Tracking & Law Enforcement Dutch Port Hacker Sentenced to Prison The 44-year-old individual planted remote access malware on a logistics firm’s systems, with help from employees. Ionut ArghireJanuary 13, 2026
Cybercrime US Indicts Extradited Ukrainian on Charges of Aiding Russian Hacking Groups Victoria Dubranova faces over 25 years in prison for links to Russia-backed CARR and NoName hacktivist groups. Ionut ArghireDecember 10, 2025
Cybercrime Australian Man Sentenced to Prison for Wi-Fi Attacks at Airports and on Flights Michael Clapsis has been sentenced to 7 years and 4 months in prison for stealing sensitive information. Eduard KovacsDecember 1, 2025
Cybercrime Four-Year Prison Sentence for PowerSchool Hacker Matthew Lane pleaded guilty in May to extorting two companies after hacking into their networks and stealing information. Ionut ArghireOctober 16, 2025
Cybercrime Dutch Teens Arrested for Allegedly Helping Russian Hackers One of the two 17-year-old boys allegedly walked by law enforcement and embassy offices carrying a Wi-Fi sniffer. Ionut ArghireSeptember 29, 2025
Ransomware European Airport Cyberattack Linked to Obscure Ransomware, Suspect Arrested Cybersecurity researchers believe the attack on Collins Aerospace involved a piece of ransomware known as HardBit. Eduard KovacsSeptember 24, 2025
Cybercrime BreachForums Owner Sent to Prison in Resentencing Conor Fitzpatrick, who pleaded guilty in July 2023, was sentenced last year to time served and supervised release. Ionut ArghireSeptember 17, 2025
Cybercrime Security Industry Skeptical of Scattered Spider-ShinyHunters Retirement Claims The notorious cybercrime groups claim they are going dark, but experts believe they will continue their activities. Eduard KovacsSeptember 16, 2025
Government US Offers $10 Million for Three Russian Energy Firm Hackers Marat Tyukov, Mikhail Gavrilov, and Pavel Akulov targeted US critical infrastructure and over 500 energy companies in 135 countries. Ionut ArghireSeptember 4, 2025
Cybercrime Hacktivist Sentenced to 20 Months of Prison in UK Al-Tahery Al-Mashriky of the Yemen Cyber Army has been accused of hacking into and defacing many websites as part of hacktivist campaigns. Eduard KovacsAugust 19, 2025
Cybercrime Armenian Man Extradited to US Over Ryuk Ransomware Attacks Karen Serobovich Vardanyan pleaded not guilty to charges related to his alleged role in the Ryuk ransomware operation. Eduard KovacsJuly 17, 2025
Cybercrime Former US Soldier Who Hacked AT&T and Verizon Pleads Guilty Cameron John Wagenius pleaded guilty to charges related to hacking into US telecommunications companies. Ionut ArghireJuly 16, 2025
Nation-State Alleged Chinese State Hacker Wanted by US Arrested in Italy Xu Zewei has been arrested on charges that he is a member of the Chinese state-sponsored hacking group Hafnium (Silk Typhoon). Eduard KovacsJuly 9, 2025
Cybercrime Man Who Hacked Organizations to Advertise Security Services Pleads Guilty Nicholas Michael Kloster has pleaded guilty to computer hacking after targeting at least two organizations. Eduard KovacsJune 26, 2025
Cybercrime Men Who Hacked Law Enforcement Database for Doxing Sentenced to Prison Sagar Steven Singh and Nicholas Ceraolo, members of the Vile group, get prison sentences for identity theft and hacking. Eduard KovacsJune 5, 2025
Nation-State China Issues Warrants for Alleged Taiwanese Hackers and Bans a Business for Pro-Independence Links China issued warrants for 20 Taiwanese people it said carried out hacking missions in the Chinese mainland on behalf of the island’s ruling party. Associated PressJune 5, 2025
Cybercrime US Student to Plead Guilty Over PowerSchool Hack Matthew Lane allegedly hacked PowerSchool using stolen credentials and admitted to extorting a telecoms provider. Ionut ArghireMay 21, 2025
Cybercrime Prison Sentence for Man Involved in SEC X Account Hack Eric Council Jr. was sentenced to prison for hacking SEC’s official X account and publishing fraudulent posts increasing Bitcoin value. Ionut ArghireMay 19, 2025
Cybercrime Man Admits Hacking Disney and Leaking Data Disguised as Hacktivist A 25-year-old has admitted hacking Disney systems and leaking data under the guise of a hacktivist collective named NullBulge. Eduard KovacsMay 5, 2025
Cybercrime Suspected Scattered Spider Hacker Pleads Guilty A 20-year-old arrested last year and charged alongside others believed to be members of Scattered Spider has pleaded guilty. Eduard KovacsApril 7, 2025