Voici les actualités principales de la semaine passée concernant le cybercrime.
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Les actus sélectionnées cette semaine
Canadian Man Stuck in Triangle of E-Commerce Fraud
A Canadian man who says he’s been falsely charged with orchestrating a complex e-commerce scam is seeking to clear his name. His case appears to involve « triangulation fraud, » which occurs when a consumer purchases something online – from a seller on Amazon or eBay, for example – but the seller doesn’t actually own the item for sale.
Privacy Fines: Tech Hub Ireland Leads EU in GDPR Sanctions
Ireland – home to the European headquarters of a throng of multinational tech companies – is responsible for the greatest amount of aggregate data protection fines
Finnish Hacker Denies Role In Psychotherapy Clinic Attack
A Finnish man accused of hacking and leaking mental health records downplayed his tech skills and said during cross-examination in court he had no part in the data
Nigerian Law Enforcement Agency Advised to Retrain African Cybercriminals
Local Nigerian expert tells Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to educate and not jail so-called Yahoo boys.
BreachForums hacking forum admin sentenced to 20 years supervised release
Conor Brian Fitzpatrick was sentenced to 20 years of supervised release today in the Eastern District of Virginia for operating the notorious BreachForums hacking forum, known for the sale and leaking of personal data for hundreds of millions of people worldwide.
Xplain erfolgreich: Bundesstrafgericht lehnt Herausgabe von Ermittlungsakten ab
Das Bundesstrafgericht hat eine Beschwerde von Xplain gutgeheissen. Die Anwaltskanzlei Oberson Abels erhält für ihre Untersuchungen keine Dokumente aus den strafrechtlichen Ermittlungen.
Cookies : la CNIL sanctionne Yahoo! d’une amende de 10 millions d’euros
Le contexte La société YAHOO EMEA LIMITED édite plusieurs services web tels qu’un moteur de recherche et une messagerie électronique. La CNIL a été saisie de 27 plaintes dénonçant la non-prise en compte du refus des cookies et les obstacles rencontrés pour retirer le consentement au dépôt de cookies.
Police track down criminal network behind shock calls terrifying elderly across Europe | Europol
During the operational phase, specialised police departments and public prosecutors’ offices from all 16 German Federal States carried out enforcement actions, alongside the German Federal Criminal Police Office and their counterparts in Poland, Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg. Europol coordinated the international activity.
Action against digital skimming reveals 443 compromised online merchants | Europol
Digital skimming is the act of stealing credit card information or payment card data from customers of an online store. Criminals use sophisticated information technology to intercept data during the online checkout process, without customers or online merchants noticing anything unusual.Data theft often goes unnoticedDigital skimming attacks can go undetected for a long time.
Cryptojacker arrested in Ukraine over EUR 1.8 million mining scheme | Europol
The 29-year-old individual was apprehended in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, on 9 January. Three properties were searched to gather evidence against the main suspect. The arrest comes after months of intensive collaboration between Ukrainian authorities, Europol and a cloud provider, who worked tirelessly to identify and locate the individual behind the widespread cryptojacking operation.The suspect is believed to have mined over USD…
1,8 Millionen Euro geschürft: Krimineller Kryptominer in Ukraine verhaftet
Nach Einbruch in Cloud-Konten haben die Täter rund 1,8 Millionen Euro in Kryptowährungen geschürft. Der mutmaßliche Drahtzieher wurde in der Ukraine verhaftet.
HelloFresh Fined £140,000 for 80 Million Spam Messages
If you’re a HelloFresh customer, you’ll likely receive fewer marketing emails and texts due to the fine imposed by the UK’s ICO.
CySecurity News – Latest Information Security and Hacking Incidents: eBay Settles Blogger Harassment Case with $3 Million Fine
The harassment tactics escalated to sending live insects, a foetal pig, and even a funeral wreath to the Steiners’ home.
US govt wants BreachForums admin sentenced to 15 years in prison
The United States government has recommended that Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, the creator and lead administrator of the now-defunct BreachForums hacking forums, receive a sentence of 15 years in prison.
Un hacker Français condamné à trois ans de prison aux États-Unis
Sébastien Raoult a été condamné à trois ans de prison pour avoir piraté une soixantaine d’entreprises américaines.
