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Interpol cybercrime crackdown nets 5,800 arrests across 97 countries

Cyber Scoop July 9, 2026

Interpol cybercrime crackdown nets 5,800 arrests across 97 countries...

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• ARToken
• business email compromise
• business email compromise (BEC)
• Cisco Talos
• cybercrime
• EvilTokens
• Microsoft
• Microsoft 365
• multi-factor authentication (MFA)
• phishing
• phishing kit
• Research
• Sekoia
• Threats

This phishing kit looks more like BEC-as-a-service

Cyber Scoop July 1, 2026

This phishing kit looks more like BEC-as-a-service | CyberScoop...

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• Akira
• BianLian
• botnet
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• critical infrastructure
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• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
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• PLAY
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Cybercrime losses jumped 26% to $20.9 billion in 2025

Cyber Scoop April 7, 2026

Cybercrime losses jumped 26% to $20.9 billion in 2025...

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• ASN
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• cybercrime
• domain names
• Financial
• Google
• IANA
• Microsoft
• Secret Service

The ‘staggering’ cybersecurity weakness that isn’t getting enough focus, according to a top Secret Service official

Cyber Scoop January 29, 2026

Secret Service warns domain registration system is major security...

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• account takeover (ATO) attacks
• Australia
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• Canada
• credential theft
• cybercrime
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• Europol
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• virtual machines

Microsoft seizes RedVDS infrastructure, disrupts fast-growing cybercrime marketplace

Cyber Scoop January 14, 2026

Microsoft seizes RedVDS infrastructure, disrupts fast-growing cybercrime marketplace |...

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• Black Axe
• business email compromise
• business email compromise (BEC)
• cybercrime
• Cybersecurity
• Europol
• Spain

Spanish police disrupt Black Axe, arrest alleged leaders in action spanning four cities

Cyber Scoop January 12, 2026

Spanish police disrupt Black Axe, arrest alleged leaders in...

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• business email compromise (BEC)
• cybercrime
• Department of Justice (DOJ)
• Treasury Department

Notorious Nigerian cybercriminal tied to BEC scams extradited to U.S.

Cyber Scoop December 12, 2024

Notorious Nigerian cybercriminal tied to BEC scams extradited to...

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• Africa
• African Union
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• AI
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• Angola
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• Cameroon
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• Ghana
• Group-IB
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• Kaspersky
• Kenya
• Mauritius
• Mozambique
• Nigeria
• ransomware
• Rwanda
• Senegal
• South Africa
• Tanzania
• Team Cyru
• Trend Micro
• Tunisia
• United Kingdom (U.K.)
• Uppsala Security
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

African cybercrime crackdown nets more than 1,000 suspects

Cyber Scoop November 26, 2024

African cybercrime crackdown nets more than 1,000 suspects |...

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• business email compromise (BEC)
• cybercrime
• Nigeria
• phishing

Nigerian man sentenced to 5 years for role in BEC operation

Cyber Scoop September 4, 2024

Nigerian man sentenced to 5 years for role in...

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• business email compromise (BEC)
• Equiniti
• Policy
• regulation
• Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
• Threats

Shareholder-tracking company Equiniti shells out $850K to SEC over breaches

Cyber Scoop August 22, 2024

Shareholder-tracking company Equiniti shells out $850K to SEC over...

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