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Europol Busts Major Online CSAM Racket in Western Balkans
The initiative was carried out under the banner of Operation MOZAIK 2023.
November 21, 2023
Prompt engineering and jailbreaking: Europol warns of ChatGPT exploitation
The concern arises from the growing number of cybercriminals attempting to exploit the AI-based chatbot for developing malware and other malicious tools.
March 28, 2023
Europol takes down VPN service VPNLab used by ransomware operators
According to Europol, VPNLabs was providing services to malware and ransomware operators who would mask their IP addresses…
January 18, 2022
Europol nabs 106 criminals involved in SIM swapping, money laundering
Europol said that the suspects carried out a number of cybercrimes included phishing, SIM Swapping, and BEC (business email compromise.)
September 20, 2021
Europol nabs SIM hacking network from across Europe
SIM Swapping (SIM hijacking or SIM hacking) is rapidly becoming the biggest threat to mobile service providers and mobile users alike.
March 13, 2020
Europol arrest 6 over malware crypter and counter anti-virus platform
Authorities have conducted a large-scale operation against cyber criminals in several European countries. As a result, 6 people…
June 14, 2017
Europol and US authorities bust 34 DDoS attackers and 101 suspects
Since the emergence of Mirai IoT botnet, there have been a noticeable increase in DDoS attacks (Distributed Denial of…
December 13, 2016
Europol to Hunt Extremists Spreading ISIS Propaganda on Social Media
Europol is going after people using social media platforms to spread ISIS propaganda. It was the Anonymous hacktivist…
June 24, 2015
Europol Targets Payment Card Fraud With New Cybercrime Unit
A new cyber crime unit has been launched in EU with the name of EC3, the unit has…
January 9, 2013
Researchers Test Zero-click Worms that Exploit Generative AI Apps
Researchers have created computer worms with self-propagation capabilities that target GenAI applications.
March 5, 2024