Ransomware Authorities Disrupt 8Base Ransomware, Arrest Four Russian Operators Law enforcement agencies take down the 8Base ransomware group’s infrastructure, arrest four Russian operators. Ionut Arghire3 days ago
Cybercrime US, Dutch Authorities Disrupt Pakistani Hacking Shop Network US and Dutch authorities seized 39 domains to disrupt a network of hacking and fraud marketplaces operated by Saim Raza. Ionut ArghireJanuary 31, 2025
Cybercrime 2 Arrested in Takedown of Nulled, Cracked Hacking Forums Two individuals have been arrested and one alleged admin has been charged in the takedown of the Nulled and Cracked cybercrime forums. Eduard KovacsJanuary 31, 2025
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
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 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
Cybercrime 22,000 IPs Taken Down in Global Cybercrime Crackdown Over 22,000 malicious IPs were taken down in a law enforcement operation against phishing, infostealers, and ransomware. Ionut ArghireNovember 6, 2024
Malware & Threats RedLine and Meta Infostealers Disrupted by Law Enforcement Authorities announce server shutdowns, domain seizures, and arrests in RedLine and Meta infostealers takedown operation. Ionut ArghireOctober 29, 2024