Europol dismantles cybercrime network linked to $5.8M in financial losses
Authorities arrested seven people allegedly involved in the operation and seized 1,200 SIM boxes containing 40,000 active SIM cards.
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Cybercrime PowerSchool hacker sentenced to 4 years in prison
Matthew Lane pleaded guilty to crimes stemming from attacks on PowerSchool and a U.S. telecom company earlier this year. His sentence is half the amount prosecutors sought in the cause.
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The bill likely won’t get far in a GOP-controlled Congress, but proponents described it as part of a broader effort to push back through constitutional institutions. (Image Via Getty) Election Security Dems introduce bill to halt mass voter roll purges
The bill likely won’t get far in a GOP-controlled Congress, but proponents described it as part of a broader effort to push back through constitutional institutions.
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(Getty Images) Threats Security leaders at Okta and Zscaler share lessons from Salesloft Drift attacks
Okta thwarted the supply-chain attack with security controls it had in place. Zscaler did not. Their experiences provide insights into the root of a much broader problem.
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Billionaire Elon Musk, then-head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), holds a chainsaw as he speaks at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Convention Center at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on Feb. 20, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) Government Dem report concludes Department of Government Efficiency violates cybersecurity, privacy rules
DOGE is “bypassing cybersecurity protections” at three agencies, Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Democrats concluded.
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A sign is seen at Microsoft headquarters on July 3, 2024, in Redmond, Washington. (David Ryder/Getty Images) Threats Microsoft Patch Tuesday addresses 81 vulnerabilities, none actively exploited
The company is ahead of pace, disclosing about 100 more vulnerabilities at this point in the year than it did in 2024, according to a researcher.
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The North Korean flag flies over its embassy in Beijing. (Photo by PETER PARKS/AFP via Getty Images) Financial Treasury sanctions North Korea IT worker scheme facilitators and front organizations
As the sanctions-evading scheme has grown, so too has the U.S. government’s response.
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WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 15: Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson testifies before the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government in the Rayburn House Office Building on May 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Subcommittee held an oversight hearing on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Government FTC warns tech companies not to weaken encryption, free speech practices for foreign governments
Chair Ferguson cited the E.U.’s Digital Service Act and the U.K.’s Online Safety Act as statutes that incentivize U.S. tech companies “to censor speech, including speech outside of Europe.”
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The Department of Justice building is seen in Washington, DC, on August 9, 2022. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images) Cybercrime Florida man gets 10 years in prison in first Scattered Spider sentencing
Noah Urban’s sentence stems from a broader conspiracy involving four other defendants who conducted attacks from September 2021 to April 2023.
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Traffic along Pennsylvania Avenue streaks by the Department of Justice (DOJ) headquarters building at night with the US Capitol in the background on Jan. 24, 2025, in Washington. (J. David Ake/Getty Images) Cybercrime Nigerian accused of hacking tax preparation businesses extradited to US
Prosecutors accuse Chukwuemeka Victor Amachukwu, who was arrested in France, of multiple fraud schemes, including tax refund fraud and identity theft.