Identity theft, blackmail and artificial intelligence: cyber weapons are improving

Some 120 arrests and the mobilization of the FBI, Europol and even Dutch law enforcement… Major resources were deployed to close the Genesis Market site, a market place that allowed computer hackers to recover identifiers to – among other things – use in the bank accounts of their victims. Identity theft is still legion, as … Read more

the “Bonnie and Clyde” of cybercrime

Published on : 10/02/2022 – 18:00 Heather Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein were arrested on Tuesday in the United States where they are suspected of having tried to launder more than three billion dollars in stolen bitcoins. But it is the profile of this couple, dubbed the “Bonnie and Clyde” of cybercrime, which has mainly caught … Read more

2021 record year for cryptocurrency theft by North Koreans

Published on : 14/01/2022 – 18:28 North Korean hackers stole nearly $400 million last year by attacking cryptocurrency exchanges. It’s one of the juiciest years for cybercriminals, analysts Chainalysis says. Last year, seven cyberattacks were carried out by North Korean hackers, three more than the previous year. The company Chainalysis points out that the hacking … Read more

Massive cyberattack in Ukraine targets government sites

Several Ukrainian government sites were targeted on Friday January 14 by a large-scale cyberattack. This aggression, the origin of which is currently unknown, took place in a context where Ukraine and its Western allies have repeatedly accused Moscow of carrying out computer attacks against their sites and infrastructures, which Russia defends. For this new attack, … Read more