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cybercrime
Also known as: cybercrimes, cyber crime
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Cybersecurity Trends and Predictions 2025 From Industry Insiders itprotoday.com 4 facts
claimThe introduction of BRICS Pay and the increased use of mixers and tumblers may create new payment routes for cybercrime operators, potentially complicating the tracking of illicit funds due to the semi-local nature of BRICS Pay.
claimBalazs Greksza, threat response lead at Ontinue, expects that while some ransomware groups will fragment and rebrand in response to law enforcement pressure, only a small percentage will be deterred from continuing cybercrime activities.
claimAlex Holland, principal threat researcher at HP Security Lab, predicts that cybercriminals will adapt Generative AI (GenAI) use cases—such as creation, automation, and virtual assistance—to support cybercrime activities like writing scripts, uncovering vulnerabilities, analyzing data, and assisting with coding tasks.
claimAndrew Costis, engineering manager of the Adversary Research Team at AttackIQ, predicts that the 'cybercrime-as-a-service' market will explode in 2025, allowing inexperienced hackers to access sophisticated attack tools and democratizing cybercrime.
Rethinking Espionage in the Modern Era cjil.uchicago.edu 3 facts
claimJames E. McGhee proposes a two-tiered analysis for cyber law where 'cyber intrusion' is used as a catch-all term until it can be further defined as a cyberattack, a cybercrime, or cyberespionage.
accountAndrew E. Kramer reported in the New York Times on January 25, 2017, that a top Russian cybercrimes agent was arrested on charges of treason.
measurementJuniper Research projected in May 2015 that cybercrime would cost businesses over $2 trillion by 2019.
Hybrid Warfare 2026: Cyber & Kinetic Threats Converge - Cyble cyble.com 3 days ago 1 fact
claimThe convergence of cybercrime and state-aligned activity represents the industrialization of cyber threats.
Risk Management & Insurance Planning - FPA Learning Center fpalearning.onefpa.org 1 fact
measurementAccording to a recent risk study by Allianz, Cyber Crime has been the number one financial risk to Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) for the last three years.
From FOIAs to planes, Jeffrey Epstein's brushes with the CIA sashaingber.substack.com Feb 16, 2026 1 fact
accountIn 2017, banker Paul Barrett asked Jeffrey Epstein to attend a Deutsche Bank-organized lunch at The Grill in New York City regarding cybercrime and geopolitical risks.