InfoSec News Nuggets 10/17/2022

INTERPOL arrests ‘Black Axe’ cybercrime syndicate members  INTERPOL has arrested over 70 suspected members of the 'Black Axe' cybercrime syndicate, with two believed to be responsible for $1.8 million in financial fraud. The suspects were arrested as part of 'Operation Jackal,' an international law enforcement operation between September 26 and 30, 2022, in South Africa. Black Axe was founded in 1977 in Nigeria and is considered one of the world's most far-reaching and dangerous crime syndicates.   …
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InfoSec News Nuggets 9/16/2019

198 Million Car-Buyer Records Exposed Online for All to See Over 198 million records containing information on prospective car buyers, including loan and finance data, vehicle information and IP addresses for website visitors, has been found exposed on the internet for anyone to see. The non-password protected Elasticsearch database belonged to Dealer Leads, which is a company that gathers information on prospective buyers via a network of SEO-optimized, targeted websites. According to Jeremiah Fowler, senior…
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