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.” […]
29 Nov Telegram channel admins who sold fake vaccine cards arrested The Italian financial crime agency (Guardia di Finanza – GdF) has announced the arrest of several individuals suspected of managing Telegram channels to promote fake vaccine certificates, aka ‘Green Passes.’ […]
26 Nov Google, Apple fined by Italian authority for aggressive data collection Italy’s competition authority (Autorita Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato) has announced a fine of 10 million Euros ($11.3 million) against Google and Apple. […]
26 Nov 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. […]
24 Nov Germany to force ISPs to give discounts for slow Internet speeds A new regulation coming in the form of an amendment in the Telecommunications Act of Germany could radically change the relationship between consumers and internet service providers. […]
17 Nov Victims of $2 billion BitConnect fraud to get back $57 million U.S. law enforcement authorities will start liquidating roughly $57 million worth of cryptocurrency seized from the now-defunct BitConnect crypto exchange to provide some restitution to defrauded investors. […]
11 Nov Russian ‘King of Fraud’ sentenced to 10 years for Methbot botnet 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. […]
08 Nov 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). […]