Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Spanish Police Bust German Accused of Relaunching 'Crimenetwork' Cybercrime ForumSpanish police have arrested a German national suspected of a string of cybercrime offenses, including remotely administering from the sunny island of Mallorca a relaunched version of "Crimenetwork," a German-language cybercrime market for stolen data, forged documents and drugs.

After Hacker Site Gets Resurrected, Cybercrime Group Denies All InvolvementDrama continues fast and furious in BreachForums land, as someone claiming to be part of the ShinyHunters crime group said they've rebooted the long-running and oft-disrupted forum yet again. But an official ShinyHunters channel denied the group having involvement in any such reboots.

Trojan Poised for Use in Campaigns Across the GlobeAndroid malware advertised as "Herodotus" on cybercrime forums injects a randomized pause of up to three seconds whenever a hacker bypasses the keyboard on an infected device to enter account credentials. Systems that rely on indicators such as input timing may wave through the transaction.

Prosecutors Asked Court to Sentence Conor 'Pompompurin' Fitzpatrick to 188 MonthsConor Brian Fitzpatrick, founder and administrator of the first iteration of the BreachForums cybercrime forum, received a three year prison sentence during a Tuesday resentencing in a Virginia federal court. Better known online as "Pompompurin," 22-year-old Fitzpatrick pleaded guilty in July 2023.

Cybercrime Group ShinyHunters Advertises 160 Million Stolen RecordsVietnam's central bank is probing a hack attack that breached its credit reporting division, exposing personally identifiable information. The cybercrime group ShinyHunters claimed credit for the breach, advertising on a cybercrime forum 160 million stolen records for $175,000.

Also: Clorox Sues IT Vendor Over Password BlunderThis week, XSS forum admin arrested, Clorox sued Cognizant, Lumma Stealer is back, NY regulates water, U.S. maritime cybersecurity rules in effect, new Coyote banking Trojan, a hacker nabbed details of Mexico City auxiliary police, Latin America cyberattacks, and World Leaks stole synthetic data.

Also: Clorox Sues IT Vendor Over Password BlunderThis week, XSS forum admin arrested, Clorox sued Cognizant, Lumma Stealer is back, NY regulates water, U.S. maritime cybersecurity rules in effect, new Coyote banking Trojan, a hacker nabbed details of Mexico City auxiliary police, Latin America cyberattacks, and World Leaks stole synthetic data.

Preliminary Approval Granted to Settle Lawsuits Over Snowflake Breach, DatasetA federal judge has granted preliminary approval for AT&T to settle multiple data breach lawsuits for $177 million. The lawsuits pertain to a customer dataset from 2021 that was circulating on cybercrime forums, and to the 2024 breach of AT&T's Snowflake account.

US, UK and Australia Target Zservers for Supporting LockBit, Other Cybercrime GroupsA Russian bulletproof hosting service used by cybercriminals including the LockBit ransomware group has been sanctioned by Australian, British and American agencies. Zservers has been advertised in criminal forums as an aid to avoid law enforcement investigations and takedowns.

Cracked, Nulled and HeartSender All Seized In International OperationsOperators of a cybercrime forums had a bad day Thursday after European and U.S. law enforcement announced server seizures and arrests. The websites of the Nulled, Cracked and HeartSender markets no longer work. They served millions of users.

Dataset Leaked for Free; ShinyHunters Cybercrime Gang First Advertised It in 2021Data breach blast from the past: Data pertaining to 70 million individuals that the ShinyHunters gang claimed were AT&T customers has been leaked via a hacking forum, three years after criminals first offered it for sale. AT&T said the information didn't appear to have been stolen from its systems.

Repeat Crackdowns Drive Criminals to Embrace Foreign-Made Encrypted Messaging AppsCriminals in China increasingly keep a low profile on public-facing forums and rely on Telegram and other encrypted foreign messaging apps to discreetly coordinate their activities or sell wares, according to a new report charting how the Chinese cybercrime ecosystem continues to evolve.

3 Arrested and Domain Shuttered in the Investigation by Düsseldorf PoliceGerman police say they arrested operators behind one of the largest cybercrime underground marketplaces in the country and seized its domains as part of a two-year-long investigation into the group. Police arrested three suspected operators of the platform, including the alleged site admin.

1.5 Million Customers' Details Stolen From Taj Hotel Chain, Attacker ClaimsHospitality giant Indian Hotels is probing the alleged theft of data from its systems after a criminal recently claimed they stole data pertaining to 1.5 million customers of the Taj hotel chain in 2020, which they're now advertising on a popular English-language cybercrime forum.