Latest Arrest news

Alleged Scattered Spider sim-swapper arrested in Spain

A 22-year-old British national allegedly linked to the Scattered Spider hacking group and responsible for attacks on 45 U.S. companies has been arrested in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
- Bill Toulas
- June 17, 2024
- 10:16 AM
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Police arrest Conti and LockBit ransomware crypter specialist

The Ukraine cyber police have arrested a 28-year-old Russian man in Kyiv for working with Conti and LockBit ransomware operations to make their malware undetectable by antivirus software and conducting at least one attack himself.
- Bill Toulas
- June 12, 2024
- 09:42 AM
- 2
Police dismantle pirated TV streaming network that made $5.7 million

Spanish police have dismantled a network of illegal media content distribution that, since the start of its operations in 2015, has made over $5,700,000.
- Bill Toulas
- June 02, 2024
- 10:16 AM
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Police seize over 100 malware loader servers, arrest four cybercriminals

An international law enforcement operation codenamed 'Operation Endgame' has seized over 100 servers worldwide used by multiple major malware loader operations, including IcedID, Pikabot, Trickbot, Bumblebee, Smokeloader, and SystemBC.
- Bill Toulas
- May 30, 2024
- 04:35 AM
- 1
Owner of Incognito dark web drugs market arrested in New York

The alleged owner and operator of Incognito Market, a dark web marketplace for selling illegal narcotics online, was arrested at the John F. Kennedy Airport in New York on May 18.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 20, 2024
- 03:36 PM
- 2
LabHost phishing service with 40,000 domains disrupted, 37 arrested

The LabHost phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform has been disrupted in a year-long global law enforcement operation that compromised the infrastructure and arrested 37 suspects, among them the original developer.
- Bill Toulas
- April 18, 2024
- 05:52 AM
- 0
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
- 1
Ukraine arrests hackers trying to sell 100 million stolen accounts

The Ukrainian cyber police, in collaboration with investigators from the national police (ГУНП), have arrested three individuals who are accused of hijacking over 100 million emails and Instagram accounts worldwide.
- Bill Toulas
- March 19, 2024
- 02:15 PM
- 0
Hacker arrested for selling bank accounts of US, Canadian users

Ukraine's cyber police arrested a 31-year-old for running a cybercrime operation that gained access to bank accounts of American and Canadian users and sold them on the dark web.
- Bill Toulas
- February 18, 2024
- 10:06 AM
- 1
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
- 1
Interpol operation Synergia takes down 1,300 servers used for cybercrime

An international law enforcement operation code-named 'Synergia' has taken down over 1,300 command and control servers used in ransomware, phishing, and malware campaigns.
- Bill Toulas
- February 02, 2024
- 07:56 AM
- 0
Police disrupt Grandoreiro banking malware operation, make arrests

The Federal Police of Brazil and cybersecurity researchers have disrupted the Grandoreiro banking malware operation, which has been targeting Spanish-speaking countries with financial fraud since 2017.
- Bill Toulas
- January 30, 2024
- 10:46 AM
- 0
Hacker spins up 1 million virtual servers to illegally mine crypto

A 29-year-old man in Ukraine was arrested this week for using hacked accounts to create 1 million virtual servers used to mine $2 million in cryptocurrency.
- Bill Toulas
- January 13, 2024
- 10:09 AM
- 4
Decryptor for Babuk ransomware variant released after hacker arrested

Researchers from Cisco Talos working with the Dutch police obtained a decryption tool for the Tortilla variant of Babuk ransomware and shared intelligence that led to the arrest of the ransomware's operator.
- Bill Toulas
- January 09, 2024
- 11:46 AM
- 0
BreachForums admin jailed again for using a VPN, unmonitored PC

The administrator behind the notorious BreachForums hacking forum has been arrested again for breaking pretrial release conditions, including using an unmonitored computer and a VPN.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 05, 2024
- 03:03 PM
- 0
Interpol operation arrests 3,500 cybercriminals, seizes $300 million

An international law enforcement operation codenamed 'Operation HAECHI IV' has led to the arrest of 3,500 suspects of various lower-tier cybercrimes and seized $300 million in illicit proceeds.
- Bill Toulas
- December 19, 2023
- 02:09 PM
- 0
French police arrests Russian suspect linked to Hive ransomware

French authorities arrested a Russian national in Paris for allegedly helping the Hive ransomware gang with laundering their victims' ransom payments.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- December 13, 2023
- 03:25 PM
- 0
Kelvin Security hacking group leader arrested in Spain

The Spanish police have arrested one of the alleged leaders of the 'Kelvin Security' hacking group, which is believed to be responsible for 300 cyberattacks against organizations in 90 countries since 2020.
- Bill Toulas
- December 11, 2023
- 09:27 AM
- 0
Police takes down BulletProftLink large-scale phishing provider

The notorious BulletProftLink phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform that provided more than 300 phishing templates has been seized, the Royal Malaysian Police announced.
- Bill Toulas
- November 11, 2023
- 11:06 AM
- 0
Pirate IPTV network in Austria dismantled and $1.74 million seized

The Austrian police have arrested 20 people across the country linked to an illegal IPTV network that, between 2016 and 2023, decrypted copyright-protected broadcasts and redistributed them to thousands of customers.
- Bill Toulas
- October 29, 2023
- 11:16 AM
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