Cybercrime US Charges 3 Russians for Operating Cryptocurrency Mixers Used by Cybercriminals The US Justice Department has announced charges against three Russians for operating the Blender and Sinbad cryptocurrency mixers. Eduard Kovacs4 days ago
Cybercrime US Arrests Army Soldier Over AT&T, Verizon Hacking US soldier Cameron John Wagenius was arrested and charged over his suspected connection to presidential phone records leaks. Ionut ArghireJanuary 2, 2025
Cybercrime US Charges Five Alleged Scattered Spider Members Five alleged members of the Scattered Spider cybercrime group were charged for phishing and stealing millions in cryptocurrency. Ionut ArghireNovember 21, 2024
Cybercrime Two Men Charged For Hacking US Tax Preparation Firms Two Nigerian nationals, one in Mexico and one in North Dakota, have been charged for hacking into the systems of US tax preparation companies. Eduard KovacsNovember 14, 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
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 KovacsSeptember 30, 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 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