cybercrime
Police arrests 651 suspects in African cybercrime crackdown
African law enforcement agencies arrested 651 suspects and recovered over $4.3 million in a joint operation targeting investment fraud, mobile money scams, and fake loan applications. As INTERPOL revealed on Wednesday, Operation Red Card 2.0 identified 1,247 victims between December 8 and January 30 while targeting cybercrime operations linked to over $45 million in financial […]
Crypto wallets received a record $158 billion in illicit funds last year
Illegal cryptocurrency flows reached a record $158 billion in 2025, reversing a three-year trend of declining amounts from $86B in 2021 to $64B in 2024. This sharp 145% increase is being reported by blockchain intelligence experts at TRM Labs, who noted that it comes despite the illicit activity share of the total on-chain volume actually falling […]
Google disrupts IPIDEA residential proxy networks fueled by malware
IPIDEA, one of the largest residential proxy networks used by threat actors, was disrupted earlier this week by Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) in collaboration with industry partners. The action included taking down domains associated with IPIDEA services, infected device management, proxy traffic routing. Additionally, intelligence has been shared on the IPIDEA software development kits (SDK) […]
FBI seizes RAMP cybercrime forum used by ransomware gangs
The FBI has seized the notorious RAMP cybercrime forum, a platform used to advertise a wide range of malware and hacking services, and one of the few remaining forums that openly allowed the promotion of ransomware operations. Both the forum’s Tor site and its clearnet domain, ramp4u[.]io, now display a seizure notice stating, “The Federal […]
Empire cybercrime market owner pleads guilty to drug conspiracy
A Virginia man who co-created Empire Market, one of the largest dark web marketplaces at the time, pleaded guilty to federal drug conspiracy charges for facilitating $430 million in illegal transactions from 2018 to 2020. The marketplace operated as a hidden service accessible only via TOR browsers and was advertised as an AlphaBay “clone,” modeled […]
Jordanian pleads guilty to selling access to 50 corporate networks
A Jordanian man has pleaded guilty to operating as an “access broker” who sold access to the computer networks of at least 50 companies. The Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs secured Albashiti’s extradition from Georgia (where he lived and was arrested) in July 2024. 40-year-old Feras Khalil Ahmad Albashiti (also known online as “r1z,” […]
StealC hackers hacked as researchers hijack malware control panels
A cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw in the web-based control panel used by operators of the StealC info-stealing malware allowed researchers to observe active sessions and gather intelligence on the attackers’ hardware. StealC emerged in early 2023 with aggressive promotion on dark web cybercrime channels. It grew in popularity due to its evasion and extensive data theft capabilities. […]
Microsoft disrupts massive RedVDS cybercrime virtual desktop service
Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it disrupted RedVDS, a massive cybercrime platform linked to at least $40 million in reported losses in the United States alone since March 2025. Microsoft filed civil lawsuits in the United States and the United Kingdom, seizing malicious infrastructure and taking RedVDS’s marketplace and customer portal offline as part of […]
Spain arrests 34 suspects linked to Black Axe cyber crime
Authorities in Spain have arrested 34 individuals allegedly part of a criminal network involved in cyber fraud and believed to be connected to the Black Axe group responsible for illicit activities across Europe. The operation was carried out with the help of the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office and the support of Europol. During searches […]
New ErrTraffic service enables ClickFix attacks via fake browser glitches
A new cybercrime tool called ErrTraffic allows threat actors to automate ClickFix attacks by generating ‘fake glitches’ on compromised websites to lure users into downloading payloads or following malicious instructions. The platform promises conversion rates as high as 60% and can determine the target system to deliver compatible payloads. ClickFix is a social engineering technique where targets […]