Cybercrime

Cybercrime, or computer-oriented crime, is a crime that involves a computer and a network. The computer may have been used in the commission of a crime, or it may be the target.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Report: Ransomware Gang Blackcat Behind Cyberattack on Change Healthcare
Report: Ransomware Gang Blackcat Behind Cyberattack on Change Healthcare
February 26, 2024  |  Cybersecurity

The ransomware gang Blackcat, also known as ALPHV, is reportedly the source of a cyberattack targeting UnitedHealth Group’s technology unit, Change Healthcare. The cyberattack has targeted...

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Chainalysis: Crypto Money Laundering Plummets as Transactions Fall
Chainalysis: Crypto Money Laundering Plummets as Transactions Fall
February 18, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Reduced cryptocurrency activity last year helped lead to a corresponding decline in crypto money laundering. That’s according to a recent report on crypto crime from...

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OpenAI Stops Hack Attempts by 5 State-Sponsored Cybercrime Groups
OpenAI Stops Hack Attempts by 5 State-Sponsored Cybercrime Groups
February 14, 2024  |  Cybersecurity

OpenAI says it has disrupted state-sponsored hackers attempting to use its technology for malicious purposes. Working with its partner Microsoft, the artificial intelligence (AI) company said in...

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Increasing Ransomware Incidents Highlight Critical Role of Advanced Tech in Fighting Fraud
Increasing Ransomware Incidents Highlight Critical Role of Advanced Tech in Fighting Fraud
February 08, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Ransomware payments surpassed $1 billion in 2023, marking a record peak following a decrease in 2022, according to the latest chapter of Chainalysis’ 2024 Crypto...

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Criminals Target Big Ticket Transactions in Commercial Banking Fraud Surge
Criminals Target Big Ticket Transactions in Commercial Banking Fraud Surge
February 05, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

What’s better than $10,000? Try $25 million. That, it appears, is the thinking of an emerging cohort of bad actors and financial criminals behind a...

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JPMorgan Ups Cyber Defenses as Scam Attacks Rise
JPMorgan Ups Cyber Defenses as Scam Attacks Rise
January 17, 2024  |  Cybersecurity

Banking giant JPMorgan Chase is not immune to the recent, global surge in cybercrime. Speaking at the World Economic Forum’s summit in Davos Switzerland, Mary Callahan Erdoes,...

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This Week in AI: The Future of Work and Home 
This Week in AI: The Future of Work and Home 
January 12, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Generative artificial intelligence (AI), like most programming languages, uses Epoch Time to standardize its operations. Epoch Time is the number of seconds that have elapsed...

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Insomniac Reports Data Breach Involving Employee Information, Game Development Details
Insomniac Reports Data Breach Involving Employee Information, Game Development Details
December 22, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Sony-owned video-game studio Insomniac released a statement Friday (Dec. 22) about a data breach that became known earlier this month. “We’re both saddened and angered...

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AI Helps Businesses Put Transactions on Nice or Naughty List 
AI Helps Businesses Put Transactions on Nice or Naughty List 
November 27, 2023  |  Cybersecurity

The ongoing digital transformation of commerce and payments has radically reshaped the holiday shopping season.  On the one hand, it has never been easier —...

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