Cybercrime is a topic tracked in our intelligence system with 5 linked articles.
Dutch police and the National Cyber Security Center dismantled a botnet of over 17 million devices controlled from about 200 servers, linked to the Russia-based ASOCKS residential proxy network, highlighting cross-border enforcement against large-scale cybercrime.
Toronto police arrested three men on 44 charges for operating an SMS blaster that blasted tens of thousands of devices, marking the first known case in Canada amid a scheme to steal credentials via phishing texts.
An alleged Chinese government hacker, Xu Zewei, is extradited to the U.S. for cyberattacks that impacted thousands of U.S. organizations and involved theft of COVID-19-related research.
FTC reports 2025 social media scams caused $2.1B in losses, eightfold increase, with social media the top channel for scam losses.
North Korean hackers used AI to develop malware and fake company websites, stealing up to $12 million in three months.
Europol-led crackdown on for-hire DDoS services emailed 75,000 people to deter attacks, resulting in 4 arrests and 53 domain takedowns.
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