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Cyber-criminals

Parliament pushes to seize scam accounts without warrant

The challenge for the police is also this; the challenge of recovering money from such a swift criminal transaction while waiting for a court order.

Legal amendments needed for online crime, PG says

Naufal said the evidence is difficult to obtain from foreign service providers because Maldives is not a party to the Budapest Convention on Cyber Crime.

Ransomware attack forces hundreds of small Indian banks offline

Nearly 300 small banks have been isolated from the country’s broader payment network to prevent wider impact.

Three 'pro-Russian' hackers arrested in Spain over cyberattacks

Police released a video on social media platform X of a raid at the home of one of the suspects.

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Hackers hit Australian state's court recording database

State-sponsored cyber groups and hackers have stepped up their assault on Australia's critical infrastructure,

'Indian team' hacks Juvenile Court website with threats

This is the first time that Indian hackers have claimed responsibility for a cyber attack and issued a warning to Maldives.

10 January 2024

Indians give bad reviews to Maldives resorts; attack websites

Some Indians who have spent happy holidays in Maldives have said they do not want to come to Maldives until the fire between Maldives and India is extinguished.

'Operation Cookie Monster': Interpol action seizes dark web

The NCA said Genesis had operated by selling credentials from as little as 70 cents to hundreds of dollars depending on the stolen data available.

International law enforcement seizes dark web market

Genesis was specialized in the sale of digital products, especially "browser fingerprints" harvested from computers infected with malicious software.

US government agencies hit in global hacking spree

"IF YOU ARE A GOVERNMENT, CITY OR POLICE SERVICE DO NOT WORRY, WE ERASED ALL YOUR DATA," the group said in a statement on its website.

Microsoft says it caught hackers from China, Russia and Iran

"We really saw them just using this technology like any other user," he said.

15 February 2024

US, UK accuse China of cyberespionage that hit millions of people

U.S. prosecutors listed numerous unnamed victims around the globe who had been targeted, but several stand out in the indictment.