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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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 […]
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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$245 million in stolen crypto funded racketeering crew’s lavish lifestyle 2026-09-09 at 15:11 By Sinisa Markovic A 22-year-old man built his fortune by breaking into strangers’ digital wallets, then spent it on nightclub tabs, private jets, and a fleet of cars worth millions. Malone Lam, a Singapore citizen, pleaded guilty this week in a Washington […]
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Russian man indicted for spreading malware to 80,000 freelancers 2026-09-03 at 13:43 By Sinisa Markovic A Russian national accused of using fake accounts on a freelance employment platform to spread malware to approximately 80,000 users has been indicted by a federal grand jury in California. Searzhudin Tamirlanovich Aktulaev, 40, faces charges of conspiracy, transmission of […]
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Snowflake hacker pleads guilty, faces up to 32 years in prison 2026-08-06 at 15:30 By Sinisa Markovic A Canadian man is facing decades in prison for hacking customer accounts at cloud storage provider Snowflake and stealing data from more than 165 organizations. Connor Riley Moucka, also known as “Waifu” and “Judische,” 26, of Kitchener, Ontario, […]
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US seizes over 1,000 domains used for illegal World Cup 2026 streams 2026-07-22 at 13:51 By Sinisa Markovic The US Department of Justice has seized more than 1,000 internet domains that streamed FIFA World Cup 2026 matches without a license. The domain seizure notice (Source: US Department of Justice) The seizures came in three waves […]
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Ransomware negotiator who betrayed clients sentenced to 70 months in prison 2026-07-13 at 15:22 By Sinisa Markovic A former ransomware negotiator at incident response firm DigitalMint has been sentenced to 70 months in prison after admitting he shared confidential client information with the BlackCat ransomware group and later helped carry out ransomware attacks. Prosecutors say […]
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Scattered Spider suspect extradited over $8 million ransom scheme 2026-07-02 at 16:43 By Anamarija Pogorelec A suspected Scattered Spider member has been extradited to the United States to face charges linked to cyberattacks against U.S. companies, including the breach of a luxury jewelry retailer that led to an $8 million cryptocurrency ransom demand after attackers […]
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Hacker gets 18 months for attack that compromised 60,000 betting accounts 2026-06-25 at 13:18 By Sinisa Markovic A 21-year-old man known online as “Snoopy” was sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role in a scheme that hacked user accounts on a fantasy sports and betting website and sold access to them, causing hundreds […]
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Algerian national accused of running cybercrime marketplaces extradited to US 2026-06-24 at 17:09 By Sinisa Markovic An Algerian national accused of running online marketplaces that sold phishing kits and fraud tools has been extradited from Spain to the United States to face bank fraud conspiracy charges. The post Algerian national accused of running cybercrime marketplaces […]
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FBI seizes 13 websites linked to alleged Chinese intelligence-gathering effort 2026-06-11 at 17:12 By Sinisa Markovic Federal authorities have seized 13 internet domains allegedly used to target current and former U.S. government employees and military personnel with access to classified and sensitive information. The post FBI seizes 13 websites linked to alleged Chinese intelligence-gathering effort […]
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Suspected KimWolf botnet admin arrested over DDoS-for-hire operation 2026-05-22 at 15:08 By Sinisa Markovic U.S. and Canadian authorities arrested and charged a Canadian man accused of operating the KimWolf DDoS botnet, a service linked to attacks that infected more than one million devices worldwide. Jacob Butler, 23, of Ottawa, Canada, also known online as “Dort,” […]
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