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Cybercrime gang arrested after turning Airbnbs into fraud centers

10Dec

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Cybercrime gang arrested after turning Airbnbs into fraud centers

Eight people were detained in Belgium and the Netherlands as part of a global cybercrime network that established Airbnb fraud centers and stole millions of euros from victims. Europol, which oversaw the operation, which involved 17 concurrent searches in the two nations on December 3, made the announcement. The arrests were the result of investigations conducted by a specialized operational task team beginning in 2022. Three men and one woman, ages 23 to 66, were arrested by the Dutch police (Politie) on suspicion of being involved with the cybercrime gang read more about Cybercrime gang arrested after turning Airbnbs into fraud centers. Get up to date on the latest cybersecurity news and enhance your knowledge of cybersecurity with our thorough coverage o...

US govt sanctions cybercrime gang behind massive 911 S5 botnet

The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on a cybercrime network that includes three Chinese citizens and three firms based in Thailand. The network is connected to a vast botnet that manages the "911 S5" home proxy service. Nearly two years ago, in June 2022, researchers at the Canadian University of Sherbrooke disclosed that this illegal residential proxy service enticed possible victims by providing free VPN services in exchange for the installation of malware intended to add their IP addresses to the 911 S5 botnet. Approximately 120,000 home proxy nodes from all over the world were under the control of the botnet at the time, and they were all in communication with many command-and-control servers that were either hosted on cloud servers or offshore. Investigative w...

India rescues 250 citizens enslaved by Cambodian cybercrime gang

The Indian government claims to have saved and returned 250 individuals who had gone to Cambodia in search of employment but were coerced into engaging in cybercrime once they there. According to the government, these individuals were coerced into thinking that there would be rich employment prospects in the country of Southeast Asia, but once they got there, they were compelled to turn into cybercriminals. Following reports from multiple citizens of their desperate circumstances, India's Embassy in Cambodia collaborated with the Cambodian authorities to trace and repatriate the individuals. The notification states that our Embassy in Cambodia has been swiftly addressing grievances from Indian nationals who were enticed to work there but were coerced into engaging in unlawful cyb...