Nation-State US Charges 3 Iranians Over Presidential Campaign Hacking The US has announced charges, sanctions and a $10 million reward for Iranian hackers accused of targeting elections. Eduard Kovacs7 days ago
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 Arghire7 days ago
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
Nation-State DoJ: Chinese Man Used Spear-Phishing to Obtain Software From NASA, Military Chinese national Song Wu allegedly sent spear-phishing emails to NASA, Air Force, Navy, Army, and FAA employees. Ionut ArghireSeptember 17, 2024
Cybercrime Two Indicted in US for Running Dark Web Marketplaces Offering Stolen Information A Kazakhstani and a Russian national were indicted in the US for operating dark web sites facilitating PII, card, and banking information trading. Ionut ArghireSeptember 9, 2024
Government US Targets Russian Election Influence Operation With Charges, Sanctions, Domain Seizures The US has cracked down on an influence operation sponsored by the Russian government, announcing charges, sanctions and domain seizures. Eduard KovacsSeptember 5, 2024
Cybercrime Russian Member of Karakurt Cyber Extortion Gang Charged in US Deniss Zolotarjovs was charged in a US court for extorting victims and laundering cryptocurrency as part of the Karakurt cyber extortion group. Ionut ArghireAugust 23, 2024
Tracking & Law Enforcement US Charges Three Eastern Europeans Over Ransomware and Malvertising, Leader Extradited Maksim Silnikau was extradited to the US to face charges for roles in the distribution of the Angler exploit kit, malware, and the Ransom... Ionut ArghireAugust 13, 2024
Cybercrime Vietnamese Members of FIN9 Hacking Group Charged in US The US has announced charges against four Vietnamese nationals for hacking businesses and causing $71 million in losses. Ionut ArghireJune 24, 2024
Tracking & Law Enforcement Woman Accused of Helping North Korean IT Workers Infiltrate Hundreds of US Firms The US government has announced charges, seizures, arrests and rewards as part of an effort to disrupt a scheme that generates revenue for North... Eduard KovacsMay 17, 2024
Ransomware LockBit Ransomware Mastermind Unmasked, Charged Charges and sanctions announced against Dimitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, the alleged developer and operator of LockBit ransomware. Ionut ArghireMay 7, 2024
Malware & Threats Ukrainian Raccoon Infostealer Operator Extradited to US Alleged Raccoon Infostealer operator Mark Sokolovsky is awaiting trial in the US, after being extradited from the Netherlands. Ionut ArghireFebruary 19, 2024