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U.S. indicts Russian GRU hacker, offers $10 million reward

The U.S. indicted Russian national Amin Timovich Stigal for his alleged role in cyberattacks targeting Ukrainian government computer networks in an operation from the Russian foreign military intelligence agency (GRU) prior to invading the country.
- Bill Toulas
- June 27, 2024
- 03:31 PM
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Four FIN9 hackers indicted for cyberattacks causing $71M in losses

Four Vietnamese nationals linked to the international cybercrime group FIN9 have been indicted for their involvement in a series of computer intrusions that caused over $71 million in losses to companies in the U.S.
- Bill Toulas
- June 24, 2024
- 01:35 PM
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Empire Market owners charged for enabling $430M in dark web transactions

Two men have been charged in a Chicago federal court for operating "Empire Market," a dark web marketplace that facilitated over $430 million in illegal transactions between February 2018 and August 2020.
- Bill Toulas
- June 17, 2024
- 02:47 PM
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LockBit ransomware admin identified, sanctioned in US, UK, Australia

The FBI, UK National Crime Agency, and Europol have unveiled sweeping indictments and sanctions against the admin of the LockBit ransomware operation, with the identity of the Russian threat actor revealed for the first time.
- Lawrence Abrams
- May 07, 2024
- 10:04 AM
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Firebird RAT creator and seller arrested in the U.S. and Australia

A joint police operation between the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the FBI has led to the arrest and charging of two individuals who are believed to be behind the development and distribution of the "Firebird" remote access trojan (RAT), later rebranded as "Hive."
- Bill Toulas
- April 13, 2024
- 10:17 AM
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Russia charges suspects behind theft of 160,000 credit cards

Russia's Prosecutor General's Office has announced the indictment of six suspected "hacking group" members for using malware to steal credit card and payment information from foreign online stores.
- Bill Toulas
- April 02, 2024
- 11:37 AM
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Google engineer caught stealing AI tech secrets for Chinese firms

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced the unsealing of an indictment against Linwei (Leon) Ding, 38, a former software engineer at Google, suspected of stealing Google AI trade secrets for Chinese companies.
- Bill Toulas
- March 07, 2024
- 09:56 AM
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U.S. charges Iranian for hacks on defense orgs, offers $10M for info

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has unveiled an indictment against Alireza Shafie Nasab, a 39-year-old Iranian national, for his role in a cyber-espionage campaign targeting U.S. government and defense entities.
- Bill Toulas
- March 01, 2024
- 09:47 AM
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FBI seizes Warzone RAT infrastructure, arrests malware vendor

The FBI dismantled the Warzone RAT malware operation, seizing infrastructure and arresting two individuals associated with the cybercrime operation.
- Bill Toulas
- February 12, 2024
- 06:09 PM
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Nigerian hacker arrested for stealing $7.5M from charities

A Nigerian national was arrested in Ghana and is facing charges related to business email compromise (BEC) attacks that caused a charitable organization in the United States to lose more than $7.5 million.
- Bill Toulas
- January 03, 2024
- 02:34 PM
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Police dismantles Try2Check credit card verifier used by dark web markets

The U.S. Department of Justice announced today the indictment of Russian citizen Denis Gennadievich Kulkov, suspected of running a stolen credit card checking operation that generated tens of millions in revenue.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 03, 2023
- 12:11 PM
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Ex-Coinbase manager charged in first crypto insider-trading case

The U.S. Department of Justice has charged a former Coinbase manager and two co-conspirators with wire fraud conspiracy and scheme to commit insider trading in cryptocurrency assets.
- Bill Toulas
- July 21, 2022
- 02:35 PM
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US indicts Iranian hackers for Proud Boys voter intimidation emails

The U.S. Department of State is offering a $10 million reward for information about the activities of two Iranian nationals charged for cyber activity intended to "intimidate and influence" American voters during the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign.
- Ionut Ilascu
- November 18, 2021
- 03:19 PM
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Alleged Twitter hacker charged with theft of $784K in crypto via SIM swaps

The US Department of Justice has indicted a suspected Twitter hacker known as 'PlugWalkJoe' for also stealing $784,000 worth of cryptocurrency using SIM swap attacks.
- Lawrence Abrams
- November 03, 2021
- 06:55 PM
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US indicts members of Chinese-backed hacking group APT40

Today, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted four members of the Chinese state-sponsored hacking group known as APT40 for hacking various companies, universities, and government entities in the US and worldwide between 2011 and 2018.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 19, 2021
- 10:44 AM
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US indicts dark web user 'The Bull' for insider trading

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged an individual for engaging in insider trading on the darknet. Greece-based Apostolos Trovias, known as the "The Bull" frequently used encrypted messaging services and the dark web for soliciting, exchanging and selling inside information.
- Ax Sharma
- July 13, 2021
- 03:52 PM
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Network security firm COO charged with medical center cyberattack

The former chief operating officer of Securolytics, a network security company providing services for the health care industry, was charged with allegedly conducting a cyberattack on Georgia-based Gwinnett Medical Center (GMC).
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 11, 2021
- 09:03 AM
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Swiss hacker charged for leaking proprietary source code

Swiss national Till Kottmann, 21, has been charged for conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.
- Ionut Ilascu
- March 19, 2021
- 08:56 AM
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CEO of Sky Global encrypted chat platform indicted by US

The US Department of Justice has indicted the CEO of encrypted messaging company Sky Global, and an associate for allegedly aiding criminal enterprises avoid detection by law enforcement.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 13, 2021
- 12:28 PM
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