Category: Cybercrime

Orlando Man Convicted in Federal Sextortion Scheme Targeting More Than 50 Child Victims

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FIVE-PERSON MAIL THEFT AND FRAUD RING PLEADS GUILTY IN $1.7M MIAMI CHECK-WASHING AND DRUG TRAFFICKING OPERATION

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Federal Impersonation Fraud Alert: FBI Chicago Seeks Identification of Suspects Posing as Agents to Steal Funds and Personal Data

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Federal Open Letter Issued as Online Predator Networks Intensify Coercion Campaigns Targeting Minors

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FBI Boston Flags Expansion of Online Exploitation Networks Targeting Minors Through Coercion, Doxing, and Live Abuse Streaming

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Cross-Border Sextortion Ring Linked to U.S. Teen Death: Third Suspect Extradited from Nigeria to Face Federal Charges

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SAFEMOON CEO SENTENCED TO 100 MONTHS IN FEDERAL PRISON IN MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR CRYPTO FRAUD CASE

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Dutch Authorities Arrest Alleged JokerOTP Distributor in Ongoing OTP-Bypass Fraud Crackdown

Dutch Authorities Arrest Alleged JokerOTP Distributor in Ongoing OTP-Bypass Fraud Crackdown

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DEFENSE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE INDICTED IN MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR MONEY LAUNDERING SCHEME LINKED TO NIGERIAN FRAUD NETWORK

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ATTORNEY EMBEDDED IN MULTI-STATE BEC FRAUD NETWORK RECEIVES FEDERAL PRISON TERM

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Kentucky Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Attempted Online Exploitation of a Minor

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New York Man Charged in Federal Child Exploitation Case Linked to Nihilistic Violent Extremist Network “764”

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Romance Scams Surge Across Florida as FBI Warns of AI-Driven Fraud Ahead of Valentine’s Day

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Commerce Township Man Pleads Guilty to Using AI-Generated Sexual Images to Cyberstalk Social Media Influencer

AI-Enabled Abuse

RAMP CYBERCRIME FORUM TAKEDOWN — SIGNAL OR STRATEGIC DISRUPTION?

RAMP CYBERCRIME FORUM TAKEDOWN — SIGNAL OR STRATEGIC DISRUPTION?

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CHINESE CRYPTO LAUNDERING NETWORKS EMERGE AS DOMINANT FORCE IN GLOBAL ILLICIT FINANCE, MOVING $16 BILLION IN 2025

CHINESE CRYPTO LAUNDERING NETWORKS EMERGE AS DOMINANT FORCE IN GLOBAL ILLICIT FINANCE, MOVING $16 BILLION IN 2025

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FEDERAL AUTHORITIES WARN OF NATIONWIDE SCAM INVOLVING IMPOSTORS POSING AS PROSECUTORS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT

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DOJ UNSEALS MAJOR INDICTMENT IN PLOUTUS ATM JACKPOTTING CONSPIRACY TARGETING U.S. CREDIT UNIONS

DOJ UNSEALS MAJOR INDICTMENT IN PLOUTUS ATM JACKPOTTING CONSPIRACY TARGETING U.S. CREDIT UNIONS

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ROMANIA PROBES SUSPECTED HITMAN-FOR-HIRE PLATFORM IN CRYPTO-BASED DARKNET OPERATION

ROMANIA PROBES SUSPECTED HITMAN-FOR-HIRE PLATFORM IN CRYPTO-BASED DARKNET OPERATION

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North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty in Federal Case Involving Coordinated Online Animal Torture Network

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Mobile Rogue Cell Tower Scam Dismantled in Greece Using Trunk-Mounted Base Station

Mobile Rogue Cell Tower Scam Dismantled in Greece Using Trunk-Mounted Base Station

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Florida Man Pleads Guilty in Multi-Year Zelle Fraud Scheme Targeting Bank Customers Across State Lines

Banking Industry

Microsoft Disrupts RedVDS Cybercrime Platform Tied to $40 Million in U.S. Scam Losses

Microsoft Disrupts RedVDS Cybercrime Platform Tied to $40 Million in U.S. Scam Losses

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CALIFORNIA PHYSICIAN SENTENCED TO NINE YEARS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE MATERIAL

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Ransomware Suspect Identified in Prior TRJ Investigation Released in Russia–France Prisoner Exchange

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FBI Investigation Leads to Guilty Plea in Child Exploitation Case Involving Cross-Platform Grooming

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INSIDE THE BUREAU: FBI NASHVILLE’S 2025 OPERATIONS EXPOSE A STATE UNDER CONVERGING THREAT PRESSURE

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INSIDE THE BUREAU: FBI CINCINNATI’S 2025 OPERATIONS REVEAL A REGION UNDER PERSISTENT MULTI-THREAT PRESSURE

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INSIDE THE BUREAU: FBI DETROIT’S 2025 OPERATIONS SHOW A REGION UNDER COMPOUND PUBLIC SAFETY AND NATIONAL SECURITY PRESSURE

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U.S. Disrupts Large-Scale Bank Account Takeover Operation Stealing Millions from American Victims

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RaccoonO365 Developer Arrested in Nigeria After Joint Microsoft–FBI–Secret Service Intelligence Tip

RaccoonO365 Developer Arrested in Nigeria After Joint Microsoft–FBI–Secret Service Intelligence Tip

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Teen Arrested in Spain After Alleged Theft and Sale of Tens of Millions of Personal Data Records

Teen Arrested in Spain After Alleged Theft and Sale of Tens of Millions of Personal Data Records

Cybercrime

NFCGate Banking Heist Crew Dismantled

NFCGate Banking Heist Crew Dismantled

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VIRGINIA BROTHERS CHARGED WITH HACKING AND DELETING FEDERAL DATABASES HOLDING FOIA RECORDS

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LAZARUS OPERATION: $30 MILLION EXTRACTION FROM SOUTH KOREA’S LARGEST CRYPTO EXCHANGE

LAZARUS OPERATION: $30 MILLION EXTRACTION FROM SOUTH KOREA’S LARGEST CRYPTO EXCHANGE

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HOLIDAY SCAM SEASON: CRIMINALS TARGET THE DISTRACTIONS OF THE 2025 SHOPPING RUSH

Banking & Financial Security

CRYPTOMIXER TAKEDOWN: EUROPEAN OPERATIONS DISMANTLE A CORE LAUNDERING HUB FOR DIGITAL CRIME

CRYPTOMIXER TAKEDOWN: EUROPEAN OPERATIONS DISMANTLE A CORE LAUNDERING HUB FOR DIGITAL CRIME

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THE CYBERCASE THAT RATTLED LONDON — TWO TEENAGERS, A NATIONAL TRANSIT ATTACK, AND THE SHADOW OF SCATTERED SPIDER

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FORMER IT CONTRACTOR PLEADS GUILTY AFTER RETALIATORY CYBERATTACK THAT LOCKED THOUSANDS OUT OF CORPORATE SYSTEMS

Corporate Security Breaches

NEW JERSEY MAN CHARGED WITH CYBERSTALKING IN CONNECTION WITH VIOLENT NETWORK ‘764’

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OPERATION ENDGAME: THE MULTINATIONAL STRIKE THAT CRIPPLED RHADAMANTHYS, VENOMRAT, AND ELYSIUM

OPERATION ENDGAME: THE MULTINATIONAL STRIKE THAT CRIPPLED RHADAMANTHYS, VENOMRAT, AND ELYSIUM

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OPERATION ARUBA PHISH: INSIDE THE EUROPEAN PHISHING ENGINE TARGETING MILLIONS

OPERATION ARUBA PHISH: INSIDE THE EUROPEAN PHISHING ENGINE TARGETING MILLIONS

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GERMAN EXTREMIST ARRESTED — DARKNET ASSASSINATION PLOT UNCOVERED

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RUSSIAN HACKER TO PLEAD GUILTY TO AIDING YANLUOWANG RANSOMWARE GROUP

RUSSIAN HACKER TO PLEAD GUILTY TO AIDING YANLUOWANG RANSOMWARE GROUP

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China Executes Five Myanmar Crime Lords Behind $4 Billion Cyber Fraud Network

China Executes Five Myanmar Crime Lords Behind $4 Billion Cyber Fraud Network

AI Exploitation

WASHINGTON — Insider Betrayal and the Growing Market for Stolen Cyber Weapons

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Conti Ransomware Operator Extradited from Ireland to Tennessee — Ukrainian National Faces 25 Years for Global Cyber Extortion Scheme

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Member of Violent Extremist Network ‘764’ Charged with Animal Cruelty, Child Exploitation, and Cyberstalking in Federal Indictment

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Former Defense Executive Admits to Selling U.S. Cyber Exploits to Russian Broker

Corporate Accountability

THE QILIN THREAT — Ransomware Empire Expands, Targets Surge Across Continents

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BIG TECH COOPERATES WITH FBI IN ARREST OVER THREAT AGAINST PAM BONDI

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THE PASSWORD PLAGUE: Microsoft Confirms Surge in Identity Attacks Driven by Leaked Credentials and Social Engineering Warfare

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BreachForums Seized as Scattered Spider Pushes Salesforce Extortion Campaign

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CYBERATTACK IMPACTS CITY OF SUGAR LAND, TEXAS

CYBERATTACK IMPACTS CITY OF SUGAR LAND, TEXAS

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Teenagers Arrested in England Over Cyberattack on Nursery Chain Kido

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Cybercrime crew claims attack on Japanese brewer as it restarts operations

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SHADOW NETS: Africa’s Cybercrime Crackdown and the Global Fraud Economy

SHADOW NETS: Africa’s Cybercrime Crackdown and the Global Fraud Economy

African Security

FRAUD NATION: Britain’s Broken Reporting System Gets a Technocratic Makeover

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Interpol’s HAECHI Operation Recovers $439 Million in Global Anti-Fraud Crackdown

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When the Assembly Line Goes Dark: The Jaguar Land Rover Cyber Shutdown

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SPIDER IN THE WEB: Juvenile Suspect Linked to Casino Attacks Surrenders in Las Vegas

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DOJ: Scattered Spider Netted $115 Million in Ransoms — and Breached the U.S. Courts

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META’S BLIND SPOT: CHILD-SAFETY FAILURES AS DOLL ADS SLIP THROUGH FACEBOOK’S NET

Big Tech Accountability

TRJ Cybersecurity — Europol Adds Spanish Academic Suspected of Aiding Pro-Russian Hackers to Most Wanted List

TRJ Cybersecurity — Europol Adds Spanish Academic Suspected of Aiding Pro-Russian Hackers to Most Wanted List

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US National Charged in Finnish Psychotherapy Center Extortion

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TRJ Cybersecurity — FBI Warns of Scattered Spider and ShinyHunters Targeting Salesforce Platforms

TRJ Cybersecurity — FBI Warns of Scattered Spider and ShinyHunters Targeting Salesforce Platforms

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Uvalde School District Forced to Close After Ransomware Attack

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Ukrainian National Charged in Global Ransomware Campaigns: LockerGoga, MegaCortex, and Nefilim

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Jaguar Land Rover Brought to a Halt: Cyberattack Sends Shockwaves Through UK Industry

Jaguar Land Rover Brought to a Halt: Cyberattack Sends Shockwaves Through UK Industry

Automotive Industry

THE CYBER SERENGETI: Interpol’s Africa-Wide Crackdown Nets 1,200 Arrests

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A Heavy Sentence for a Young Cybercriminal

A Heavy Sentence for a Young Cybercriminal

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Casino Gaming Company

Casino Gaming Company

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Cryptomining Group Kinsing Expands Operations into Russia

Cryptomining Group Kinsing Expands Operations into Russia

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NEW YORK SUES ZELLE CREATOR

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$577 MILLION CRYPTOMINING FRAUD

$577 MILLION CRYPTOMINING FRAUD

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INTERLOCK STRIKES ST. PAUL

INTERLOCK STRIKES ST. PAUL

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ROMANCE OPERATION: THE $100M FAITH-BAIT

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Embargo Ransomware Emerges as Possible BlackCat Successor — $34M in Crypto Flows in First Year

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THE GREAT CRYPTO HEIST REFUND: Hacker Returns $42 Million to GMX After Scoring $5 Million “Bug Bounty” Payday — Yes, Really

Blockchain & DeFi Investigations

THE TELEGRAM DATA KINGPIN: Indonesia Extradites Russian Suspect Accused of Running Shadow Market for Stolen Government Data

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THE RANSOMWARE ATHLETE: Russian Basketball Star Arrested in France Over U.S. Cybercrime Warrant — Alleged Ties to Massive Ransom Network Uncovered

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THE COST OF CONVENIENCE: Bitcoin ATM Giant Bitcoin Depot Suffers Data Breach, Leaking Thousands of Driver’s Licenses and Home Addresses

THE COST OF CONVENIENCE: Bitcoin ATM Giant Bitcoin Depot Suffers Data Breach, Leaking Thousands of Driver’s Licenses and Home Addresses

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THE GLOBAL SCAM MACHINE: How Fake CNN, BBC, and CNBC Sites Are Fueling a Crypto Investment Crimewave

Cryptocurrency Scams Awareness

THE DIGITAL PLUNDER CONTINUES: $43 Million Vanishes in GMX Crypto Heist — Another Blow to DeFi’s Fragile Façade

THE DIGITAL PLUNDER CONTINUES: $43 Million Vanishes in GMX Crypto Heist — Another Blow to DeFi’s Fragile Façade

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BREACHFORUMS: THE FRENCH CRACKDOWN — Admins Behind Data Black Market Arrested as Forum Faces Final Collapse

AI + Cybercrime

HOSTED FOR PROFIT: Ukrainian Hacker Arrested After Hijacking Infrastructure for Crypto Mining

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THE BLACK MARKET ADMIN — U.S. Extradites Kosovo National Accused of Running BlackDB Credential Empire

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PRIVACY FOR SALE: Germany Dismantles Crypto Mixer eXch in $38 Million Seizure

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BOTNETS FOR SALE: The $46 Million Proxy Empire That Hijacked America’s Routers

BOTNETS FOR SALE: The $46 Million Proxy Empire That Hijacked America’s Routers

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New Malware-as-a-Service Campaign Uses NFC “Tap Theft” to Hijack Payment Cards in Real Time

New Malware-as-a-Service Campaign Uses NFC “Tap Theft” to Hijack Payment Cards in Real Time

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“SmokeLoader” Malware Operator Charged in U.S. — Over 65,000 Victims Compromised in Global Credential Harvesting Scheme

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Mora_001 Ransomware Gang Exploiting Fortinet Vulnerabilities Amid LockBit Connections

Mora_001 Ransomware Gang Exploiting Fortinet Vulnerabilities Amid LockBit Connections

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Medusa Ransomware Hits Over 300 Critical Infrastructure Organizations, U.S. Agencies Warn

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Global Crackdown Slashes Malicious Use of Cobalt Strike by 80%

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Russia’s Sandworm Expands Cyber Attacks Beyond Ukraine, Targeting U.S. and European Organizations

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Pakistan-Based Cybercrime Network Dismantled by U.S. and Dutch Authorities

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Hackers Claim to Breach Russian State Agency Managing Property and Land Records

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Cybersecurity Deep Analysis for January 5, 2025: Emerging Threats and Future Trends

AI and Machine Learning

Chinese National Faces 20 Years for Laundering Proceeds from “Pig-Butchering” Scams

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UK Government Weighs Stronger Measures to Combat Escalating Cyberthreats

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