A Ukrainian man has been charged with computer fraud for allegedly infecting millions of computers with malware in a cybercrime operation known as “Raccoon Infostealer,” the US Justice Department said Tuesday.
US Healthcare Organizations Warned of ‘Daixin Team’ Ransomware Attacks
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have issued a joint alert on a new cybercrime group targeting organizations in the healthcare sector.
FBI Warns of Iranian Cyber Firm’s Hack-and-Leak Operations
The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Thursday issued an alert to warn that Iranian cyber group Emennet Pasargad is targeting organizations to steal their data and leak it online.
AI is Key to Tackling Money Mules and Disrupting Fraud: Industry Group
Money mules are an important part of the criminal money laundering pipeline. They help channel the proceeds from fraud and other criminal activities to the criminals themselves while obfuscating the process. The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has estimated that more than $40 billion is laundered every week, with only 1% intercepted and seized.
75 Arrested in Crackdown on West-African Cybercrime Gangs
Interpol last week announced the results of a joint law enforcement effort aimed at dismantling West-African cyber-enabled financial crime operations.
Biden Signs Executive Order on US-EU Personal Data Privacy
Executive order requires that US signals intelligence activities be conducted “only in pursuit of defined national security objectives”
US President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Friday designed to protect the privacy of personal data transfers between the EU and the United States and address European concerns about US intelligence collection activities.
Australian Police Make First Arrest in Optus Hack Probe
A police investigation of a cyberattack on an Australian telecommunications company in which the personal data of more than one third of Australia’s population was stolen has resulted in its first arrest, investigators said Thursday.
FBI, CISA Say Malicious Cyber Activity Unlikely to Disrupt Election
Seattle Woman Gets Probation for Massive Capital One Hack
A former Seattle tech worker convicted of several charges related to a massive hack of Capital One bank and other companies in 2019 was sentenced Tuesday to time served and five years of probation.
White House Unveils Artificial Intelligence ‘Bill of Rights’
The Biden administration unveiled a set of far-reaching goals Tuesday aimed at averting harms caused by the rise of artificial intelligence systems, including guidelines for how to protect people’s personal data and limit surveillance.













