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Ryuk ransomware member pleads guilty in the US, faces 15 years in prison

A 34-year-old Armenian man has pleaded guilty to hacking U.S. companies and deploying the infamous Ryuk ransomware to encrypt their systems. Karen Serobovich Vardanyan was extradited to the United States after being arrested in Kyiv in April 2025 for providing initial access to corporate networks. According to court documents, Vardanyan helped deploy Ryuk ransomware on […]

02 Jul

Google loses final appeal to overturn €4.1 billion EU fine

Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has dismissed Google’s final appeal against a €4.1 billion ($4.7 billion) antitrust fine over the company’s use of Android to promote its Chrome browser and search service. This is the conclusion of a European Commission decision in 2018 that Google abused its dominant market position by using […]

25 Jun

Poland busts SIM-swapping gang tied to millions in crypto theft

Authorities in Poland have arrested four members of an organized cybercrime group accused of breaching telecommunications partners and hijacking email accounts to carry out SIM-swapping attacks. The operation was carried out by the Polish Cybercrime Bureau (CBZC) with support from the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) in the United States. According to investigators, the suspects […]

24 Jun

DraftKings hacker ‘Snoopy’ sentenced to 18 months in prison

A 21-year-old using the alias “Snoopy” was sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role in hacking DraftKings accounts in the November 2022 cyberattack. In December 2025, the man, Nathan Austad of Minnesota, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit computer intrusion, admitting that he and co-conspirators compromised 60,000 DraftKings user accounts. During the attack, the […]

14 Jun

FBI disrupts massive AI-powered phishing service using a million URLs

In a coordinated effort, the FBI, working with Google and Black Lotus Labs, has dismantled a massive Chinese phishing-as-a-service operation called Outsider Enterprise with thousands of phishing websites used to steal credit card data and passwords. The cybercrime operation used AI and distributed phishing kits for campaigns impersonating various trusted brands in texts sent through […]

03 Jun

U.S. sanctions Nobitex crypto exchange used by Iranian ransomware actors

The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced sanctions against Nobitex, Iran’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, for facilitating payments related to terrorist activities. Nobitex is believed to have helped evade economic sanctions and also facilitated transactions linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Among the transactions, the U.S. authorities found wallets associated […]

29 May

California AG sues 23andMe over 2023 breach exposing health data

California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against 23andMe, now Chrome Holding Co., over the company’s failure to protect sensitive customer genetic and personal information. Improper security led to a high-profile data breach in 2023 that exposed the sensitive information of nearly 7 million customers, including 855,541 Californians. The incident came to light that […]

29 May

Dutch govt disrupts malware botnet with 17 million infected devices

Dutch authorities have taken offline a massive botnet of 17 million devices and seized more than 200 servers at a local provider that supported the operation. The action was carried out following an investigation from the Police in collaboration with the country’s cybersecurity agency, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). According to the authorities, the […]

23 May

Italy disrupts CINEMAGOAL piracy app that stole streaming auth codes

Italian authorities have dismantled a piracy ecosystem centered around the CINEMAGOAL app that provided access to various streaming platforms, including Netflix, Disney+, and Spotify. Unlike typical IPTV service providers that openly market themselves online and expose their operations, CINEMAGOAL’s approach was stealthier, as it used an app that customers installed on their devices. During the […]

22 May

Netherlands seizes 800 servers of hosting firm enabling cyberattacks

Financial crime investigators in the Netherlands (FIOD) arrested two men and seized 800 servers linked to a web hosting company that enabled cyberattacks, interference operations, and disinformation campaigns. FIOD arrested a 57-year-old suspect, who was the company director, and a 39-year-old who headed a separate firm that provided internet connectivity. According to the authorities, the […]

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