Four Delaware men charged in international sextortion scheme that netted nearly $2 million
The group, along with others, targeted thousands of victims across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, prosecutors allege.
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Russian, Kazakhstani men living in Miami indicted over cybercrime training service
The pair stand accused of administering WWH Club, a major Russian-language cybercrime marketplace.
Major Iranian IT vendor paying large ransom to resolve recent cyberattack
The company, Tosan, which provides IT services to 45% of the country’s banks, has paid $561,000 worth of bitcoin so far.
Planned Parenthood of Montana confirms cyberattack
A prolific ransomware operation claims to have stolen 93 gigabytes of data.
Nigerian man sentenced to 5 years for role in BEC operation
The man’s co-defendant was previously sentenced to 10 years after being convicted in a jury trial.
New ransomware variant has BlackCat-like similarities, report says
The new malware identified by Morphisec is named after an old internet mystery: Cicada3301.
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Online scam cycles are getting shorter and more effective, Chainalysis finds
As enforcement and attribution have improved, scammers are ditching static infrastructure and drawn-out schemes for shorter campaigns that use disposable assets.
Iranian hackers using social media, job recruitment sites to lure Israeli spies
Mandiant says the primary motive for the operation appears to be helping the Iranian government identify Iranians who may cooperate with Israel.
Iranian-linked hackers collaborate with ransomware affiliates, feds say
The group's side hustle may not have explicit permission from its Iranian government sponsor.
Kentucky man gets 81 months in prison for cyber fraud to fake his own death
Federal authorities said one of the primary motives for the scheme was to avoid paying more than $116,000 in child support to his ex-wife.