South Korea sanctions 15 North Koreans for IT worker scams, financial hacking schemes
The individuals are allegedly working for North Korea’s 313th General Bureau, under the DPRK’s Ministry of Munitions Industry.
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(Getty Images) Threats Ukrainian sentenced to five years in jail for work on Raccoon Stealer
Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky was sentenced Wednesday to five years in federal prison for his role in operating Raccoon Infostealer malware, which infiltrated millions of computers worldwide to steal personal data. According to court documents, Sokolovsky, 28, was integral to operations that allowed the leasing of Raccoon Infostealer for $200 per month, payable via cryptocurrency. […]
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(Department of Justice) Cybercrime Cybercriminal marketplace Rydox seized in international law enforcement operation
The Justice Department announced Thursday that it had participated in a coordinated effort to seize and dismantle Rydox, an online marketplace for stolen personal information and cybercrime tools. The operation led to the arrest of three individuals alleged to be the site’s administrators. Rydox has been linked to over 7,600 illicit sales and generated substantial […]
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Cybercrime 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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The entrance to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) headquarters building is seen on August 18, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images) Financial CFPB proposes new rule to regulate expansive data broker industry
The rule would force data brokers to adhere to the same standards as established credit agencies.
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A pedestrian walks past a seal reading “Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation”, displayed on the J. Edgar Hoover FBI building, in Washington, DC, on August 15, 2022. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) Cybercrime US charges five men linked to ‘Scattered Spider’ with wire fraud
The men have been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
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(Getty Images) Cybercrime Botnet serving as ‘backbone’ of malicious proxy network taken offline
Lumen Technology’s Black Lotus Labs took the ngioweb botnet and NSOCKS proxy offline Tuesday.
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In this photo illustration, a visual representation of the digital cryptocurrency Bitcoin is displayed in front of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) logo on January 10, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo illustration by Chesnot/Getty Images) Cybercrime Alabama man arrested for role in SEC Twitter account hijacking
Eric Council Jr. was charged with aggravated identity theft and access device fraud in connection with the January 2024 incident.
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PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 04: In this photo illustration the GitHub logo is seen on the screen of an iPhone in front of a computer screen showing a Microsoft logo on June 04, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo Illustration by Chesnot/Getty Images) Cybersecurity GitHub patches critical vulnerability in its Enterprise Servers
The “severe” flaw could allow attackers full access to instances.
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Microsoft Romania headquarters in City Gate Towers situated in Free Press Square, in Bucharest, Romania. (Getty Images) Threats DOJ, Microsoft seize more than 100 domains used by the FSB
The simultaneous actions targeted the Star Blizzard espionage operation, which went after government and civil society groups around the world.