354 dark web vendors and buyers arrested in Operation TorNado 2026-11-13 at 13:06 By Mirko Zorz Europol and police in 14 countries arrested 354 dark web vendors and buyers in Operation TorNado, which ran from May 2025 to October 2026. Investigators went after people who had traded on five marketplaces that were already offline: Archetyp, […]
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Law Enforcement Disrupts Gootloader, CastleRAT, and StealC Infrastructure 2026-11-13 at 12:48 By Ionut Arghire Investigators seized 235 servers and 257 domains, along with 6.4 million victim credentials as part of Operation Endgame. The post Law Enforcement Disrupts Gootloader, CastleRAT, and StealC Infrastructure appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original […]
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Stolen webcam clips of 900+ victims feed North Korea’s $400 million fake Zoom scheme 2026-11-13 at 08:30 By Mirko Zorz North Korean state hackers have stolen more than $400 million in cryptocurrency over the past 18 months by pulling targets into fake Zoom and Teams calls filled with webcam footage of earlier victims. The FBI […]
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Operation Endgame malware takedown turns up over 6 million stolen logins 2026-11-12 at 15:34 By Mirko Zorz Police in nine countries, working with Europol, took down servers behind the Gootloader, CastleRAT and StealC malware operations this week and recovered more than 6 million credentials stolen from infected computers. Europol announced the action as the latest […]
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Trio accused of using deepfake CEOs and bogus lawyers to scam businesses out of $129 million 2026-11-09 at 13:47 By Sinisa Markovic Three men allegedly used deepfakes of company CEOs and law firm attorneys to trick employees into wiring more than $129 million to accounts the group controlled, the Justice Department said. The indictment names […]
Assad regime hacker who caused $136 billion market drop sentenced to 42 months 2026-10-30 at 15:00 By Sinisa Markovic A Syrian man who used a hijacked news agency Twitter account to post a fake report of explosions at the White House has been sentenced to 42 months in prison, the US Department of Justice has […]
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FBI seizes Virtualine, bulletproof hosting provider that promised to shield criminals from police 2026-10-28 at 14:40 By Sinisa Markovic The FBI has seized virtualine.net, the domain of a bulletproof hosting provider that laundered money for its criminal customers and kept a forum trading in child sexual abuse material online despite repeated warnings from police and […]
Ukrainian ransomware hacker sentenced, $11 million reward offered for co-conspirator 2026-10-28 at 14:17 By Anamarija Pogorelec A Ukrainian national who participated in ransomware attacks targeting hospitals, government entities, law firms, and other businesses was sentenced to five years and 10 months in prison. Artem Stryzhak, 36, pleaded guilty in December 2025 to two counts of […]
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Africa cybercrime crackdown nets 1,462 arrests and over $105 million 2026-10-22 at 11:17 By Anamarija Pogorelec Police in 21 countries arrested 1,462 suspects and took down 10,909 malicious networks in Operation Serengeti III, an INTERPOL-coordinated cybercrime sweep across Africa that ran from June 29 to August 31, 2026. Investigators recovered more than $105 million in […]
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FBI raids 40+ laptop farms helping North Korea pocket US tech salaries 2026-10-14 at 16:00 By Sinisa Markovic North Korean IT workers used stolen and fabricated identities to land remote jobs at more than 70 US companies, with help from Americans who allegedly kept company-issued laptops running from their homes, according to the US Department […]
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OpenAI engineer arrested for allegedly trying to eavesdrop on executive meetings 2026-10-14 at 11:40 By Sinisa Markovic A recording device wrapped in toilet paper and plugged into the back of a television in an executive conference room at OpenAI’s San Francisco office has led to the arrest of one of the company’s engineers. Abdulrahman Alfozan, […]
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Authorities seize sites selling hacked, stolen intimate images of 17,000 women and girls 2026-10-08 at 15:51 By Sinisa Markovic The FBI and French law enforcement have seized two websites that sold hacked and stolen sexually explicit images and videos of young women and girls, and arrested their suspected administrator in northern France. Seizure notice (Source: […]
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Ransomware recovery firm boss charged with secretly paying attackers and overcharging victims 2026-10-08 at 11:00 By Sinisa Markovic The owner of Florida-based ransomware remediation company MonsterCloud has been charged with fraud for allegedly paying ransomware gangs behind his clients’ backs and billing them far more than the ransom. Zohar Pinhasi (aka “Zack Silver” and “Zack […]
Detained ShinyHunters hacker reportedly helping FBI track down fellow members 2026-10-05 at 13:36 By Sinisa Markovic A suspected ShinyHunters member known as Rey has been detained in Jordan and is reportedly helping the FBI track down the rest of the group. Reuters reports that Jordanian authorities detained Saif al-Din Khader, alias Rey, last week, with […]
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Alleged ShinyHunters Leader Arrested in Jordan 2026-10-05 at 10:16 By Ionut Arghire Known as Rey, the suspect is reportedly helping the FBI identify and locate other members of the extortion group. The post Alleged ShinyHunters Leader Arrested in Jordan appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source
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16-year-old suspected leader of KillSec ransomware group arrested 2026-10-01 at 16:59 By Sinisa Markovic A 16-year-old is suspected of being the main operator of KillSec, a ransomware group that Eurojust says is responsible for almost 1,000 attacks worldwide. Seizure notice (Source: Eurojust) According to Eurojust, KillSec has been active since 2024. The group got into […]
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Former US Air Force members behind million-dollar BEC scheme head to prison 2026-09-30 at 10:42 By Sinisa Markovic Two men who ran BEC and phishing campaigns against US businesses while serving in the Air Force have been sentenced to a combined 189 months in federal prison. According to public documents and evidence presented at sentencing, […]
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Ex-US soldier gets 70 months for role in AT&T, Snowflake data thefts 2026-09-28 at 11:45 By Sinisa Markovic A former U.S. Army soldier who was part of a group that stole data from telecom companies, including AT&T, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison. Cameron John Wagenius, 22, was part of the group that […]
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Autonomous AI Hacks Raise Thorny Questions of Legal Accountability 2026-09-24 at 23:35 By Associated Press The prospect of legal accountability is unclear. Lawsuits are a possibility, but some legal experts believe any criminal investigations would face an extremely high burden. The post Autonomous AI Hacks Raise Thorny Questions of Legal Accountability appeared first on SecurityWeek. […]
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Microsoft disrupts EvilTokens phishing service that gave criminals access to 12,000 inboxes 2026-09-23 at 11:34 By Sinisa Markovic The EvilTokens phishing service, which compromised more than 12,000 inboxes at over 10,000 organizations, has been disrupted by a coalition of law enforcement and private-sector partners led by Microsoft. With authorization from the US District Court for […]