Latest news with #CyberCriminals


Bloomberg
01-08-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
How to Avoid a Crypto Scam
Crypto How To AI is helping cyber criminals adapt and scale at unprecedented levels. The one thing scammers can't hack? Your own critical thinking. Despite crypto's relentless march into the mainstream, it still hasn't been able to shake its shadow: digital fraud. Scams have become so polished that they are indistinguishable from legitimate services — until the damage is done. Wallet-draining malware mimics human behavior with uncanny accuracy. Phishing schemes are optimized with A/B testing. Con operations have even morphed into full-fledged businesses, complete with customer service teams.


BBC News
23-05-2025
- BBC News
Cyber criminals contact BBC to claim hack on Co-op, M&S
Cyber criminals reached out to the BBC's Joe Tidy on Telegram, expressing frustration that their ransom demands weren't being met. Through their hack, they have accessed 70,000 staff members' and potentially millions of customers' information.