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Moçambique, o grande ausente do mapa de ciberameaças da INTERPOL
Num documento de quase 40 páginas dedicado ao cibercrime em África, o país surge essencialmente em dois indicadores: um gráfico sobre vulnerabilidades e uma referência a programas de formação.
Fiscalía creará una unidad de Cibercrimen para investigar audios atribuidos a Cerimedo
La Fiscalía General del Estado alista la creación de una Dirección Nacional de Cibercrimen para investigar hechos relacionados con la difusión de grabaciones digitales, entre ellos los audios atribuidos al consultor argentino Fernando Cerimedo, informó este jueves el fiscal general interino, José...
Cyberharcèlement : pourquoi le groupe qui participe est le seul à pouvoir tout arrêter
Le cyberharcèlement fonctionne de la même manière que le harcèlement "face à face". Sur les réseaux sociaux, chaque like, chaque commentaire, chaque partage compte, traduisant l’effet de groupe en phénomène viral.
Site gratuito explica 64 burlas que circulam em Portugal
A mensagem que abre a página inicial é directa: se há pressa, pode ser fraude. A urgência é a principal ferramenta de quem burla, e o guia propõe uma regra em três passos.
Police seize Virtualine bulletproof service tied to ransowmare, cybercrime
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed that Virtualine marketed services that permitted “illegal/black hat activities” ranging from phishing, spamming, and carding to port scanning.
Commission brings banks and online platforms together in the fight against online scams
Online scams are a growing concern for people across the EU, with one in four peoplehaving fallen victim to online fraud. Many scams start on online platforms and search engines, through scam advertisements, fake profiles or accounts impersonating trusted brands and public figures and lead people...
La conférence Octopus 2026 a marqué le 25e anniversaire de la Convention sur la cybercriminalité. Les principaux enseignements sont disponibles.
La Conférence Octopus sur la cybercriminalité, qui s’est tenue à Strasbourg du 14 au 16 octobre 2026, a constitué une véritable plateforme mondiale, réunissant près de 500 participants issus de 106 pays en présentiel, auxquels se sont ajoutés de nombreux autres participants ayant suivi nos...
Delegación dominicana participa en jornadas de cooperación policial sobre cibercrimen e inteligencia artificial en España
El encuentro, organizado por el Ministerio del Interior del Gobierno español bajo el lema “La seguridad en la era digital: Cibercrimen e Inteligencia Artificial”, reunió a especialistas y representantes institucionales para intercambiar conocimientos y buenas prácticas frente a las nuevas...
A política de combate aos golpes transfronteiriços no Sudeste Asiático
A mercantilização das vítimas incluiu a forma como as vítimas chinesas foram enganadas online, sendo atraídas para atravessar a fronteira da província de Yunnan para trabalhar como escravos modernos em Laukkai e sendo enganadas para obter dinheiro.
Formación. Jujuy reúne a especialistas para debatir los desafíos del cibercrimen
El III Congreso Regional de Cibercrimen convoca a autoridades judiciales, investigadores y expertos para intercambiar experiencias y abordar los nuevos desafíos que plantean los delitos digitales, el uso de la IA y la evidencia digital.
Cybercrime crackdown in Africa nets 1,462 arrests, recovers over USD 105 million
Authorities identified 65,929 victims targeted by cybercriminal networks, underscoring the scale and sophistication of today's digital threats. Financial investigations linked criminal activity to losses exceeding USD 385 million.
Joint statement on critical PHP vulnerabilities
The vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, could allow attackers to remotely execute malicious code on vulnerable servers without authentication.
The Gentlemen: A closer look at a not-so-gentle ransomware-as-a- service operation
The group has claimed more than 800 victims across multiple regions and sectors, with organizations in the United States and Europe among the most frequently reported victims, making it one of the top ransomware groups this year.
Police arrest two suspects in AI-powered bank fraud that cost victims €380,000
The suspects allegedly used AI-generated phone calls and a fake banking app to copy victims' bank cards remotely, allowing accomplices to withdraw thousands of euros.
Qubic Halts Blockchain After $1.4 Million Hack Drains 1,400 Wallets
According to the Qubic core team, the attacker targeted wallets whose recovery seeds were created with weak randomness. This made the private keys easier to work out.
