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Two Sudanese brothers accused of launching a dangerous series of DDoS attacks
Ahmed Salah Yousif Omer and Alaa Salah Yusuuf Omer face federal indictments for a series of targeted hacks that aimed to cause financial and physical harm to organizations, hospitals and companies across the globe.
Danny Gallagher10.16.2024
Kim Dotcom, roguish face of 2010s online piracy, will finally be extradited to the US
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom is finally headed to the US. New Zealand’s justice minister signed an extradition order on Thursday to end the entrepreneur’s nearly 13-year legal battle.
Will Shanklin08.15.2024
DoJ says North Korean IT workers were sent abroad to help finance weapons programs
The FBI says companies employing freelance IT workers "more than likely" hired one of these bad actors.
Sarah Fielding10.20.2023
DOJ charges Russian nationals with laundering bitcoin in 2011 Mt. Gox hack
The US Department of Justice announced today that it charged two Russian nationals for crimes related to the 2011 hacking of Mt. Gox, the now-defunct crypto exchange that was one of the world’s largest at the time. Alexey Bilyuchenko and Aleksandr Verner are accused in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) of laundering about 647,000 bitcoins connected to the heist. In addition, Bilyuchenko faces separate charges in the Northern District of California (NDCA) related to running the infamous Russian crypto exchange BTC-e.
Will Shanklin06.09.2023
DOJ charges Russian hacker linked to attacks against US law enforcement agencies
On Monday, US authorities filed criminal charges against Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev, a Russian national and resident with links to the infamous Hive, LockBit and Babuk ransomware gangs.
Igor Bonifacic05.16.2023
FBI seizes a giant online marketplace for stolen logins
The FBI has seized Genesis Market, a major marketplace for stolen internet logins.
Jon Fingas04.05.2023
US authorities arrest alleged BreachForums owner and FBI hacker Pompompurin
US law enforcement authorities this week arrested the person allegedly responsible for hacking the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in 2021.
Igor Bonifacic03.19.2023
FBI says Americans lost $10.3 billion to internet scammers in 2022
An FBI report reveals that Americans lost over $10 billion to internet scammers last year, including crypto fraud schemes.
Jon Fingas03.15.2023
FBI reportedly considered using Pegasus spyware in criminal investigations
Between late 2020 and early 2021, agency officials were in the “advanced” stages of developing plans to brief FBI leadership on the software, according to The New York Times.
Igor Bonifacic11.12.2022
FBI says investors should take precautions before putting money into decentralized finance platforms
Cybercriminals are increasingly exploiting security flaws in smart contracts to steal cryptocurrency, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Igor Bonifacic08.29.2022
FBI warns crypto fraud on LinkedIn is a 'significant threat'
Networkers beware. LinkedIn has acknowledged a "recent uptick of fraud on its platform."
Cherlynn Low06.17.2022
FBI believes North Korean hacker cell is behind last month's $600 million crypto heist
On Thursday, the FBI announced that it now attributes the heist, dubbed the Ronin Validator Security Breach, to a North Korean outfit calling itself the Lazarus Group.
Andrew Tarantola04.14.2022
Bowser sentenced to 40-month prison sentence for video game crimes
A US federal court has sentenced Canadian hacker Doug Bowser to 40 months in prison for his involvement in Switch hacking group Team Xecuter.
Igor Bonifacic02.10.2022
FBI used Google location data to investigate Seattle arson following BLM protest
n 2020, federal police used a geofence warrant to obtain location data from Google as part of an investigation into an attempted arson against a police union headquarters in Seattle, new court documents show.
Igor Bonifacic02.05.2022
Canadian police arrest teen for stealing $36.5 million in cryptocurrency
Memories of Gerald Cotten.
Igor Bonifacic11.18.2021
FBI email servers were hacked to target a security researcher
The FBI has confirmed that hackers used its servers to email fake warnings targeting a security researcher.
Jon Fingas11.13.2021
Website mapping DC’s tunnel network warned FBI of suspicious traffic ahead of Capitol riot
The owner of the Washington Tunnels website tipped off the FBI about suspicious traffic on his mapping site ahead of the Capitol riot.
Saqib Shah08.18.2021
Researcher says a US terrorist watchlist was exposed online for three weeks
The FBI’s Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) may have exposed the records of nearly 2 million individuals and left them accessible online for three weeks.
Igor Bonifacic08.16.2021
The FBI's phone for criminals included a custom version of Android
A hands-on with the phones the FBI sold in a sting operation has revealed that they're using a custom version of Android with sneaky apps — and a distinct lack of control.
Jon Fingas07.10.2021
Apple was told to quietly supply data on Trump's White House counsel in 2018
Apple was quietly subpoenaed for information on Trump's White House counsel, Don McGahn, and wasn't allowed to talk about it.
Jon Fingas06.13.2021