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US eases sanctions that may lead to Russia’s Internet isolation

Today, the U.S. has announced exemptions on previously imposed sanctions on Russia related to telecommunications and internet-based communications, likely to prevent Russians from being isolated from Western news sources. […]

01 Apr

EU draft law adds security checks to all crypto transactions

The European Parliament has taken the first steps for new legislation against money-laundering that covers cryptocurrency transactions, which are an important part of illicit activities today. […]

10 Mar

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. […]

04 Mar

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. […]

23 Feb

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. […]

04 Feb

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. […]

07 Jan

Diversity job board Canvas.com ordered to stop using domain name

Diversity recruiting site Canvas.com has been ordered by a U.S. District judge to drop the use of the domain name over a trademark dispute. […]

22 Dec

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. […]

02 Dec

Russian internet watchdog announces ban of six more VPN products

Russia’s internet watchdog, ‘Roskomnadzor’, has announced the ban of six more VPN products, bringing the total number to more than a dozen, shows a notification to companies in the country. […]

01 Dec

Europol: 18k money mules caught laundering money from online fraud

Europol has announced the arrest of 1,803 money mules out of 18,351 identified following an international money-laundering crackdown operation codenamed “EMMA 7.” […]

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