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Europol identifies 8 cybercriminals tied to malware loader botnets

Europol and German law enforcement have revealed the identities of eight cybercriminals linked to the various malware droppers and loaders disrupted as part of the Operation Endgame law enforcement operation. […]

30 May

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. […]

25 May

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. […]

17 May

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. […]

15 May

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. […]

02 May

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. […]

02 May

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. […]

18 Apr

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. […]

15 Apr

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. […]

13 Apr

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.” […]

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