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How a Spanish Cybercrime Gang Stole €140 Million and Almost Got Away With It
Spanish police, working with partners across Europe and beyond, dismantled a fraud network that used fake boss emails, phony investment sites, and nearly a thousand bank accounts to steal the equivalent of $161 million from ordinary people and businesses.
When Attacks Take Minutes, Not Days: The AI Speed Problem Defenders Now Face
Criminals using AI models can now write phishing bait, pick targets and hop between machines faster than most security teams can read the first alert.
A Windows Device ID Helped Trace an Alleged Scattered Spider Hacker to a Jewelry Heist
Federal prosecutors say a single hardware identifier tied a May 2025 intrusion at a luxury retailer to the online accounts of a 19-year-old.
An AI Agent Ran a Ransomware Attack by Itself. Here's What That Means.
Criminals used an AI tool called Langflow to let a machine plan and carry out a multi-step ransomware intrusion without a human guiding every move, a shift that could make attacks faster and cheaper to run at scale.
ClickFix: Emerging Favorite for Cybercriminals in Malware Delivery
New ReliaQuest research shows ClickFix drove nearly 28% of defense-evasion activity between March and May 2026, and it's now hitting macOS for the first time.
Australians Are Safer Online Than Last Year — Unless They Run a Small Business
A new government survey found cybercrime fell across Australia in 2025, but small business owners are facing more legal and staffing fallout than ever before.
Ransomware Surge Led by Lockbit and Conti Offshoots
NCC Group counts 198 successful ransomware campaigns in July 2023, up 47 percent from June, with Lockbit and two Conti-born groups driving most of the damage.
0ktapus Phishing Campaign Hits 130 Companies, Compromising Nearly 10,000 Accounts
A phishing campaign exploiting Okta's authentication system has breached 9,931 accounts across 130 organizations, with Twilio, Cloudflare and DoorDash among the victims.
FBI Dismantles NetNut Proxy and Popa Botnet Operations
The FBI has seized hundreds of NetNut domains in a joint operation with Google, Lumen and Shadowserver, disrupting a residential proxy service tied to over two million compromised devices.
Scattered Spider Suspect, 19, Extradited From Finland to Chicago
Peter Stokes, a dual U.S.-Estonian citizen, faces conspiracy, intrusion and fraud charges tied to the loose-knit crew behind a string of high-profile enterprise breaches.
The Cybercrime Economy Is Looking a Lot Like SaaS
A leaked worm kit, a $5K/month browser-cloning RAT, and AI agents handing over real credentials: the criminal stack is industrialising.