Cybercrime US Police Detective Charged With Purchasing Stolen Credentials Terrance Michael Ciszek is charged with buying stolen account credentials from the Genesis Market dark web marketplace. Ionut ArghireOctober 22, 2024
Cybercrime North Korean Fake IT Workers Extort Employers After Stealing Data North Korean nationals posing as IT workers have been extorting their employers after gaining insider access. Ionut ArghireOctober 18, 2024
Cybercrime Alabama Man Arrested in SEC Social Media Account Hack That Led the Price of Bitcoin to Spike An Alabama man has been arrested over his role in the hacking of the SEC's X account, which led to a Bitcoin price spike. Associated PressOctober 18, 2024
Cybercrime Brazilian Police Arrest Notorious Hacker USDoD Brazil’s Federal Police announced the arrest of a hacker whose description matches that of the notorious leaker USDoD. Eduard KovacsOctober 17, 2024
Cybercrime Anonymous Sudan DDoS Service Disrupted, Members Charged by US The DoJ has announced charges against Anonymous Sudan members and the disruption of their DDoS attack service. Eduard KovacsOctober 17, 2024
Cybercrime Cybercriminals Are Increasingly Helping Russia and China Target the US and Allies, Microsoft Says The growing collaboration between authoritarian governments and criminal hackers has alarmed national security officials and cybersecurity experts. Associated PressOctober 15, 2024
Cybercrime Ukrainian Malware Operator Pleads Guilty in US Court Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky has pleaded guilty in a US court to operating the malware named Raccoon Infostealer. Eduard KovacsOctober 8, 2024
Cybercrime Russia Arrests 96 People Tied to US-Disrupted Cryptocurrency Exchanges Russian authorities have arrested 96 individuals suspected of having ties to US-disrupted UAPS and Cryptex cryptocurrency exchanges. Ionut ArghireOctober 4, 2024
Cybercrime Dutch Government Blames a ‘State Actor’ for Hacking a Police Network The hack of a police system that exposed contact details of all Dutch police officers was almost certainly carried out by hackers working for... Associated PressOctober 3, 2024
Cybercrime British National Arrested, Charged for Hacking US Companies UK national Robert Westbrook was charged in the US for executing a hack-to-trade scheme against five public companies. Ionut ArghireSeptember 30, 2024
Cybercrime Visa to Acquire Fraud Protection Firm Featurespace Incubated at Cambridge University’s engineering department, Featurespace's algorithmic-based solutions analyze transaction data to detect fraud cases. SecurityWeek NewsSeptember 27, 2024
Cybercrime US Announces Charges, Sanctions Against Russian Administrator of Carding Website US offers up to $10 million for information on Timur Shakhmametov, charging him with running the carding website Joker’s Stash. Ionut ArghireSeptember 27, 2024