T-Cybercrime

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Jul
Digital Growth, Deepening Exposure: Nigeria's Race to Regulate a Rising Cybercrime Economy- 263

Digital Growth, Deepening Exposure: Nigeria's Race to Regulate a Rising Cybercrime Economy- 263

July 18, 2o26 Nigeria's fraud statistics tell an uncomfortable story about the relationship between reported incident volume and
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21
Jul
Free Hosting, Weaponized: How 148 npm Packages Turned Students' Browsers Into a Botnet- 260

Free Hosting, Weaponized: How 148 npm Packages Turned Students' Browsers Into a Botnet- 260

July 15, 2026 For roughly two weeks in May, a campaign hiding inside the npm package registry turned an ordinary
2 min read
20
Jul
Trust as the Attack Surface: Inside the ClickFix Campaigns Powering ACR Stealer- 258

Trust as the Attack Surface: Inside the ClickFix Campaigns Powering ACR Stealer- 258

July 19, 2026 No vulnerability was patched, no exploit chain engineered, in the campaigns Microsoft disclosed distributing ACR Stealer through
2 min read
20
Jul
The Certificate Authority's Blind Spot: How a Trusted Signing Chain Became a Weapon- 255

The Certificate Authority's Blind Spot: How a Trusted Signing Chain Became a Weapon- 255

July 18, 2026 In April 2026, a routine support interaction at DigiCert — a customer service chat, a screenshot-disguised ZIP
2 min read
19
Jul
Operation Ramz shows where Southeast Asia's scam compounds go when they get shut down- 241

Operation Ramz shows where Southeast Asia's scam compounds go when they get shut down- 241

June 28, 2026 INTERPOL's Operation Ramz, the largest coordinated cybercrime operation the organization has ever run in the
3 min read
19
Jul
When a ransomware gang gets ransomware'd: what The Gentlemen's leak reveals about the RaaS economy- 232

When a ransomware gang gets ransomware'd: what The Gentlemen's leak reveals about the RaaS economy- 232

May 10, 2026 In early May 2026, one of the most prolific ransomware-as-a-service operations running today discovered
3 min read
19
Jul
The ShinyHunters Playbook: One Extortion Crew, Four Industries, One Spring- 214

The ShinyHunters Playbook: One Extortion Crew, Four Industries, One Spring- 214

May 20, 2026 A convenience store chain. A cruise line. A video platform. The learning management system behind nearly nine
3 min read
05
Jul
The Worm in the Toolchain: How TeamPCP Built a Credential Extraction Economy Inside Open Source- 201

The Worm in the Toolchain: How TeamPCP Built a Credential Extraction Economy Inside Open Source- 201

June 23, 2026 The most consequential credential theft does not happen when a user clicks a phishing link. It happens
4 min read
02
Jul
Platform Down, Market Open: The Crimenetwork Lesson in Enforcement Durability- 176

Platform Down, Market Open: The Crimenetwork Lesson in Enforcement Durability- 176

May 30, 2026 German authorities took down the largest German-speaking criminal marketplace in December 2024. Within days, it was
2 min read
02
Jun
Operation PowerOFF: Global Crackdown on the DDoS-for-Hire Ecosystem- 172

Operation PowerOFF: Global Crackdown on the DDoS-for-Hire Ecosystem- 172

April 17,2026 The latest phase of Operation PowerOFF marks a significant escalation in the international effort to disrupt the
3 min read