Cybercrime

Cybercrime - Digital transition
From WarGames to Mr. Robot: when hackers take over the big and small screens
The hacker has been a recurring character in films and television for a while now. Production companies fictionalize very real cyber risks, which are often countered in a very Hollywood-like manner. To make the return from ...
Cybercrime
Cybersecurity tools and challenges of international cooperation
A world without borders, fragile digital traces: Europe understood very early on the importance of police and judicial cooperation in the fight against cybercrime. To get around political reluctance and technical obstacles, ...
Cybercrime
By closing its showcase site, Conti completes its “self-dissolution”
The showcase site of the ransomware group Conti is no longer accessible. This is the final step in its self-dissolution and spin-off into new, less identifiable gangs.
Cyber industrial safety - Cybercrime
Black Basta ransomware: an emerging threat
The RaaS group Black Basta has reportedly claimed nearly 50 victims in the two months of its existence.
Cybercrime
The Rise of Mobile Malware
It’s no secret that the world is becoming increasingly digital, especially after considering how many devices there are worldwide. Statista estimates that, by 2025, the number of mobile devices will reach around 18.22 ...
Cybercrime
Anonymous declares war on Russian Killnet hackers
After declaring war on Russia in support of Ukraine, the cyberactivist group Anonymous is targeting Russian Killnet hackers.
Cybercrime
How can we protect ourselves against network infrastructure sabotage?
At the end of April, an unprecedented series of malicious acts paralysed Internet traffic in several regions simultaneously. The investigation is ongoing, but industry federations are already calling for tougher sanctions ...
Cybercrime
Switzerland: The number of reported cyber incidents doubled in 2021
The Swiss National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has compiled a study on the number of reports in 2021: they have doubled compared to 2020.
Cybercrime
Cybercrime in West Africa: towards a multi-state organisation?
Cybercrime in West Africa is still too often associated with basic Internet scams. However, the sophistication and diversification of criminal acts (fraudulent e-mails, hacking of electronic wallets, etc.) reveal the rise ...
Cybercrime
Infiltrating the malware sales market
The Institute for Combating Economic Crime of the Arc School of Management in Neuchatel, in collaboration with the School of Criminology of the University of Montreal, has conducted a study on the behaviour of hackers in ...
Cybercrime
NFTs, the new playground for cybercriminals
Today, non-fungible tokens are attracting everyone, and hackers do not want to be beholden. Account usurpation, phishing campaigns, or counterfeit NFTs: the number of cases of hacking has increased in recent months. Here is ...
Cybercrime
Ukraine has prevented a Sandworm attack on its power grid
The Ukrainian government’s CERT managed to block an attack on its power grid attributed to Sandworm, a group linked to Russian intelligence.