The company said it spotted a spearphishing campaign linked to the Israeli spyware maker targeting WhatsApp users, despite a court order prohibiting it.

Additionally, the U.S. Treasury sanctioned the Russian zero-day brokerage that Peter Williams sold the exploits to.

The three had only just been added to the list in 2024, but a U.S. official said they had separated themselves from the company.

The bill is a bid at further deterring cyberattacks, a sentiment with growing focus on the Hill and in the Trump administration.

The Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned eight people and two companies it accused of laundering money obtained from cybercrime and IT worker schemes to fund North Korean…

Cybercrime hubs in Southeast Asia scammed Americans out of at least $10 billion last year, a 66% increase from 2023, officials said.

Jason Bilnoski with the FBI’s cyber division told CyberScoop that investigators seized on the mistakes of companies China has used in its widespread cyberespionage.

As the sanctions-evading scheme has grown, so too has the U.S. government’s response.

The State Department also announced financial rewards totaling up to $6 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Garantex’s leaders.

The announcement comes as an Arizona woman was sentenced to more than eight years in jail for her role in running a laptop farm.