Cybercrime

Cybercrime, or computer-oriented crime, is a crime that involves a computer and a network. The computer may have been used in the commission of a crime, or it may be the target.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Crypto Crime Hits Record Levels as Nation-States Dodge Sanctions

Crypto Crime Hits Record Levels as Nation-States Dodge Sanctions
Crypto Crime Hits Record Levels as Nation-States Dodge Sanctions
January 26, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

 By most headline measures, 2025 looks like a year where crypto crime exploded. An estimated $154 billion flowed to illicit addresses, the highest total on...

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Cybersecurity Industry Workers Plead Guilty to Ransomware Attacks
Cybersecurity Industry Workers Plead Guilty to Ransomware Attacks
December 30, 2025  |  Cybersecurity

Three men who worked in the cybersecurity industry pleaded guilty to charges related to ransomware attacks they launched with the help of ALPHV BlackCat in...

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FBI Alerts Public to Fraudsters Posing as Bank Employees
FBI Alerts Public to Fraudsters Posing as Bank Employees
November 25, 2025  |  Cybersecurity

The FBI’s Internet Crime Compliant Center is cautioning the public that cybercriminals are impersonating financial institutions to steal money or information from individuals, businesses and...

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FBI Agent Says Cargo Theft Is Now ‘Primarily Cyber-Enabled’
FBI Agent Says Cargo Theft Is Now ‘Primarily Cyber-Enabled’
November 25, 2025  |  Cybersecurity

Cargo theft is now “primarily cyber-enabled,” an FBI agent said in a Tuesday (Nov. 25) Wall Street Journal report. Doug McKelway, a supervisory special agent...

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Oracle Investigates Hacks of Customers’ Applications After Cybercriminals Demand Ransoms
Oracle Investigates Hacks of Customers’ Applications After Cybercriminals Demand Ransoms
October 02, 2025  |  Cybersecurity

Oracle is reportedly investigating hacks of some customers’ E-Business Suite applications after hackers who said they were affiliated with a ransomware group claimed to have breached...

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Anthropic Warns of ‘Sophisticated’ Cybercrime Via Claude LLM
Anthropic Warns of ‘Sophisticated’ Cybercrime Via Claude LLM
August 27, 2025  |  Cybersecurity

Anthropic is warning of the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI) in cybercrime. “Agentic AI has been weaponized,” the company wrote Wednesday (Aug. 27) in an announcement accompanying...

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Scattered Spider Hackers Reportedly Targeting Airline Industry
Scattered Spider Hackers Reportedly Targeting Airline Industry
June 29, 2025  |  Cybersecurity

The hacking group Scattered Spider could be trying to trap airlines in its web. The FBI is warning that it had “recently observed” cyberattacks that...

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Report: DOGE Staffer Linked to Cybercrime Ring
Report: DOGE Staffer Linked to Cybercrime Ring
March 26, 2025  |  Cybersecurity

According to digital records, a prominent member of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team has links to an alleged cybercrime organization. A Wednesday...

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