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    2 Sep, 2021
    Gift Card Gang Extracts Cash From 100k Inboxes Daily
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    Some of the most successful and lucrative online scams employ a “low-and-slow” approach — avoiding detection or interference from researchers and law enforcement agencies by stealing small bits of cash from many people over an extended period. Here’s the story of a cybercrime group that compromises up to 100,000 email inboxes per day, and apparently does little else with this access except siphon gift card and customer loyalty program data that can be resold online. …

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    1 Sep, 2021
    15-Year-Old Malware Proxy Network VIP72 Goes Dark
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    Over the past 15 years, a cybercrime anonymity service known as VIP72 has enabled countless fraudsters to mask their true location online by routing their traffic through millions of malware-infected systems. But roughly two week ago, VIP72’s online storefront — which sold access to more than 30,000 compromised PCs — simply vanished. …

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    25 Aug, 2021
    Man Robbed of 16 Bitcoin Sues Young Thieves’ Parents
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    In 2018, Andrew Schober was digitally mugged for approximately $1 million worth of bitcoin. After several years of working with investigators, Schober says he’s confident he has located two young men in the United Kingdom responsible for developing a clever piece of digital clipboard-stealing malware that let them siphon his crypto holdings. Schober is now suing each of their parents in a civil case that seeks to extract what their children would not return voluntarily. …

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    19 Aug, 2021
    Wanted: Disgruntled Employees to Deploy Ransomware
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    Criminal hackers will try almost anything to get inside a profitable enterprise and secure a million-dollar payday from a ransomware infection. Apparently now that includes emailing employees directly and asking them to unleash the malware inside their employer’s network in exchange for a percentage of any ransom amount paid by the victim company. …

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    18 Aug, 2021
    T-Mobile: Breach Exposed SSN/DOB of 40M+ People
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    T-Mobile warned Monday that a data breach has exposed the names, date of birth, Social Security number and driver’s license/ID information of more than 40 million current, former or prospective customers. The acknowledgment came less than 48 hours after millions of the stolen T-Mobile customer records went up for sale in the cybercrime underground. …

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    18 Aug, 2021
    Disruptive Live Launches Brand New Quarterly Big-Ticket Showcase
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    Disruptive Seasons Event

    To Register to speak or find out more, click the link below! https://disruptive.live/virtual-events/disruptive-seasons/ Airing 29th & 30th September 2021 – A brand new quarterly showcase of  Disruptive Live and other big players in the tech industry. Disruptive Live is launching a brand new quarterly showcase, airing at the end of the quarter. The show will […]

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    16 Aug, 2021
    T-Mobile Investigating Claims of Massive Data Breach
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    Communications giant T-Mobile said today it is investigating the extent of a data breach that hackers claim has exposed sensitive personal data on 100 million T-Mobile USA customers, in many cases including the name, Social Security number, address, date of birth, phone number, security PINs and details that uniquely identify each customer’s mobile device. …

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    13 Aug, 2021
    New Anti Anti-Money Laundering Services for Crooks
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    Two new dark web services are marketing to cybercriminals who are curious to see how their various cryptocurrency holdings and transactions may be linked to known criminal activity. Dubbed “Antinalysis” and “AMLBot,” the services purport to offer a glimpse into how one’s payment activity might be flagged by law enforcement agencies and private companies that try to link suspicious cryptocurrency transactions to real people. …

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