Turning the screws: The pressure tactics of ransomware gangs
Credit to Author: Matt Wixey| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2024 10:00:49 +0000
Sophos X-Ops examines the increasingly aggressive tactics ransomware gangs use to coerce their targets
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For the win? Offensive research contests on criminal forums
Credit to Author: Matt Wixey| Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2023 10:00:17 +0000
We explore some of the entries in recent cybercrime research competitions, and what they say about threat actor innovation and priorities
Read moreThe scammers who scam scammers on cybercrime forums: Part 4
Credit to Author: Matt Wixey| Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2022 12:00:01 +0000
A shadowy sub-economy is more than just a curiosity – it’s booming business, and also an opportunity for defenders. In the fourth and final part of our series, we look at how scammers scamming scammers can benefit researchers
Read moreThe scammers who scam scammers on cybercrime forums: Part 3
Credit to Author: Matt Wixey| Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2022 11:00:08 +0000
A shadowy sub-economy is more than just a curiosity – it’s booming business, and also an opportunity for defenders. In the third part of our series, we look at the curious case of twenty fake marketplaces.
Read moreThe scammers who scam scammers on cybercrime forums: Part 2
Credit to Author: Matt Wixey| Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2022 12:00:20 +0000
A shadowy sub-economy is more than just a curiosity – it’s booming business, and also an opportunity for defenders. In the second part of our series, we look at the different flavors of scams prevalent on criminal forums
Read moreThe scammers who scam scammers on cybercrime forums: Part 1
Credit to Author: Matt Wixey| Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2022 17:00:36 +0000
A shadowy sub-economy is more than just a curiosity – it’s booming business, and also an opportunity for defenders. In the first of a four-part series, we look at the forums involved, and how they deal with scammers scamming scammers
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