International cybercrime network dismantled in major crackdown
1 month, 3 weeks ago

International cybercrime network dismantled in major crackdown

NL Times  

Authorities seized servers and domains linked to a cybercrime group accused of selling phishing tools used in large-scale online fraud, Dutch police announced Wednesday. The January 29 operation, carried out by the FBI and Dutch cybercrime investigators, targeted a criminal network that sold phishing software through illicit online marketplaces. Cybercriminals could purchase tools designed to send mass phishing emails, steal login credentials, and compromise online accounts. Criminals gaining access to email accounts can use them to send phishing emails to a victim’s contacts, making fraudulent messages appear more legitimate.

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Delhi Police busts cyber fraud syndicate, three held for phishing scam
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1 week, 4 days ago

Delhi Police busts cyber fraud syndicate, three held for phishing scam

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Delhi Police has dismantled an organized cyber fraud syndicate operating across India and arrested three key members of the gang for creating fake banking websites and phishing links to deceive unsuspecting victims, an official said on Wednesday. Delhi Police busts cyber fraud syndicate, three held for phishing scam The accused used advanced digital techniques to steal sensitive …

Five suspects arrested for phishing scam after police officers take the bait
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Five suspects arrested for phishing scam after police officers take the bait

NL Times  

Five suspects of digitalized crime were arrested by the police in Vlaardingen and Rotterdam Centrum last week after police purposely fell for “phishing” attempts. “We often see that these ‘collectors’ are part of a larger cybercrime network.” Iris added that a few of the suspects were arrested by the doors of the victims. Creative, but of course, we won’t fall …

Dutch server identified in $110 million global scam network
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Dutch server identified in $110 million global scam network

NL Times  

A server in the Netherlands has been uncovered as a critical hub in an international scam operation that has defrauded tens of thousands of victims worldwide, according to an investigation by Dutch consumer affairs program Radar. The scheme involves fake The scam has generated at least 110 million dollars in stolen funds worldwide, according to data from the criminal organization’s …

US disrupts Russian efforts to hack Pentagon and State Department computers and 'steal Americans' sensitive information'
5 months, 2 weeks ago

US disrupts Russian efforts to hack Pentagon and State Department computers and 'steal Americans' sensitive information'

Daily Mail  

The United States has disrupted attempts to hack Pentagon and State Department computers in order to 'steal Americans' sensitive information'. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said in a statement: 'The Russian government ran this scheme to steal Americans' sensitive information, using seemingly legitimate email accounts to trick victims into revealing account credentials'. Over 40 internet domains allegedly used by Russian …

Netherlands among 13 countries in global terrorism propaganda busts; Spain arrests 9
9 months, 1 week ago

Netherlands among 13 countries in global terrorism propaganda busts; Spain arrests 9

NL Times  

Two major international operations to break up the propaganda and communications channels of terrorist organizations were carried out this week, leading authorities in 13 countries to take action against servers, web hosting services and websites, Europol announced on Friday. The Netherlands was directly involved in one of the police actions, with Dutch authorities seizing computer servers and Spanish police arresting …

Massive International Police Operation Takes Down Ransomware Networks, Arrests 4 Suspects
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Massive International Police Operation Takes Down Ransomware Networks, Arrests 4 Suspects

Deccan Chronicle  

The Hague: Police coordinated by the European Union's justice and police agencies have taken down computer networks responsible for spreading ransomware via infected emails, in what they called the biggest ever international operation against the lucrative form of cybercrime. The European Union's judicial cooperation agency, Eurojust, said on Thursday that police arrested four high value suspects, took down more than …

DA says he shut down 21 sites stealing millions through crypto scams
11 months, 2 weeks ago

DA says he shut down 21 sites stealing millions through crypto scams

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Authorities in New York City said Thursday they disrupted an online fraud operation that stole millions of dollars by duping victims into making phony cryptocurrency investments. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said his office seized 21 web domains that were being used by scammers in so-called “pig butchering” schemes, a term that refers to gaining victims’ trust …

Cyber crime police issue advisory on new ‘Online Trading Scam’
1 year, 1 month ago

Cyber crime police issue advisory on new ‘Online Trading Scam’

The Hindu  

The cyber crime police have issued a public advisory about a new type of scam dubbed “Online Trading Scam”, which has emerged this year. In this scam, the victims receive A senior police officer said: “The victims install applications such as INSECG, CHS-SES, SAAI, SEQUOIA, and GOOMI, which are not registered under the Securities and Exchange Board of India. ‘Avoid …

Crypto phishing scams deplete approximately USD 300 million from 320,000 users in 2023
1 year, 2 months ago

Crypto phishing scams deplete approximately USD 300 million from 320,000 users in 2023

India TV News  

Wallet drainers are one of the known malware which is related to cryptocurrency. A new report has recently revealed that the malware has stolen USD 295 million in cryptocurrencies from about 324,000 victims in 2023. The researchers said, "Over the past year, phishing activities have steadily increased each month with phishing scammers employing more sophisticated tactics to evade security measures.” …

International Criminal Court says cybersecurity incident affected its information systems last week
1 year, 6 months ago

International Criminal Court says cybersecurity incident affected its information systems last week

The Hindu  

The International Criminal Court said Tuesday that it detected “anomalous activity affecting its information systems" last week and took urgent measures to respond. “Looking forward, the Court will be building on existing work presently underway to strengthen its cyber security framework, including accelerating its use of cloud technology,” his statement added. The court declined to go into any more detail …

FBI and European partners seize major malware network in blow to global cybercrime
1 year, 6 months ago

FBI and European partners seize major malware network in blow to global cybercrime

The Independent  

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Dutch man arrested in massive cybercrime case; Accused of large-scale identity fraud
1 year, 7 months ago

Dutch man arrested in massive cybercrime case; Accused of large-scale identity fraud

NL Times  

A 32-year-old Dutchman who lives in Brazil was arrested in the international cybercrime investigation “Operation Cookie Monster.” The man is accused of buying and using thousands of people’s identities on the Genesis Market, which the FBI took down in April. “We suspect that this man spent tens of thousands of euros on the market and is, therefore, the largest Dutch …

Global takedown of cybercriminals behind malware operation
1 year, 11 months ago

Global takedown of cybercriminals behind malware operation

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Law enforcement agencies in the United States and Europe said Wednesday that they have taken down a major online marketplace for stolen login credentials that had given cybercriminals access to millions of compromised accounts since its 2018 launch. Genesis Market had provided users with access to data taken from more than 1.5 million computers infected with malicious software, …

Romania detains 3 Dutch people for phishing scams; Fourth held in Enschede
2 years ago

Romania detains 3 Dutch people for phishing scams; Fourth held in Enschede

NL Times  

The Dutch and Romanian police detained four people, three in Romania and one in the Netherlands, suspected of defrauding nearly a thousand victims, mainly through phishing on online marketplaces. The police tracked down the suspects after the Digital Crime Team of the Central Netherlands Police linked a suspicious telephone number from a report to many digital fraud cases. “We were …

Authorities take down Dutch server used in Ukraine cyberattack
3 years, 1 month ago

Authorities take down Dutch server used in Ukraine cyberattack

NL Times  

The police took down a Dutch server used in cyberattacks on Ukrainian banks and Ministries this week, two Dutch companies involved in hosting the server confirmed to BNR. One of the companies, SKB Enterprise, previously hosted the website of far-right movement Vizier op Links, according to the broadcaster. SKB Enterperpise and Spectra BV, the companies that supplied the network to …

Dutch police help role up international ransomware network
3 years, 4 months ago

Dutch police help role up international ransomware network

NL Times  

Twelve alleged members of a worldwide network of cybercriminals have been identified thanks to an international operation in which the Dutch police and judiciary participated. According to the Dutch police, the network carried out ransomware attacks on critical infrastructures, such as governments and multinationals worldwide, including a Rotterdam-based multinational. The Dutch police and judiciary then tried to map out the …

Possibly hundreds of IT company clients affected by international cyberattack
3 years, 8 months ago

Possibly hundreds of IT company clients affected by international cyberattack

NL Times  

Possibly hundreds of companies in the Netherlands may have fallen victim to an international ransomware attack carried out by Russian hackers on Friday, NOS reported. A VelzArt employee said that the impact had been enormous: “We have been extremely busy and are being flooded with calls.” The technical service provider Hoppenbrouwers in Udenhout was also targeted in the attack. "While …

Dutch police take down VPN service used by cybercriminals
3 years, 8 months ago

Dutch police take down VPN service used by cybercriminals

Dutch News  

Dutch police have had a lead role in dismantling a virtual private network used by cybercriminals around the globe, European policy agency Europol said on Wednesday. DoubleVPN was heavily advertised on both Russian and English-speaking underground cybercrime forums as a means to mask the location and identities of ransomware operators and phishing fraudsters, Europol said. The service claimed to provide …

Dutch police take down VPN service used by cybercriminals
3 years, 8 months ago

Dutch police take down VPN service used by cybercriminals

Dutch News  

Dutch police have had a lead role in dismantling a virtual private network used by cybercriminals around the globe, European policy agency Europol said on Wednesday. DoubleVPN was heavily advertised on both Russian and English-speaking underground cybercrime forums as a means to mask the location and identities of ransomware operators and phishing fraudsters, Europol said. The service claimed to provide …

Four Dutch on trial in Germany in massive cyberbunker crime case
4 years, 5 months ago

Four Dutch on trial in Germany in massive cyberbunker crime case

Dutch News  

Four Dutch nationals are among eight people currently on trial in Germany for their role in hosting a darknet computer centre used by criminals around the world to carry out illegal transactions running into millions of euros. The bunker had been bought in 2013 by Dutch national Herman Johan Xennt, who had reportedly left the Netherlands after running into trouble …

UN Warns of Alarming Spike in Cybercrime Cases Amidst Covid-19 Pandemic
4 years, 7 months ago

UN Warns of Alarming Spike in Cybercrime Cases Amidst Covid-19 Pandemic

News 18  

A 350% increase in phishing websites was reported in the first quarter of the year, many targeting hospitals and health care systems and hindering their work responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.N. counterterrorism chief said Thursday. He said the U.N. and global experts don’t yet fully understand “the impact and consequences of the pandemic on global peace and security, …

Cyber security agencies suspect massive data breach in the last few days
4 years, 11 months ago

Cyber security agencies suspect massive data breach in the last few days

The Hindu  

Cyber security agencies suspect a massive data breach has occurred over the last few days, enabling cyber criminals to obtain proof against citizens visiting pornographic websites and blackmailing them. Such emails have become rampant over the last few days and this may be due to a data breach event,” Balsing Rajput, Maharashtra Cyber SP, said. Once the trackers have access …

Dutch police take 10 corona fraud webshops off line
4 years, 11 months ago

Dutch police take 10 corona fraud webshops off line

Dutch News  

Dutch police have taken 10 web shops off line in a move to prevent internet fraud connected with coronavirus and warn this type of fraud may increase. The shops, offering products from anti-bacterial bank cards, COVID tracker apps and face masks, are just some of the corona-related scams that are currently being operated by cyber criminals, police said. ‘People are …

Dutch police take 10 corona fraud webshops off line
4 years, 11 months ago

Dutch police take 10 corona fraud webshops off line

Dutch News  

Dutch police have taken 10 web shops off line in a move to prevent internet fraud connected with coronavirus and warn this type of fraud may increase. The shops, offering products from anti-bacterial bank cards, COVID tracker apps and face masks, are just some of the corona-related scams that are currently being operated by cyber criminals, police said. ‘People are …

Arnhem man arrested for selling 12 billion usernames, passwords on WeLeakInfo site
5 years, 2 months ago

Arnhem man arrested for selling 12 billion usernames, passwords on WeLeakInfo site

NL Times  

The police arrested a 22-year-old man from Arnhem on Wednesday on suspicion of offering about 12 billion stolen usernames names and passwords for sale on website WeLeakInfo. The arrest was made as part of a joint investigation by the Dutch police, the United Kingdom's National Crime Agency, the United States' FBI, and Germany's Bundeskriminalamt. At the Dutch suspect's home, the …

Police to double capacity of teams focused on cybercrime
5 years, 3 months ago

Police to double capacity of teams focused on cybercrime

NL Times  

The police are expanding its cybercrime teams with 145 full-time employees. That doubles the capacity of the cybercrime teams, which were established early this year to fight digital crimes like hacking, phishing and ransomware, AD reports. Deputy police chief Henk van Essen told newspaper AD that these teams symbolize new way of working for the police. In addition to investigations, …

Over €1 million stolen through phishing in NL this year
5 years, 5 months ago

Over €1 million stolen through phishing in NL this year

NL Times  

So far this year almost 15 thousand Dutch have fallen victim to phishing scams, the Fraud Help Desk announced on Friday based on the reports it received. Over 1.1 million euros were stolen in these scams, compared to 862 thousand euros in damages throughout all of 2018, NU.nl reports. Research by the Fraud Help Desk showed that one in ten …

1.2 million Dutch hit by cyber crime, but most don't report it
5 years, 8 months ago

1.2 million Dutch hit by cyber crime, but most don't report it

Dutch News  

Some 1.2 million people in the Netherlands were affected by some sort of internet-related crime last year, the national statistics agency CBS said on Wednesday. The research also showed that the victims of cyber crime often don’t bother to report the incidents to the police. Around a quarter of people whose identity was stolen or who were the victims of …

Dutch police raise concerns over cheap cybercrime-as-service
5 years, 9 months ago

Dutch police raise concerns over cheap cybercrime-as-service

NL Times  

The Dutch police are concerned about an increasingly popular development in cybercrime, which the police refer to as cybercrime-as-service. The purchase of your own DDoS attacks or phishing email then comes with a 24/7 help desk", said Theo van der Plas, digitalization and cybercrime program director at the police. "This means that criminals with little digital knowledge can commit crimes …

Dutch still lax on cyber crime, over half don't have anti-virus software
6 years, 5 months ago

Dutch still lax on cyber crime, over half don't have anti-virus software

Dutch News  

Despite the increasing prevalence of cyber crime in the Netherlands, 57% of computer users have still not installed anti-virus software and less than one third have made their passwords more complex, according to new research for the justice ministry and counter terrorism unit NCTV. And even though one in 10 people was said to be the victim of cyber crime …

One in five Dutch victim of cybercrime: study
7 years, 2 months ago

One in five Dutch victim of cybercrime: study

NL Times  

Last year 3.4 million people in the Netherlands fell victim to cybercrime, according to a study by security company Symantec. The most common form of cybercrime in the Netherlands is phishing, where scammers prompt people in, for example, an email to enter their username and password on a fake website. In Europe 98.2 million people fell victim to cybercrime last …

Police takeover of ‘dark web’ marketplace sends shock waves through underworld
7 years, 6 months ago

Police takeover of ‘dark web’ marketplace sends shock waves through underworld

Dutch News  

A Dutch police operation to shut down one of the largest ‘dark web’ marketplaces has had a tangible effect on illegal online dealing, according to new research. Research centre TNO analysed 195 new accounts set up on Dream Market, currently the largest anonymous marketplace, after Hansa was taken offline. ‘We will have to wait and see if the effects of …

Police takeover of ‘dark web’ marketplace sends shock waves through underworld
7 years, 6 months ago

Police takeover of ‘dark web’ marketplace sends shock waves through underworld

Dutch News  

A Dutch police operation to shut down one of the largest ‘dark web’ marketplaces has had a tangible effect on illegal online dealing, according to new research. Research centre TNO analysed 195 new accounts set up on Dream Market, currently the largest anonymous marketplace, after Hansa was taken offline. ‘We will have to wait and see if the effects of …

Cyberattacks repeatedly hit sites that help Dutch voters make informed choices
8 years ago

Cyberattacks repeatedly hit sites that help Dutch voters make informed choices

NL Times  

Online voting aids Kieskompas and Stemwijzer were the targets of several cyberattacks on Tuesday. The two sites, meant to help Dutch voters make an informed choice, were offline for large parts of the day, ANP reports. The sites were hit by DDoS attacks, which means that large amounts of information requests are sent at the sites' servers so that they …

Turkish hacker groups focus cyberattacks on Dutch websites, incl. NL Times
8 years ago

Turkish hacker groups focus cyberattacks on Dutch websites, incl. NL Times

NL Times  

Turkish hacker groups targeted a large number of Dutch websites after the political fallout between the Netherlands and Turkey over the weekend. NL Times was the victim of at least two DDoS attacks on Sunday and Monday, in an attempt to take the site offline, according to a Turkish-language Facebook group linked to cyber-attackers. On the forum of this Turkish …

200 questioned in Dutch-led crackdown on 'money mules'
9 years ago

200 questioned in Dutch-led crackdown on 'money mules'

Dutch News  

In the first European police operation of its kind, almost 200 people have been interviewed and 81 arrested for acting as suspected ‘money mules’, Dutch police said on Tuesday. The Dutch police said so-called ‘money mules’ are recruited by criminal organisations to receive or transfer illegally-obtained funds to different countries and bank accounts, including proceeds from phishing. ‘Money mules not …

Dutch firm, FBI targeted $100m cybercriminal gang
9 years, 7 months ago

Dutch firm, FBI targeted $100m cybercriminal gang

NL Times  

Dutch IT security firm Fox-IT worked with the FBI and American security company Crowdstrike to investigate a group of cybercriminals who have stolen at least 100 million dollars in banking funds over the past year, investigators revealed at the global cybersecurity conference Black Hat in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Globe Newswire reports. The investigators managed to take a vital part …

Police breaks up international cybercrime ring
9 years, 8 months ago

Police breaks up international cybercrime ring

NL Times  

A Joint Investigation Team comprising of authorities in the Netherlands, Austria, Belgium, Finland, Great Britain and Norway, recently broke up a large network of cyber criminals who used malware to attack banking systems world wide. These cyber criminals worked together through a kind of underground market place on the internet. At a press conference in Venice, where the results of …

Global Web Crackdown Arrests 17, Seizes Hundreds Of Dark Net Domains
10 years, 4 months ago

Global Web Crackdown Arrests 17, Seizes Hundreds Of Dark Net Domains

Wired  

When "Operation Onymous" first came to light yesterday, it looked like a targeted strike against a few high value targets in the Dark Web drug trade. On Friday, the European police agency Europol along with the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security announced that the operation has now arrested 17 people in as many countries and seized hundreds of …

Dutch gov't to take on hackers in 2015 debate
10 years, 5 months ago

Dutch gov't to take on hackers in 2015 debate

NL Times  

The so called "back hacking law", the legislative proposal cybercrime II, will be submitted to the Second Chamber early next year. D66 Parliament Members Berndsen-Jansen and Verhoeven asked questions regarding the so called "back hacking". The minister promises that the legislative proposal cybercrime III will ensure that the investigative authorities can grow with new technological possibilities. With permission from the …

Dutch online security firms discover malware infection through Yahoo!
11 years, 2 months ago

Dutch online security firms discover malware infection through Yahoo!

NL Times  

Two Netherlands based Internet security firms reported that Yahoo's advertising servers have distributed malware to hundreds of thousands of users over the last few days. It appears Yahoo's advertising network has been attacked by malicious parties who hijacked the network.Fox IT, a Netherlands based security firm, described the problem in their blog post on Friday. The Yahoo servers reportedly sent …

Dutch man arrested in connection with cyber attack on Spamhaus
11 years, 10 months ago

Dutch man arrested in connection with cyber attack on Spamhaus

Firstpost  

A 35-year-old Dutch man has been arrested in Barcelona by Spanish police over last month’s massive cyber attack which disrupted global internet services… A 35-year-old Dutch man has been arrested in Barcelona by Spanish police over last month’s massive cyber attack which disrupted global internet services, the Dutch public prosecutor’s office said on Saturday. The man, who was identified by …

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