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Arrests, takedowns, sentences and criminal markets.
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Ahmad Umar Agha, known as 'Th3Pr0,' was sentenced to 42 months in prison for hacking the Associated Press's Twitter account and causing a...
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Scammers used over 1,200 look-alike .shop domains to create fake shopping sites, harvesting card details and other sensitive information....
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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued a reprimand to Staffordshire Police for sharing a domestic abuse victim’s home address...
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Artem Stryzhak, a Ukrainian national, was sentenced to five years and 10 months in prison for his involvement in ransomware attacks...
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The U.S. Department of Justice announced the seizure of the Virtualine domain, which was used to facilitate criminal activities including...
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Interpol's third annual Operation Serengeti, spanning 20 African countries and the US, resulted in 1,462 arrests and the recovery of $105...
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The Justice Department indicted a Malaysian national, Chui Kok Wa, and five others for a scam operation in Madagascar that stole over...
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Artem Stryzhak, a 36-year-old Ukrainian, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for participating in ransomware attacks on hospitals,...
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His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services reported multiple cyberattacks compromising third-party suppliers...
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An independent report from HMICFRS warns that UK police forces and fire and rescue services need to improve their cybersecurity measures to...
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Zheng Zhao, a 44-year-old Chinese national, was extradited from The Netherlands and arraigned for his role in a money-laundering scheme...
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Dutch authorities arrested two individuals who used a sophisticated bank helpdesk fraud scheme to drain over $425,600 from 170 victims'...
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Victims of the fraud included pensioners who were misled into investments that did not exist, potentially leading to financial ruin and...
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The FBI and cyber agencies from the UK and Germany have reported that the SafePay ransomware gang has breached over 600 organizations since...
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A Nigerian national, Chukwuemeka Amachukwu, was sentenced to eight years in prison for leading a group that hacked tax preparation...
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A 40-year-old Nigerian national, Chukwuemeka Victor Amachukwu, was sentenced to eight years in prison for spearphishing attacks targeting...
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A former OpenAI engineer, Abdulrahman Alfozan, was detained for allegedly planting a recording device in an executive conference room to...
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Copyright takedown requests targeting OnlyFans and other adult content creators have revealed vulnerabilities on university and government...
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Recent weeks have seen an intensification of public outcry against ICE following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, sparking...
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In Minneapolis, federal ICE agents have been involved in a fatal shooting of a man, marking a troubling continuation of recent deadly...
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