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Police seize over 100 malware loader servers, arrest four cybercriminals
An international law enforcement operation codenamed 'Operation Endgame' has seized over 100 servers worldwide used by multiple major malware loader operations, including IcedID, Pikabot, Trickbot, Bumblebee, Smokeloader, and SystemBC.
- May 30, 2024
- 04:35 AM
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Russian indicted for selling access to US corporate networks
A 31-year-old Russian national named Evgeniy Doroshenko has been indicted for wire and computer fraud in the United States for allegedly acting as an "initial access broker" from February 2019 to May 2024.
- May 28, 2024
- 02:32 PM
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Indian man stole $37 million in crypto using fake Coinbase Pro site
An Indian national pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy for stealing over $37 million through a fake Coinbase website used to steal credentials.
- May 25, 2024
- 10:11 AM
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Northern Ireland police faces £750k fine after exposing staff info
UK's Information Commissioner Office (ICO) has announced the intention to impose a fine of £750,000 ($954,000) on the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) for exposing the entire workforce's personal details by inadvertently publishing a spreadsheet file online.
- May 23, 2024
- 11:52 AM
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SEC: Financial orgs have 30 days to send data breach notifications
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted amendments to Regulation S-P that require certain financial institutions to disclose data breach incidents to impacted individuals within 30 days of discovery.
- May 17, 2024
- 12:13 PM
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Tornado Cash cryptomixer dev gets 64 months for laundering $2 billion
Alexey Pertsev, one of the main developers of the Tornado Cash cryptocurrency tumbler has been sentenced to 64 months in prison for his part in helping launder more than $2 billion worth of cryptocurrency.
- May 15, 2024
- 09:02 AM
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REvil hacker behind Kaseya ransomware attack gets 13 years in prison
Yaroslav Vasinskyi, a Ukrainian national, was sentenced to 13 years and seven months in prison and ordered to pay $16 million in restitution for his involvement in the REvil ransomware operation.
- May 02, 2024
- 10:44 AM
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Cybersecurity consultant arrested after allegedly extorting IT firm
A former cybersecurity consultant was arrested for allegedly attempting to extort a publicly traded IT company by threatening to disclose confidential and proprietary data unless they paid him $1,500,000.
- May 02, 2024
- 09:41 AM
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LabHost phishing service with 40,000 domains disrupted, 37 arrested
The LabHost phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform has been disrupted in a year-long global law enforcement operation that compromised the infrastructure and arrested 37 suspects, among them the original developer.
- April 18, 2024
- 05:52 AM
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Crypto miner arrested for skipping on $3.5 million in cloud server bills
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced the arrest and indictment of Charles O. Parks III, known as "CP3O," for allegedly renting large numbers of cloud servers to conduct crypto mining and then skipping out on paying the bills.
- April 15, 2024
- 02:10 PM
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Firebird RAT creator and seller arrested in the U.S. and Australia
A joint police operation between the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the FBI has led to the arrest and charging of two individuals who are believed to be behind the development and distribution of the "Firebird" remote access trojan (RAT), later rebranded as "Hive."
- April 13, 2024
- 10:17 AM
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AT&T faces lawsuits over data breach affecting 73 million customers
AT&T is facing multiple class-action lawsuits following the company's admission to a massive data breach that exposed the sensitive data of 73 million current and former customers.
- April 03, 2024
- 12:28 PM
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Google agrees to delete Chrome browsing data of 136 million users
Google has agreed to delete billions of data records collected from 136 million Chrome users in the United States, as part of a lawsuit settlement regarding alleged undisclosed browser data collection while in Incognito mode.
- April 02, 2024
- 01:07 PM
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Russia charges suspects behind theft of 160,000 credit cards
Russia's Prosecutor General's Office has announced the indictment of six suspected "hacking group" members for using malware to steal credit card and payment information from foreign online stores.
- April 02, 2024
- 11:37 AM
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FTC: Americans lost $1.1 billion to impersonation scams in 2023
Impersonation scams in the U.S. exceeded $1.1 billion in losses last year, according to statistics collected by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), a figure that is three times higher than in 2020.
- April 01, 2024
- 12:03 PM
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KuCoin charged with AML violations that let cybercriminals launder billions
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged global cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin and two of its founders for failing to adhere to anti-money laundering (AML) requirements, allowing threat actors to use the platform to launder money.
- March 27, 2024
- 10:08 AM
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US fines man $9.9 million for thousands of disturbing robocalls
A U.S. federal court has issued a $9,918,000 penalty and an injunction against an individual named Scott Rhodes for making thousands of "spoofed" robocalls to consumers across the country.
- March 25, 2024
- 07:28 PM
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Microsoft to shut down 50 cloud services for Russian businesses
Microsoft plans to limit access to over fifty cloud products for Russian organizations by the end of March as part of the sanctions requirements against the country issued by EU regulators last December.
- March 23, 2024
- 10:14 AM
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Ukraine arrests hackers trying to sell 100 million stolen accounts
The Ukrainian cyber police, in collaboration with investigators from the national police (ГУНП), have arrested three individuals who are accused of hijacking over 100 million emails and Instagram accounts worldwide.
- March 19, 2024
- 02:15 PM
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US moves to recover $2.3 million from "pig butchers" on Binance
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) is recovering $2.3 million worth of cryptocurrency linked to a "pig butchering" fraud scheme that victimized at least 37 people across the United States.
- March 15, 2024
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