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Ransomware gangs cut off from EUR 336 million ‘AudiA6’ crypto laundering pipeline

An international law enforcement operation has dismantled one of the cryptocurrency laundering services most trusted by ransomware gangs and cybercriminal

  

Seven members of major Islamic State financing network convicted

Europol supported the Belgian authorities in the successful conclusion of a complex counter-terrorism investigation, targeting an international network primarily composed

  

Encrypted chats expose Kosovar organised crime network behind EUR 80 million criminal empire

Messages exchanged on the encrypted communication platform SKY ECC have exposed a Kosovar-based organised crime network in large-scale drug trafficking,

  

Europe-wide race to locate fugitives unfolds at Europol

Nearly 100 investigators and open-source intelligence (OSINT) specialists from 31 countries gathered at Europol headquarters in The Hague on 3

  

Fake document factory dismantled in Spain: around 800 IDs seized

A French-led investigation, supported by Spain and Europol, led to the dismantling of a counterfeit document production facility in Alicante,

  

29 arrested as law enforcement strikes criminal networks behind illegal streaming

Criminal networks making millions from illegal access to premium sports broadcasts, film and television channels have been targeted in a

  

Operation against criminal network smuggling migrants between Algeria and Spain: nine arrests

A collaborative operation between the Spanish Guardia Civil and National Police (Policía Nacional), supported by Europol, has resulted in nine

  

Smashing Security podcast #469: What your Oura ring won’t tell you

CISA, the US government agency whose entire job is keeping America’s critical infrastructure safe from hackers, has had a contractor

  

‘SymJack’ Attack Turns AI Coding Agents Into Supply Chain Attack Delivery Systems

Malicious repositories and disguised symlinks can trick AI coding agents into silently installing attacker-controlled MCP servers capable of stealing secrets,

  

The Credential Crisis: How Stolen Credentials Defeat Modern Security

As AI accelerates phishing, session hijacking, and credential abuse, security teams are racing to close the gap between attacker speed

  

Lastwall Raises $11.5 Million for Quantum-Resilient Identity Platform

The new funding, led by BDC Capital’s StrongNorth Fund, will accelerate Lastwall’s North American expansion. The post Lastwall Raises $11.5

Kali365 phishing kit bypasses MFA and steals Microsoft logins
  

Kali365 phishing kit bypasses MFA and steals Microsoft logins

The FBI has warned that attackers are using a new phishing kit to gain long-term access to Microsoft Outlook, Teams,

  

Romanian Hacker Sentenced to Prison in US for Selling Access to State Network

Catalin Dragomir previously pleaded guilty to selling access to an Oregon state government office’s network. The post Romanian Hacker Sentenced

  

RevEng.AI Raises $15 Million to Hunt for Flaws and Backdoors in Software Binaries

Using an AI model called BinNet, RevEng hunts vulnerabilities and backdoors in released software binaries. The post RevEng.AI Raises $15

  

SecurityWeek to Host AI Risk Summit August 11-12 at the Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay

Now in its third year, the AI Risk Summit is the leading conference that brings together CISOs, security leaders, AI

  

FBI’s 2025 Internet Crime Report

The 2025 Internet Crime Report was published a few weeks ago, but I only just saw it. Lots of interesting

  

Vulnerability in Popular Conference Software Granted Attackers a 100% Talk Acceptance Rate

Novee researchers discovered an account takeover vulnerability in the open source CFP management tool Pretalx. The post Vulnerability in Popular

  

UK Cyberspying Chief Calls AI ‘an Unstoppable Force’ and Warns About Russia

The speech is the latest in a string of warnings from intelligence experts that Russia is stepping up hostile activity

  

Europol launches Capture26, the 2026 law enforcement photo competition

Europol has opened submissions for Capture26, the 2026 edition of its annual international law enforcement photo competition. This year’s theme

  

8 arrested in a hit against criminal network smuggling Cuban nationals into Spain

Spanish National Police (Policía National), with the support of Europol and the Serbian Criminal Investigation Directorate, (Управа криминалистичке полиције), have

  

Europol’s Project A.S.S.E.T. identifies millions in criminal assets

Europol, in collaboration with law enforcement agencies from 31 countries and leading private sector partners, has concluded its third and

  

New Europe-wide campaign targets fugitives sentenced to years behind bars

Some of Europe’s most wanted fugitives are still at large despite being sentenced to years in prison for serious crimes.

  

Cybercriminal VPN used by ransomware actors dismantled in global crackdown

For years, the service, known as ‘First VPN’, was promoted on Russian-speaking cybercrime forums as a trusted tool for remaining

  

Two dangerous fugitives arrested in Türkiye and Spain

Two dangerous fugitives wanted for serious organised crime offences have been arrested in separate international operations.One suspect, wanted by Germany

  

Europol supports international hit against counterfeit medicines and supplements network

The criminal organisation, comprising individuals from Romania, the Republic of Moldova, Bulgaria, Estonia, Poland, and Ukraine, has been operating for

  

EU targets Iran’s Revolutionary Guard propaganda ecosystem in an online crackdown

A total of 14 200 posts linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), now designated as a terrorist organisation

  

Swedish fugitive arrested as new OTF GRIMM targets added to EU Most Wanted

The arrested individual, a man in his 30s linked to the Foxtrot network, was wanted by Swedish authorities for murder,

  

EU Most Wanted platform helps locate Hungarian child abuser hiding in Spain

The 37-year-old man was arrested in Tenerife on 7 May, three days after his profile was published on the platform.

  

Atlantic ‘Cocaine Highway’ broken in coordinated maritime operation

Between 13 and 26 April 2026, law enforcement targeted criminal networks moving cocaine from Latin America to Europe through complex

  

Europol announces transition arrangements following the departure of Executive Director Catherine De Bolle

As from 2 May, Europol has entered into a transition phase with specific arrangements following the departure of Executive Director

  

“Terrorgram” network dealt another blow as member sentenced in Denmark

A Danish-French national has been sentenced to six years in prison for terrorism-related offences by the District Court in Glostrup,

  

Call centres dismantled and ten arrested in EUR 50 million online fraud case

A criminal network operating a large-scale online fraud scheme has been dismantled through a collaborative investigation involving Austrian and Albanian

  

OTF GRIMM one-year anniversary: violence-as-a-service targets published on EU Most Wanted

As the Operational Taskforce (OTF) GRIMM marks its first year of activity, high-value targets linked to ongoing investigations are being

  

Europol supports hit against ‘Black Axe’ criminal organisation in Switzerland: 10 arrests

Europol has supported a comprehensive investigation conducted by Swiss authorities in collaboration with German law enforcement against members of the

  

New 2026 ‘IOCTA’ highlights sophisticated tactics and emerging challenges in the digital landscape

Europol today published the new edition of the Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) 2026, providing an in-depth analysis of

  

Child sexual exploitation: 12 children identified during Europol’s Victim Identification Taskforce

From 13 to 24 April 2026, 34 specialists in victim identification from Europol, INTERPOL and 31 countries worldwide gathered at

  

Bluesky Disrupted by Sophisticated DDoS Attack

A pro-Iran hacker group has taken credit for the attack on Bluesky, which appears to have lasted 24 hours.  The

  

Is “Satoshi Nakamoto” Really Adam Back?

The New York Times has a long article where the author lays out an impressive array of circumstantial evidence that

  

Hackers Abuse QEMU for Defense Evasion

The machine emulator has been abused in at least two different campaigns distributing ransomware and remote access tools. The post

Mining China’s ‘Little Red Book’ for Open Source Gold
  

Mining China’s ‘Little Red Book’ for Open Source Gold

The challenges of conducting open-source research in China are well-documented. Consistently named one of the most digitally oppressive countries in

  

British Scattered Spider Hacker Pleads Guilty in the US

Tyler Buchanan admitted in court to hacking into various companies, defrauding them, and stealing cryptocurrency from multiple individuals. The post

  

Mythos: An AI tool too powerful for public release

Anthropic is keeping Mythos out of public hands, with limited access for select organizations over fears it could be misused.MalwarebytesRead

  

Big Tech can stop scams. They just don’t (Lock and Code S07E08)

This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Marti DeLiema about what really works in protecting older

  

Serial-to-IP Converter Flaws Expose OT and Healthcare Systems to Hacking

Forescout researchers discovered 20 new vulnerabilities in Lantronix and Silex products and described theoretical attack scenarios. The post Serial-to-IP Converter

  

Why We Actually Need End-to-End Encryption

There is a certain kind of argument that appears every time encryption comes up. Yes, yes, privacy is lovely. But

  

Europol and partners track down 45 forcibly transferred Ukrainian children

On 16 and 17 April 2026, Europol together with the Netherlands hosted a coordinated effort to identify and trace children

  

Europol-supported global operation targets over 75 000 users engaged in DDoS attacks

On 13 April 2026, 21 countries joined forces in a coordinated action week that focused on enforcement and prevention measures

  

Leading Balkan Cartel member arrested in Montenegro

On 15 April 2026, Europol supported law enforcement authorities in Montenegro in conducting a large-scale operation targeting a significant cell

   

Tíz éves a kiberhónap: #ThinkB4UClick!

Az Európai Unió Kiberbiztonsági ügynöksége (az ENISA) 2011-ben kezdett el foglalkozni azzal a gondolattal, hogy egy szervezett kampány keretei között olyan

  

Sysmon file zárolás

A Sysmon új verziója számos új funkcióval bővült, többek között a file zárolás lehetőségével. Az új funkció lehetővé teszi futtatható

    

Számos új fukcióval bővült a MISP

A MISP (Malware Information Sharing Platform) új korrelációs motorral, új munkafolyamatokkal bővült a mostani kiadásában. FORRÁS

  

JSON minden logot

Ha szeretszt Elasticsearch-el dolgozni és szereted, ha a logjaid egységes neveket alkalmaznak, egységes típusokat az a jó megoldás számodra. FORRÁS

  

Majnuska: a Coblat Strike kínai kistestvére

Cisco Talos nemrég felfedezett egy új támadó keretrendszert amelyet ‘Manjusaka’-nak neveznek.A kutatás egy rosszindulatú Word dokumentum elemzésével kezdődött, amiben egy

  

Virustotal kutatás a rosszindulatú kódok által használt megtévesztési formákról

A jelentés fókusza a megtévesztési formákra fókuszál, így biztosítva tisztább összképet arról, hogy a rosszindulatú kódok fejlesztői milyen formában igyekeznek

    

Új malware a SolarWinds támadóitól

A SolarWinds supply chain támadás mögött álló csoport tovább fejlesztette eszközeinek arzenálját egy új eszközzel, amelyet már 2019 óta észrevétlenül

   

Protonmail megosztja a felhasználók IP címeit?

A ProtonMail kritikák célpontjává vált, amikor egy, Franciaországból az EUROPOLON keresztül érkező jogsegély kérés alapján megosztotta egy aktivista IP címét