US Launches Major Global Crackdown on Crypto Scam Networks Behind “Pig Butchering” Fraud

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), alongside international law enforcement and major tech companies, has announced a large-scale disruption targeting cyber-enabled fraud and cryptocurrency investment scams affecting Americans. The operation, known as “Disruption Week” (May 18, 2026), led to the removal of millions of social media, email, and internet accounts linked to transnational scam networks […]

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Hackers Spied on a Stock Exchange Executive’s Outlook Mailbox for Five Months

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Unknown attackers maintained long-term access to the Outlook mailbox of a senior executive at a major global stock exchange for at least five months, quietly exfiltrating data in small batches via Dropbox and OneDrive to blend in with normal cloud traffic. According to Symantec’s Threat Hunter Team (Carbon Black), the activity strongly suggests espionage rather

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Phishing Campaign Uses LinkedIn Messages to Deliver Malware

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Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a phishing campaign that uses private messages on social media platforms, particularly LinkedIn, to distribute malicious files likely intended to deploy a remote access trojan (RAT). According to ReliaQuest, the attack targets high-value individuals by initiating direct messages on LinkedIn, building trust, and then persuading victims to download a malicious WinRAR

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LastPass Warns of Active Phishing Campaign Targeting Users

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LastPass has warned users about an active phishing campaign impersonating the company in an attempt to steal master passwords. First observed around 19 January 2026, the campaign uses emails claiming urgent infrastructure maintenance and pressures recipients to back up their password vaults within 24 hours. The sense of urgency is designed to trick users into

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OpenAI Disrupts Global Malware Networks Exploiting ChatGPT

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OpenAI has revealed that it disrupted three separate clusters of malicious activity where its ChatGPT AI tool was being exploited to aid malware development. One cluster involved a Russian-speaking actor who used ChatGPT to help design and refine a remote access trojan (RAT) aimed at stealing credentials while evading detection. The operator employed multiple ChatGPT

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Operation SIMCARTEL: Inside the Network Behind 49 Million Fake Accounts

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Europol has announced a major crackdown on a sophisticated cybercrime-as-a-service (CaaS) operation that ran a large-scale SIM farm, providing tools for a wide range of criminal activities, from phishing scams to investment fraud. The operation, called Operation SIMCARTEL, involved 26 coordinated raids, resulting in seven arrests and the seizure of 1,200 SIM box devices containing

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FBI and Dutch Police Dismantle VerifTools Fake ID Marketplace — But It’s Already Back Online

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VerifTools: A Global Fake ID Marketplace Authorities in the United States and the Netherlands have taken down VerifTools, a notorious darknet marketplace known for selling counterfeit IDs, passports, and forged documents to cybercriminals worldwide. The FBI seized two domains (verif[.]tools, veriftools[.]net) and multiple servers in Amsterdam, redirecting them to an official takedown notice. However, the

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Pro-Iranian Hackers Leak Saudi Games Records

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A pro-Iranian hacktivist group known as Cyber Fattah has reportedly leaked thousands of personal records connected to athletes and visitors of the Saudi Games. The cybersecurity firm Resecurity revealed that the breach was announced on Telegram on June 22, 2025, via SQL database dumps, describing it as part of a coordinated information campaign “orchestrated by

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How North Korea Hacked ByBit Crypto Worth $1.5 Billion

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Safe{Wallet} has revealed that the $1.5 billion Bybit cryptocurrency theft was a highly sophisticated, state-sponsored attack, allegedly carried out by North Korean cybercriminals. The hacking group, known as TraderTraitor (also called Jade Sleet, PUKCHONG, and UNC4899), reportedly took extensive measures to erase evidence and hinder investigations. To investigate the breach, Safe{Wallet} enlisted Google Cloud Mandiant,

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