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A new report highlights the vast growth in fraudulent candidates, presenting significant insider threat challenges to organizations

Ihor Klymenko, who has experience in law enforcement and as interior minister, will run Ukraine's National Cybersecurity Coordination Center.

Houston-based CenterPoint Energy notified federal regulators about an incident that exposed some customer data on the dark web.

Alleged Black Axe leaders extradited to the US over romance scams, BEC and money laundering claims

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg held a press conference on Monday touting the takedown of the sites, which hosted AI-generated videos of more than 1,200 people. The sites allowed users to use the faces and bodies of real people to create illegal pornography.

Five alleged leaders of the Black Axe cybercrime syndicate, known for its involvement in global-scale cyber-enabled financial fraud, have been extradited to the United States to face wire fraud and money laundering charges.

44-year-old Kenneth Carter from Portland, Oregon, used to work in an AT&T retail store. But now he has been sentenced to 16 months in a federal prison. That should be plenty of time for him to rue the day he agreed to increase his monthly income by helping a SIM swap gang in their attempt to steal over half a million dollars. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

Fake Bitrefill checkout pages are appearing in search results and tricking people into sending cryptocurrency directly to scammers.

Prosecutors unsealed a 2021 indictment accusing the five men of conducting lucrative romance scams that stole thousands of dollars from more than 100 people.

Officials said the five individuals concocted various long-running romance scams to trick U.S.-based victims into sending them money.