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8Base ransomware group leaders arrested, leak site seized

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8Base ransomware group leaders arrested, leak site seized 2025-02-11 at 15:31 By Zeljka Zorz The Thai police has arrested four individuals suspected of being the leaders of the 8Base ransomware group and of stealing approximately $16 million from 1,000+ victims they targeted with the Phobos ransomware. “Officers from Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau, led by Police […]

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Suspected NATO, UN, US Army hacker arrested in Spain

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Suspected NATO, UN, US Army hacker arrested in Spain 2025-02-06 at 13:26 By Zeljka Zorz The Spanish National Police has arrested a hacker suspected of having breached national and international agencies (including the United Nation’s International Civil Aviation Organization and NATO), Spanish universities and companies, and released stolen data on the dark web. The attacks

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Cybercrime forums Cracked and Nulled seized, operators arrested

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Cybercrime forums Cracked and Nulled seized, operators arrested 2025-01-30 at 18:50 By Zeljka Zorz Law enforcement from Germany, Australia, Spain, Greece, Romania, Italy, France and the USA have seized and shut down Cracked and Nulled, the two largest cybercrime forums in the world. The takedown notice (Source: German Federal Criminal Police Office) “The websites “nulled.to”

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Alleged Blender, Sinbad cryptomixer operators arrested, indicted

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Alleged Blender, Sinbad cryptomixer operators arrested, indicted 2025-01-13 at 13:34 By Help Net Security Three Russian nationals have been indicted in the Northern District of Georgia for their alleged role as operators of cryptocurrency mixing (cryptomixer) services Blender.io and Sinbad.io. Roman Vitalyevich Ostapenko and Alexander Evgenievich Oleynik were arrested on Dec. 1, 2024, roughly a

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NFT scammers charged for stealing $22 million through “rug pulls”

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NFT scammers charged for stealing $22 million through “rug pulls” 2024-12-23 at 14:50 By Help Net Security A six-count indictment was unsealed on Friday in Los Angeles charging two California men with defrauding investors of more than $22 million in cryptocurrency through a series of digital asset project “rug pulls,” a type of fraud scheme

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27 DDoS-for hire platforms seized by law enforcement

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27 DDoS-for hire platforms seized by law enforcement 2024-12-12 at 12:39 By Zeljka Zorz As part of an ongoing international crackdown known as Operation PowerOFF, international law enforcement has seized over two dozen platforms used to carry out Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. These “booter” (aka “stresser”) sites were used by both cybercriminals and hacktivists to

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Police takes down Matrix encrypted chat service used by criminals

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Police takes down Matrix encrypted chat service used by criminals 2024-12-03 at 17:18 By Zeljka Zorz A joint investigation team involving French and Dutch authorities has taken down Matrix, yet another end-to-end encrypted chat service created by criminals. Matrix (Source: Dutch Police) The Matrix encrypted chat service Matrix – also know as Mactrix, Totalsec, X-quantum,

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$400M seized, 5,500 arrested in global operation targeting cyber fraud

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$400M seized, 5,500 arrested in global operation targeting cyber fraud 2024-12-02 at 12:44 By Mirko Zorz A coordinated international operation involving law enforcement agencies from 40 countries led to the arrest of over 5,500 individuals linked to financial crimes and the confiscation of more than $400 million in virtual assets and government-backed currencies. Officers in

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Authorities disrupt major cybercrime operation, 1000+ suspects arrested

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Authorities disrupt major cybercrime operation, 1000+ suspects arrested 2024-11-26 at 17:03 By Help Net Security Authorities across 19 African countries have arrested 1,006 suspects and dismantled 134,089 malicious infrastructures and networks thanks to a joint operation by INTERPOL and AFRIPOL against cybercrime. Results of the operation (Source: INTERPOL) Operation Serengeti Operation Serengeti (2 September –

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Ghost: Criminal communication platform compromised, dismantled by international law enforcement

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Ghost: Criminal communication platform compromised, dismantled by international law enforcement 2024-09-18 at 15:16 By Zeljka Zorz Another encrypted communication platform used by criminals has been dismantled and its alleged mastermind arrested, the Australian Federal Police has announced on Tuesday. “AFP Operation Kraken charged a NSW man, aged 32, for creating and administering Ghost, a dedicated

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Suspected head of Reveton, Ransom Cartel RaaS groups arrested

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Suspected head of Reveton, Ransom Cartel RaaS groups arrested 2024-08-13 at 17:16 By Help Net Security An international operation coordinated by the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) has resulted in the arrest and extradition of a man believed to be one of the world’s most prolific Russian-speaking cybercrime actors. The arrest The NCA has been

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Taiwan’s Ace Exchange founder indicted in $10.7M fraud case

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Taiwan’s Ace Exchange founder indicted in $10.7M fraud case 2024-04-10 at 15:00 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz A Taiwanese court has ruled that the property of Ace Exchange founder David Pan and others involved in the case will be confiscated. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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OPNX token spikes 50% after Su Zhu unexpectedly posts a ‘gm’ on Twitter

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OPNX token spikes 50% after Su Zhu unexpectedly posts a ‘gm’ on Twitter 01/12/2023 at 09:02 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan The OX token hit a price high not seen since co-founder Su Zhu was arrested in late September. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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Ben Armstrong spends night in jail with prowling, simple assault charges

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Ben Armstrong spends night in jail with prowling, simple assault charges 27/09/2023 at 08:03 By Cointelegraph By Martin Young Crypto influencer Ben “BitBoy” Armstrong was released on bail around 8 hours after being booked by Gwinnett County police for loitering and simple assault. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React

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