal service called dstat[.]cc that made it possible for other threat actors to easily mount distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. “The platform made such DDoS attacks Read more…
Dutch Police Disrupt Major Info Stealers RedLine and MetaStealer in Operation Magnus Oct 29, 2024Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Malware The Dutch National Police, along with international partners, have announced the disruption of the infrastructure powering two information stealers tracked as RedLine and MetaStealer. The takedown, which took place on October 28, Read more…
Bohemia and Cannabia Dark Web Markets Taken Down After Joint Police Operation Oct 11, 2024Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Dark Web The Dutch police have announced the takedown of Bohemia and Cannabia, which has been described as the world’s largest and longest-running dark web market for illegal goods, drugs, and cybercrime services. Read more…
Dancho Danchev’s Blog – Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge: Exposing an Indian Police Spyware Cyber Operation This analysis is based on this Wired.com story. Sample Gmail accounts known to have been involved in the campaign include:jagdish.meshraam@gmail.comdrsnehapatil64@gmail.comsinhamuskaan04@gmail.comjennifergonzales789@gmail.compayalshastri79@gmail.com Sample malicious domains known to have been involved in the campaign:researchplanet.zapto.orgsocialstatistics.zapto.orgduniaenewsportal.ddns.net Sample domain Read more…
Ukraine Police Arrest Suspect Linked to LockBit and Conti Ransomware Groups The Cyber Police of Ukraine has announced the arrest of a local man who is suspected to have offered their services to LockBit and Conti ransomware groups. The unnamed 28-year-old native of the Kharkiv region allegedly specialized in the Read more…
Police Chiefs Call for Solutions to Access Encrypted Data in Serious Crime Cases European Police Chiefs said that the complementary partnership between law enforcement agencies and the technology industry is at risk due to end-to-end encryption (E2EE). They called on the industry and governments to take urgent action to ensure Read more…
Global Police Operation Disrupts 'LabHost' Phishing Service, Over 30 Arrested Worldwide As many as 37 individuals have been arrested as part of an international crackdown on a cybercrime service called LabHost that has been used by criminal actors to steal personal credentials from victims around the world. Described as one of the Read more…
German Police Seize 'Nemesis Market' in Major International Darknet Raid German authorities have announced the takedown of an illicit underground marketplace called Nemesis Market that peddled narcotics, stolen data, and various cybercrime services. The Federal Criminal Police Office (aka Bundeskriminalamt or BKA) said it seized the digital infrastructure associated with the darknet Read more…