Tracking & Law Enforcement Telegram Shared Data of Thousands of Users After CEO’s Arrest After its CEO was arrested last summer, Telegram has been increasingly sharing user data at the request of authorities. Eduard KovacsJanuary 8, 2025
Tracking & Law Enforcement Man Accused of SQL Injection Hacking Gets 69-Month Prison Sentence Vitalii Antonenko has been sentenced to 69 months in prison for hacking, but he is being released as he has been detained since 2019. Eduard KovacsDecember 17, 2024
Cybercrime Rydox Cybercrime Marketplace Disrupted, Administrators Arrested The US announced the takedown of Rydox, a marketplace for stolen personal information, and the arrest of three administrators. Ionut ArghireDecember 13, 2024
Malware & Threats Germany Sinkholes Botnet of 30,000 BadBox-Infected Devices Germany’s cybersecurity agency BSI has sinkholed a botnet of 30,000 devices shipped with BadBox malware pre-installed. Ionut ArghireDecember 13, 2024
Tracking & Law Enforcement 27 DDoS Attack Services Taken Down by Law Enforcement Law enforcement agencies in 15 countries cooperated in taking down 27 websites selling DDoS-for-hire services. Ionut ArghireDecember 12, 2024
Tracking & Law Enforcement US Charges, Sanctions Chinese Man Accused of Sophos Firewall Hacking The US government announced charges, sanctions and a reward for Guan Tianfeng, a Chinese national accused of involvement in Sophos firewall hacks. Eduard KovacsDecember 11, 2024
Cybercrime 50 Servers Linked to Cybercrime Marketplace and Phishing Sites Seized by Law Enforcement Europol announced an operation targeting a cybercrime marketplace and phishing websites, including the arrests of two suspects. Eduard KovacsDecember 5, 2024
Tracking & Law Enforcement Largest German Crime Marketplace Taken Down, Administrator Arrested Crimenetwork, the largest German-speaking online crime marketplace, has been shut down and one of its admins has been arrested. Eduard KovacsDecember 4, 2024
Tracking & Law Enforcement Law Enforcement Read Criminals’ Messages After Hacking Matrix Service Law enforcement has taken down yet another encrypted messaging service used by criminals, but not before spying on its users. Eduard KovacsDecember 4, 2024
Cybercrime Interpol Clamps Down on Cybercrime and Arrests Over 1,000 Suspects in Africa Operation Serengeti targeted criminal suspects in Africa behind ransomware, business email compromise, digital extortion and scams. Associated PressNovember 26, 2024
Cybercrime US Takes Down Stolen Credit Card Marketplace PopeyeTools The US government has announced the seizure of stolen credit card marketplace PopeyeTools and charges against its administrators. Ionut ArghireNovember 22, 2024
Mobile & Wireless Thai Court Dismisses Activist’s Suit Against Israeli Spyware Producer Over Lack of Evidence A Thai court dismissed a lawsuit brought by Jatupat Boonpattararaksa which alleged spyware made by NSO Group was used to hack his phone. Associated PressNovember 21, 2024