Court indicts 14 North Korean IT workers tied to $88 million in illicit gains
It’s part of a broader effort to counter Pyongyang’s use of tech professionals to fool U.S. companies and nonprofits.
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Cybercrime
Notorious Nigerian cybercriminal tied to BEC scams extradited to U.S.
Abiola Kayode, a 37-year-old Nigerian national, has been extradited from Ghana to the United States to face charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Kayode, who was…
International crackdown disrupts DDoS-for-hire operations
An operation known as PowerOFF led to the arrest of three individuals and the shutdown of 27 domains.
New ‘Termite’ ransomware group claims responsibility for Blue Yonder cyberattack
The ransomware looks to be a re-worked variant of Babuk.
Exclusive: Feds are probing 764, The Com’s use of cybercriminal tactics to carry out violent crimes
Documents reviewed by CyberScoop show that law enforcement is tracking these violent criminal groups’ use of malicious cyber tools to cause harm to children.
Notorious ransomware developer charged with computer crimes in Russia
Mikhail Matveev, better known as Wazawaka, was in court last week.
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Appeals court tosses sanctions on Tornado Cash crypto mixer
The mixer was sanctioned after a North Korea hacking group used the software to launder more than $455 million.
Starbucks, UK grocers impacted by ransomware attack on Blue Yonder
A ransomware attack on supply chain management software provider Blue Yonder has impacted global operations at various companies in the United States and United Kingdom, affecting major…
African cybercrime crackdown nets more than 1,000 suspects
The international law enforcement operation is the latest to tackle cybercrime on the continent.
Here’s how simple it is for script kiddies to stand up DDoS services
How plug-and-play hacking tools and lax configs helped a Russian script kiddie start a scheme.