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Iranian Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Baltimore Ransomware Attack

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Iranian Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Baltimore Ransomware Attack 2025-05-27 at 21:28 By SecurityWeek News Sina Gholinejad pleaded guilty to computer-fraud and wire-fraud-conspiracy charges linked to the Robbinhood ransomware hit on Baltimore. The post Iranian Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Baltimore Ransomware Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from […]

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Microsoft Sinkholes Domains, Disrupts Notorious ‘Lumma Stealer’ Malware Operation

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Microsoft Sinkholes Domains, Disrupts Notorious ‘Lumma Stealer’ Malware Operation 2025-05-21 at 21:48 By Ryan Naraine Redmond’s threat hunters found 394,000 Windows systems talking to Lumma controllers, a victim pool included global manufacturers. The post Microsoft Sinkholes Domains, Disrupts Notorious ‘Lumma Stealer’ Malware Operation appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View

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US Indicts China’s iSoon ‘Hackers-for-Hire’ Operatives

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US Indicts China’s iSoon ‘Hackers-for-Hire’ Operatives 2025-03-05 at 21:31 By Ryan Naraine i-Soon employees charged with conducting extensive hacking campaigns on behalf of Beijing’s security services. The post US Indicts China’s iSoon ‘Hackers-for-Hire’ Operatives appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React to this headline:

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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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Another NetWalker affiliate sentenced to 20 years in prison

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Another NetWalker affiliate sentenced to 20 years in prison 2024-12-20 at 13:07 By Zeljka Zorz A 30-year old Romanian man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for leveraging the Netwalker ransomware to extort money from victims, the US Department of Justice announced on Thursday. Daniel Christian Hulea, of Jucu de Mijloc, Cluj, Romania, was

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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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US charges suspected Redline infostealer developer, admin

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US charges suspected Redline infostealer developer, admin 2024-10-29 at 18:22 By Zeljka Zorz The identity of a suspected developer and administrator of the Redline malware-as-a-service operation has been revealed: Russian national Maxim Rudometov. Infrastructure takedown As promised on Monday when they announced the disruption of the Redline and Meta infostealer operations, law enforcement Operation Magnus

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100+ domains seized to stymie Russian Star Blizzard hackers

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100+ domains seized to stymie Russian Star Blizzard hackers 2024-10-04 at 14:18 By Zeljka Zorz Microsoft and the US Justice Department have seized over 100 domains used by Star Blizzard, a Russian nation-state threat actor. “Between January 2023 and August 2024, Microsoft observed Star Blizzard target over 30 civil society organizations – journalists, think tanks,

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4 new LockBit-related arrests, identities of suspected Evil Corp members, affiliates revealed

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4 new LockBit-related arrests, identities of suspected Evil Corp members, affiliates revealed 2024-10-02 at 12:46 By Zeljka Zorz The third phase of Operation Cronos, which involved officers from the UK National Crime Agency (NCA), the FBI, Europol and other law enforcement agencies, has resulted in the arrest of four persons for allegedly participating in the

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FBI forced Flax Typhoon to abandon its botnet

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FBI forced Flax Typhoon to abandon its botnet 2024-09-19 at 14:16 By Zeljka Zorz A botnet operated by the Chinese state-sponsored threat actor known as Flax Typhoon has been disrupted by the law enforcement agency and abandoned by the group, FBI Director Chris Wray confirmed on Wednesday. “We executed court-authorized operations to take control of

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Exposed: Russian military Unit 29155 does digital sabotage, espionage

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Exposed: Russian military Unit 29155 does digital sabotage, espionage 2024-09-06 at 17:01 By Zeljka Zorz The US Department of Justice has named five Russian computer hackers as members of Unit 29155 – i.e., the 161st Specialist Training Center of the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) – which they deem resposible for the 2022

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US offers $10 million for information on indicted WhisperGate malware suspect

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US offers $10 million for information on indicted WhisperGate malware suspect 2024-06-27 at 10:36 By Help Net Security A federal grand jury in Maryland returned an indictment charging a Russian citizen with conspiracy to hack into and destroy computer systems and data. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison. The

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Sens. Lummis, Wyden oppose Justice Dept. stance on Tornado Cash charges

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Sens. Lummis, Wyden oppose Justice Dept. stance on Tornado Cash charges 2024-05-13 at 23:01 By Cointelegraph by Derek Andersen If the Justice Dept. prevails in the case against the cryptocurrency mixer, internet service providers and the post office may also be liable to transmitter requirements, they said. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News

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$10 Million Bounty on Iranian Hackers for Cyber Attacks on US Gov, Defense Contractors

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$10 Million Bounty on Iranian Hackers for Cyber Attacks on US Gov, Defense Contractors 2024-04-23 at 23:04 By Ryan Naraine Four Iranians are accused of hacking into critical systems at the Departments of Treasury and State and dozens of private US companies. The post $10 Million Bounty on Iranian Hackers for Cyber Attacks on US

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Justice Department charges KuCoin and two founders with violating AML laws

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Justice Department charges KuCoin and two founders with violating AML laws 2024-03-26 at 18:01 By Cointelegraph by Turner Wright KuCoin founders Chun Gan and Ke Tang remained at large according to DOJ officials, who unsealed an indictment against the exchange on March 26. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React

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Bitcoin Fog crypto mixer founder guilty of money laundering, jury finds

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Bitcoin Fog crypto mixer founder guilty of money laundering, jury finds 2024-03-13 at 03:14 By Cointelegraph by Felix Ng Roman Sterlingov is the latest to fall to a U.S. government crackdown on illicit crypto-mixing services, but his lawyers aren’t taking the verdict lying down. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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U.S. authorities disrupt Russian intelligence’s botnet

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U.S. authorities disrupt Russian intelligence’s botnet 2024-02-16 at 13:03 By Help Net Security In January 2024, an operation dismantled a network of hundreds of SOHO routers controlled by GRU Military Unit 26165, also known as APT 28, Sofacy Group, Forest Blizzard, Pawn Storm, Fancy Bear, and Sednit. This network facilitated various crimes, including extensive spearphishing

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CZ an ‘unacceptable risk of flight,’ should stay in US: DOJ

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CZ an ‘unacceptable risk of flight,’ should stay in US: DOJ 23/11/2023 at 09:02 By Cointelegraph By Martin Young U.S. prosecutors are pushing for CZ to stay in the country, saying they “would not be able to secure his return” if he’s allowed back to Dubai. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View

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US Justice Dept. is reportedly ready to settle with Binance for $4 billion

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US Justice Dept. is reportedly ready to settle with Binance for $4 billion 20/11/2023 at 23:02 By Cointelegraph By Tom Blackstone According to a report, an agreement to settle Justice Department charges against the company may be settled by the end of the month. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

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Operation ‘Duck Hunt’: Qakbot Malware Disrupted, $8.6 Million in Cryptocurrency Seized

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Operation ‘Duck Hunt’: Qakbot Malware Disrupted, $8.6 Million in Cryptocurrency Seized 30/08/2023 at 00:03 By Ryan Naraine U.S. law enforcement announce the disruption of the notorious Qakbot cybercrime operation and the release of an auto-disinfection tool to 700,000 infected machines. The post Operation ‘Duck Hunt’: Qakbot Malware Disrupted, $8.6 Million in Cryptocurrency Seized appeared first

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