Crime & Security
Explosion at Mosque in Northwestern Pakistan Kills at Least Seven
KOHAT, Pakistan — A powerful explosion struck a mosque near police offices in the Kohat district of northwestern Pakistan on Thursday morning, killing at least seven people and injuring more than 30 o...
Ransomware Attacks in Japan Rise as The Gentlemen and Qilin Groups Expand Operations
TOKYO — Ransomware incidents targeting organizations in Japan increased by 4.7% during the first half of 2026, driven primarily by the heightened activity of two distinct cybercriminal groups: The Gen...
Mumbai Man Loses Nearly $1 Million in 'Digital Arrest' Scam Impersonating Police
MUMBAI — A 72-year-old retired man from Malad West lost ₹89.80 lakh ($1.08 million) after falling victim to a sophisticated cyber fraud scheme in which scammers impersonated senior police officers to ...
U.S. Authorities Seize Domains Linked to Major DDoS-for-Hire Service
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — U.S. authorities seized two domains associated with NightmareStresser, a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) for-hire service implicated in hundreds of thousands of cyberatta...
N0va Threat Actors Target North American and European Firms in Phishing Campaign
LONDON — A cyber threat group identified as N0va has launched a coordinated phishing campaign targeting organizations across North America and Europe, exploiting trusted service impersonation to compr...
Delhi Police Busts Syndicate That Stole Rs 12.84 Crore from Hero FinCorp
NEW DELHI — The Delhi Police's International Financial Services Operations (IFSO) unit dismantled a sophisticated cybercrime ring on Monday, recovering evidence of a scheme that siphoned Rs 12.84 cror...
Retired Army Soldier Loses ₹28.7 Lakh in Pension Fraud Scheme in Pune District
SHIRUR, India — A 65-year-old retired Army soldier lost ₹28.7 lakh ($34,300) from his pension account on Thursday after falling victim to a sophisticated remote-access cyber fraud scheme targeting eld...
Former Kosovo Prime Minister Kadri Veseli Sentenced to 18 Years for Criminal Offenses
PRISTINA, Sept. 16 (AP) — Kadri Veseli, the former prime minister of Kosovo and a founding figure of the Kosovo Liberation Army, was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Tuesday after being found guilty...
Kremlin-linked actors deploy browser extensions to target Brazilian banks
BRASILIA — A cyber operation attributed to Kremlin-affiliated threat actors has targeted Brazilian financial institutions by distributing malicious software disguised as legitimate web browser extensi...
Five Alleged Black Axe Leaders Extradited to U.S. on Fraud Charges
TRENTON, N.J. — Five alleged leaders of the South African wing of the global cybercrime group Black Axe were extradited from South Africa to the United States on Monday to face charges including consp...
Hackers Compromise HBO Max Reddit Account to Distribute Malware
LOS ANGELES — Hackers breached the official HBO Max account on Reddit on Sunday, deploying malicious advertisements that infected Windows and macOS devices with information-stealing malware. The cyber...
Ukraine Prosecutor General Signs Suspicion Notice Against NABU Director
KYIV, Sept. 14 (AP) — Ukraine's Prosecutor General Kravchenko signed an official suspicion notice against Andriy Kryvonos, the director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau, marking a significant es...
Telangana Police Return Over ₹139 Crore to Cyber Fraud Victims via Lok Adalat
HYDERABAD, India — Telangana police authorities facilitated the return of 139.68 crore rupees ($16.7 million) to more than 24,000 victims of cyber fraud on Saturday, marking a significant recovery eff...
Cybercrime Group Exploits Passkey Phishing to Hijack U.S. Cloud Accounts
WASHINGTON — A sophisticated cybercrime collective linked to the aliases Cordial Spider, O-UNC-045, PREY-0058, and UNC6671 launched a coordinated campaign on Sept. 13, 2026, targeting United States or...
Sabotage Suspected After Regional Train Derails Near Cleon, Injuring 44
CLEON, France — A regional train carrying 186 passengers derailed early Saturday near the town of Cleon in Normandy after investigators discovered a piece of rail track deliberately placed on the trac...
Moscow Police Arrest Foreign National Following Public Altercation Over Racist Slogans
MOSCOW (AP) — Moscow police arrested a foreign national on Friday after he was beaten by passersby in the Russian capital for making Nazi salutes and shouting racist slogans. The incident, which occur...
Indore Police Arrest Seven in Raid on Illegal Bank Account Trade Network
INDORE, India — Police in central India arrested seven individuals Saturday for allegedly operating a network that supplied, rented, and sold bank accounts used to facilitate cyber fraud transactions....
Six Nigerians Linked to Black Axe Extradited from South Africa to U.S. Over $6 Million Romance Scam
CAPE TOWN, Sept. 12 (AP) — Six Nigerian nationals linked to the Black Axe criminal network were extradited from South Africa to the United States on Friday to face charges of wire fraud and money laun...
Two Men Killed in Early Morning Shooting at Brooklyn Playground
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Two men were killed early Saturday morning when a gunman opened fire at a public playground in Brooklyn, leaving the shooter at large as police launched an investigation into the moti...
Pakistanis Lose Rs8.32 Billion to Cyber Fraud in Three-Year Span, Lawmakers Among Victims
ISLAMABAD — More than 227,000 Pakistani citizens have lost a combined total of Rs8.32 billion to cyber fraud schemes over the past three years, with several lawmakers confirmed among the victims. The ...
Mumbai Police Dismantle ₹350 Crore Cyber Fraud Ring, Arrest Three Suspects
MUMBAI — The Mumbai Crime Branch Unit-5 arrested three individuals on Thursday in connection with a massive cyber fraud network that allegedly orchestrated transactions exceeding 350 crore rupees ($42...
Ukrainian National Sentenced to Four Years in U.S. for Role in Conti Ransomware Scheme
NEW YORK — A Ukrainian national was sentenced on Wednesday to four years in federal prison for his role as a member of the Conti ransomware group, a cybercriminal organization responsible for extortin...
China Launches Global Alliance to Combat Transnational Telecom and Cyber Fraud
LIANYUNGANG, China — An international coalition dedicated to combating transnational telecommunications and cyber fraud was officially established in eastern China on Thursday, bringing together repre...
New Gigabud Trojan Evades Fraud Detection by Cloning Banking Apps
JAKARTA — A sophisticated new strain of Android banking malware known as Gigabud is actively deploying a novel evasion technique designed to bypass financial fraud detection systems. The malicious sof...
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Chinese Cybercrime Marketplace and Supporting Firms
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced on Wednesday the imposition of sanctions against Xinbi Guarantee, a Chinese cybercrime marketplace,...
U.S. Authorities Disrupt Xinbi Guarantee Scam Marketplace, Freeze $52.8 Million in Crypto Assets
WASHINGTON — U.S. authorities on Tuesday dismantled the Xinbi Guarantee scam marketplace and froze approximately $52.8 million in cryptocurrency assets as part of a coordinated effort to disrupt overs...
Global Fraud Network DoppelCart Targets Shoppers via 119,000 Fake E-Shops
SEPT. 8, 2026 — A massive international fraud operation known as DoppelCart has established a sprawling network of more than 119,000 counterfeit e-commerce domains designed to harvest credit card deta...
Hackers Claim Breach of Florida DMV Database, Demand Ransom
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A cybercriminal group known as ShinyHunters claimed on Monday to have breached the Florida Department of Motor Vehicles' internal DAVID database, stealing more than 200,000 driver ...
Shah Praises Goa Police for Launching AI-Driven Cyber Fraud Helpline
PANAJI, India — Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday commended the Goa Police for deploying an artificial intelligence-based helpline designed to combat the rising tide of cyber fraud across the st...
Cybercriminal Groups Target U.S. Executives in Coordinated Microsoft 365 Extortion Campaign
WASHINGTON — A coordinated cyberattack campaign targeting executive-level accounts within the United States has deployed sophisticated social engineering and technical exploits to steal data from Micr...