Hacker News with Generative AI: Cybercrime

From Budapest to Hanoi: Comparing the COE and UN Cybercrime Conventions (lawfaremedia.org)
At the end of 2024, the United Nations gave final approval to a hotly contested Convention Against Cybercrime (UN Convention). Later this year, Vietnam will host a signing ceremony in Hanoi. Many countries are expected to sign the convention at that time. The Trump administration has yet to indicate whether the United States will be among them. Without U.S. participation, the UN Convention would be a much less effective instrument.
Cybercrime, International Relations, Law, United Nations, Vietnam
3 points by hn_acker 14 days ago | 0 comments
Cybercrime operation traced back to Myanmar warlord (scworld.com)
An international cybercrime operation was traced back to an unlikely source: a warlord controlling a remote part of Myanmar.
Cybercrime, Myanmar, Warlords, International Relations
11 points by Bender 16 days ago | 1 comments
AI Slop Is Polluting Bug Bounty Platforms with Fake Vulnerability Reports (socket.dev)
Bug bounty programs, once celebrated for incentivizing independent researchers to report real-world vulnerabilities, are now under siege from a new, low-effort grift: AI-generated fake vulnerability reports, a phenomenon that falls under the broader category of “AI slop.
AI, Security, Bug Bounty, Software Development, Cybercrime
11 points by feross 17 days ago | 2 comments
Arizona laptop farmer pleads guilty for funneling $17M to Kim Jong Un (theregister.com)
An Arizona woman who created a "laptop farm" in her home to help fake IT workers pose as US-based employees has pleaded guilty in a scheme that generated over $17 million for herself... and North Korea.
Cybercrime, North Korea, Politics, Technology
184 points by Bluestein 22 days ago | 85 comments
Hegseth had an unsecured internet line set up in his office to connect to Signal (apnews.com)
Russian strike on Kyiv kills at least 12 in biggest attack on Ukrainian capital since last summer
Security, Cybercrime, Russia-Ukraine Conflict
157 points by doener 28 days ago | 158 comments
Unmasking EncryptHub: Help from ChatGPT and Opsec Blunders (outpost24.com)
This is the second part of Outpost24’s KrakenLabs investigation into EncryptHub, an up-and-coming cybercriminal who has been gaining popularity in recent months and is heavily expanding and evolving operations at the time of writing. We’ve already published one article explaining EncryptHub’s campaigns and TPPs, infrastructure, infection methods, and targets.
Cybersecurity, Cybercrime, Artificial Intelligence, Threat Intelligence
55 points by marcusb 47 days ago | 16 comments
Opsec lapse reveals hub for amateur cybercriminals (scworld.com)
An amateur hacker’s operational security error enabled researchers to uncover more details about a cybercrime operation utilizing the Proton66 bulletproof hosting service, DomainTools reported Thursday.
Cybersecurity, Operational Security, Cybercrime, Hosting Services, Research
6 points by LinuxBender 49 days ago | 0 comments
NSA warns "fast flux" threatens national security. What is fast flux anyway? (arstechnica.com)
A technique that hostile nation-states and financially motivated ransomware groups are using to hide their operations poses a threat to critical infrastructure and national security, the National Security Agency has warned.
National Security, Cybersecurity, Cybercrime, Networks
16 points by bentobean 49 days ago | 2 comments
Global scam industry evolving at 'unprecedented scale' despite recent crackdown (cnn.com)
Global Crime, Scams, Cybercrime, Economics, Law Enforcement
8 points by kingforaday 51 days ago | 3 comments
North Korea Launders Billions in Stolen Crypto (coindesk.com)
North Korea has stolen over $5 billion from the crypto sector since 2017.
Cryptocurrency, North Korea, Cybercrime, Security
151 points by PaulHoule 66 days ago | 68 comments
Forced to scam others worldwide, now held in detention on the Myanmar border (apnews.com)
In former scam compounds across southeastern Myanmar thousands of freed workers are stuck in limbo. Rescued from their previous lives as cyber scammers, many are now waiting to be repatriated.
Cybercrime, Myanmar, Human Trafficking, Labor Exploitation
36 points by petethomas 75 days ago | 0 comments
Misusing police database now over half of all cybercrime prosecutions in the UK [pdf] (cam.ac.uk)
Cybercrime, Law Enforcement, UK, Data Privacy, Research
26 points by luu 84 days ago | 0 comments
How North Korea pulled off a $1.5B crypto heist–the biggest in history (arstechnica.com)
The cryptocurrency industry and those responsible for securing it are still in shock following Friday’s heist, likely by North Korea, that drained $1.5 billion from Dubai-based exchange Bybit, making the theft by far the biggest ever in digital asset history.
Cryptocurrency, North Korea, Cybercrime, Security
7 points by 2OEH8eoCRo0 87 days ago | 1 comments
The Largest Theft in History (Bybit Hack) by Elliptic Research (elliptic.co)
On February 21st 2025, approximately $1.46 billion in cryptoassets were stolen from Bybit, a Dubai-based exchange.
Cryptocurrency, Security Breaches, Finance, Cybercrime
9 points by _blackhawk_ 88 days ago | 0 comments
$1.5B Bybit Hack – How the biggest hack in history happened (harrydonnelly.substack.com)
Yesterday, ~$1.4bn was stolen from Bybit. This is the largest hack in crypto history, completed by Lazarus Group, North Korea’s state sponsored cyber-crime unit.
Cryptocurrency, Security, North Korea, Cybercrime
57 points by Gowtham_HN 88 days ago | 17 comments
Serial swatter behind 375 violent hoaxes targeted own home to look like a victim (arstechnica.com)
Cybercrime, Hoaxes, Law Enforcement
6 points by pseudolus 100 days ago | 3 comments
U.S. Is Releasing Russian Cybercriminal to Moscow, Officials Say (nytimes.com)
The Trump administration is preparing to release a Russian cybercriminal as part of a prisoner exchange that led to the release of an American schoolteacher from a Russian prison, three U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
International Relations, Cybercrime, Politics, Russia, United States
10 points by chrtng 100 days ago | 1 comments
CA Teenager Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison for Nationwide Swatting Spree (justice.gov)
An official website of the United States government
Cybercrime, Law Enforcement, Teenagers, Criminal Justice
74 points by impish9208 101 days ago | 53 comments
Gilmore Girls fans nabbed as Eurocops dismantle two major cybercrime forums (theregister.com)
Law enforcement officers across Europe assembled again to collectively disrupt major facilitators of cybercrime, with at least one of those cuffed apparently a fan of the dramedy series The Gilmore Girls.
Cybercrime, Law Enforcement, Entertainment
6 points by LinuxBender 110 days ago | 2 comments
Cryptocurrency Turns to Cash in Russian Banks (2024) (krebsonsecurity.com)
A financial firm registered in Canada has emerged as the payment processor for dozens of Russian cryptocurrency exchanges and websites hawking cybercrime services aimed at Russian-speaking customers, new research finds.
Cryptocurrency, Russia, Cybercrime, Financial Crime, Payment Processing
60 points by lxm 121 days ago | 57 comments
The Teenager Who Lived a Secret Double Life as a Millionaire Crypto Bandit (vice.com)
In May 2018, Darren Marble was attending a cryptocurrency conference in New York City when he discovered he had become a victim of a new and financially devastating form of crime.
Cybercrime, Cryptocurrency, Teenagers, Finance
7 points by paulpauper 139 days ago | 2 comments
U.S. Army Soldier Arrested in AT&T, Verizon Extortions (krebsonsecurity.com)
Federal authorities have arrested and indicted a 20-year-old U.S. Army soldier on suspicion of being Kiberphant0m, a cybercriminal who has been selling and leaking sensitive customer call records stolen earlier this year from AT&T and Verizon.
Cybercrime, Security, Law Enforcement, Telecom
289 points by mmsc 143 days ago | 214 comments
Interpol wants everyone to stop saying 'pig butchering' (theregister.com)
Interpol wants to put an end to the online scam known as "pig butchering" – through linguistic policing, rather than law enforcement.
Cybercrime, Scams, Language, Law Enforcement, International Cooperation
51 points by LinuxBender 156 days ago | 70 comments
Cryptocurrency Turns to Cash in Russian Banks (krebsonsecurity.com)
A financial firm registered in Canada has emerged as the payment processor for dozens of Russian cryptocurrency exchanges and websites hawking cybercrime services aimed at Russian-speaking customers, new research finds. Meanwhile, an investigation into the Vancouver street address used by this company shows it is home to dozens of foreign currency dealers, money transfer businesses, and cryptocurrency exchanges — none of which are physically located there.
Cryptocurrency, Cybercrime, Russia, Finance
7 points by LinuxBender 160 days ago | 0 comments
Fourteen North Koreans Indicted for Fraudulent IT Worker Scheme and Extortions (justice.gov)
A federal court in St. Louis, Missouri, yesterday indicted 14 nationals of the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea (DPRK or North Korea) with long-running conspiracies to violate U.S. sanctions and to commit wire fraud, money laundering, and identity theft.
Cybercrime, North Korea, International Relations, Law Enforcement
9 points by impish9208 161 days ago | 0 comments
Police bust pirate streaming service making €250M per month (bleepingcomputer.com)
An international law enforcement operation has dismantled a pirate streaming service that served over 22 million users worldwide and made €250 million ($263M) per month.
Cybercrime, Piracy, Streaming, Law Enforcement
88 points by woldemariam 173 days ago | 166 comments
Interpol arrests 5,500 across 5 continents for cybercrime, seizes over $400M (interpol.int)
LYON, France – A global operation involving law enforcement from 40 countries, territories and regions has ended with the arrest of over 5,500 financial crime suspects and the seizure of more than USD 400 million in virtual assets and government-backed currencies.
Cybercrime, Law Enforcement, Interpol, Finance, Cryptocurrency
50 points by Geekette 176 days ago | 2 comments
Justice Department Seizes Cybercrime Website and Charges Its Administrators (justice.gov)
The Justice Department today announced the seizure of PopeyeTools, an illicit website and marketplace dedicated to selling stolen credit cards and other tools for carrying out cybercrime and fraud, and unsealed criminal charges against three PopeyeTools administrators: Abdul Ghaffar, 25, of Pakistan; Abdul Sami, 35, of Pakistan; and Javed Mirza, 37, of Afghanistan.
Cybercrime, Law Enforcement, Justice Department, Fraud
6 points by impish9208 184 days ago | 0 comments
Interpol disrupts cybercrime activity on 22,000 IP addresses, arrests 41 (bleepingcomputer.com)
Interpol announced it arrested 41 individuals and taken down 1,037 servers and infrastructure running on 22,000 IP addresses facilitating cybercrime in an international law enforcement action titled Operation Synergia II.
Cybercrime, Law Enforcement, International Cooperation, Technology
14 points by sandwichsphinx 199 days ago | 0 comments
Casio confirms customer data stolen in a ransomware attack (bleepingcomputer.com)
Casio now confirms it suffered a ransomware attack earlier this month, warning that the personal and confidential data of employees, job candidates, and some customers was also stolen.
Ransomware Attacks, Data Breaches, Security, Technology, Cybercrime
12 points by jayantbhawal 224 days ago | 2 comments