Mobile phone antennas at sunset; fhm, Getty Images Surveillance campaigns use commercial surveillance tools to exploit long-known telecom vulnerabilities Researchers said it’s the first-ever mapping of attack traffic to mobile operator signalling infrastructure. Apr 23, 2026 By Tim Starks
Main Justice in the District of Columbia. (Getty Images) Ukrainian national pleads guilty to Nefilim ransomware attacks The 35-year-old faces up to 10 years in jail and authorities announced an $11 million reward for information on his alleged co-conspirator who remains at large. Dec 19, 2025 By Matt Kapko
Authorities posted a seizure notice on Cryptomixer’s site after its assets were seized. (Europol) Authorities take down Cryptomixer, seize $28M in Switzerland The cryptocurrency mixing service helped cybercriminals launder more than $1.5 billion in Bitcoin since it began operations in 2016, Europol said. Dec 1, 2025 By Matt Kapko
Mike Reid Photography, Getty Images Voluntary ‘Pall Mall Process’ seeks to curb spyware abuses The 21 signatories support a number of steps, such as banning vendors who behave illegally, in a document agreed to last week in Paris. Apr 7, 2025 By Tim Starks
(Getty Images) Court hands Microsoft control of websites linked to spying by Chinese hackers Nickel, aka APT15, Ke3chang and Vixen Panda, was snooping on government agencies and others, the company said. Dec 6, 2021 By Tim Starks
(Getty Images) White House set to lead 30 nations in ransomware discussions, sans Russia The talks leave out the nation President Biden most often criticizes, but invitees will meet for two days on countering ransomware. Oct 13, 2021 By Tim Starks
(ProtonMail) ProtonMail said Swiss court order left no choice but to log activist’s IP address ProtonMail received more than 3,500 orders from Swiss courts in 2020, up from 17 in 2017. Sep 7, 2021 By Jeff Stone
Isolated monitoring cameras on blue sky / Via Pexels CC2.0 Alleged Verkada hacker says police raided their home in Switzerland The case is a startling window into the world of private surveillance. Mar 12, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty Images) International sting shuts down ‘favorite’ VPN of cybercriminals The FBI and European police announced a sting against the Safe-Inet, which had marketed "bulletproof hosting" to cybercrime networks. Dec 22, 2020 By Joe Warminsky
Second flaw found in Swiss election system could change ‘valid votes into nonsense,’ researchers say It's yet another reminder of what can go wrong when governments shift to electronic voting with no alternative plan. Mar 25, 2019 By Jeff Stone