Europol has supported the dismantling of a sophisticated criminal network responsible for facilitating large-scale online fraud. In an operation led by the Hanover Police Department (Polizeidirektion Hannover) and the Verden Public Prosecutor’s Office (Staatsanwaltschaft Verden) in Germany, and supported by law enforcement authorities from Austria, Czechia, Finland, Poland and the Netherlands, over 50 servers were seized, significant digital evidence was secured, and two key suspects were arrested. A central hub for cyber fraud The investigation … More →
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Recently, Palo Alto Networks identified and patched a critical zero-day vulnerability in their next-generation firewalls (NGFWs). This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-0012, allowed attackers to execute code on vulnerable devices remotely. This vulnerability has been actively exploited in attacks dubbed "Operation Lunar Peek."
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There’s a reason why retailers call the final three months of the year the “golden quarter.” As festive shopping ramps up, many will be hoping to generate a large part of their annual revenue in the period between Black Friday and the end of the year. But where there’s money to be made, there’s also likely to be criminal activity: 100% of data breaches over the past year were financially motivated.
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