FBI disrupts BEC cybercrime gangs targeting victims worldwide
A coordinated operation conducted by the FBI and its international law enforcement partners has resulted in disrupting business email compromise (BEC) schemes in several countries. [...]
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Europol dismantles massive call center investment scam operation
Europol has announced the arrest of 108 people suspected of being involved in an international call center operation that tricked victims into investment scams. [...]
REvil ransomware member extradited to U.S. to stand trial for Kaseya attack
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that alleged REvil ransomware affiliate, Yaroslav Vasinskyi, was extradited to the United States last week to stand trial for the Kaseya cyberattack. [...]
Experts urge EU not to force insecure certificates in web browsers
A group of 38 cybersecurity professors and IT experts worldwide, together with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), have cosigned a letter to EU regulators that warns of a proposal that could expose internet users to cybercrime. [...]
Nigerian hacker pleads guilty to stealing payroll deposits
A Nigerian national named Charles Onus has pled guilty in the District Court of the Southern District of New York to hacking into a payroll company's user accounts and stealing payroll deposits. [...]
Spain dismantles SIM swapping group who emptied bank accounts
Spanish National Police has arrested eight suspects allegedly part of a crime ring who drained bank accounts in a series of SIM swapping attacks. [...]
US indicts multiple call centers for IRS, Social Security scams
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the indictment of several India-based call centers and their directors for targeting Americans with Social Security, IRS, and loan phone call scams. [...]
Europol shuts down VPN service used by ransomware groups
Law enforcement authorities from 10 countries took down VPNLab.net, a VPN service provider used by ransomware operators and malware actors. [...]
Ukranian police arrests ransomware gang that hit over 50 firms
Ukrainian police officers have arrested a ransomware affiliate group responsible for attacking at least 50 companies in the U.S. and Europe. [...]
Rideshare account hacker faces up to 22 years in prison
A man pleaded guilty to fraudulently opening rideshare and delivery service accounts using stolen identity information sold on dark web marketplaces. [...]
Interpol arrests over 1,000 suspects linked to cyber crime
Interpol has coordinated the arrest of 1,003 individuals linked to various cyber-crimes such as romance scams, investment frauds, online money laundering, and illegal online gambling. [...]
Russian 'King of Fraud' sentenced to 10 years for Methbot scheme
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sentenced a Russian man for operating a large-scale digital advertising fraud scheme called 'Methbot' ('3ve') that stole at least $7 million from American companies. [...]
Criminal group dismantled after forcing victims to be money mules
The Spanish police have arrested 45 people who are believed to be members of an online fraud group that operated twenty websites to defraud at least 200 people of 1,500,000 Euros ($1.73 million). [...]
DOJ: Pirated sports streamer hacked accounts, extorted MLB
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York has charged a man for illegally streaming MLB, NBA, NFL, and NHL games via the web and hacking into sports leagues' customer accounts. [...]
Police arrest criminals behind Norsk Hydro ransomware attack
The Europol has announced the arrest of 12 individuals who are believed to be linked to ransomware attacks against 1,800 victims in 71 countries. [...]
Police arrest hackers behind over 1,800 ransomware attacks
The Europol has announced the arrest of 12 individuals who are believed to be linked to ransomware attacks against 1,800 victims in 71 countries. [...]
Hackers arrested for ‘infiltrating’ Ukraine’s health database
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has arrested a team of actors who illegally infiltrated the information system of the National Health Service of Ukraine (NHSU) and entered false vaccination entries for other people. [...]
Australia drafts Online Privacy Bill to bolster data security
Australia's Attorney-General has submitted the first draft of a new Online Privacy Bill that contains striking reforms over existing privacy laws. [...]
Nine arrested for impersonating bank clerks to steal from the elderly
The Dutch Police have arrested nine people for targeting and stealing money from the elderly by impersonating bank employees. [...]
Australia to tackle ransomware data breaches by deleting stolen files
Australia's Minister for Home Affairs has announced the "Australian Government's Ransomware Action Plan," which is a set of new measures the country will adopt in an attempt to tackle the rising threat. [...]
Ransom Disclosure Act would give victims 48 hours to report payments
Victims of ransomware attacks in the United States may soon have to report any payments to hackers within 48 hours, as required by a new legislation proposal titled the 'Ransom Disclosure Act'. [...]
Ransomware operators behind hundreds of attacks arrested in Ukraine
Europol has announced the arrest of two men in Ukraine, said to be members of a prolific ransomware operation that extorted victims with ransom demands ranging between €5 to €70 million. [...]
INFRA:HALT security bugs impact critical industrial control devices
High-severity and critical vulnerabilities collectively referred to as INFRA:HALT are affecting all versions of NicheStack below 4.3, a proprietary TCP/IP stack used by at least 200 industrial automation vendors, many in the leading segment of the market. [...]
US Supreme Court restricts broad scope of CFAA law
Today, the US Supreme Court restricted the scope of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act after overturning the conviction of a Georgia police officer who searched a police database for money. [...]
Engineer reports data leak to Apperta, hears from the police
A security engineer and ex-contributor to the open systems non-profit organization, Apperta Foundation, recently reported a data leak to them. In return, he gets contacted by their lawyers and eventually the police. [...]
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