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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US widens sanctions on Russian crypto exchange Garantex, its successor and affiliate firms
The State Department also announced financial rewards totaling up to $6 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Garantex’s leaders.
Details emerge on BlackSuit ransomware takedown
The Russian cybercrime group attacked more than 180 organizations before members abandoned the brand and dispersed to new ransomware groups earlier this year.
US offers $15 million reward for info on North Korean nationals involved in global criminal network
The announcement comes as an Arizona woman was sentenced to more than eight years in jail for her role in running a laptop farm.
Treasury slaps sanctions on people, companies tied to North Korean IT worker schemes
A North Korean man was the focus of Tuesday’s announcement, which also included a Russian man, his companies and North Korean firms.
US sanctions bulletproof hosting provider for supporting ransomware, infostealer operations
Russia-based Aeza Group allegedly provided infrastructure to BianLian ransomware and the Meduza, RedLine and Lumma infostealer operators.
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Financial deepfake scams targeted in bipartisan Senate bill
New legislation seeks the creation of a Treasury-led task force to examine and combat AI-fueled scams that trick Americans out of their money.
Treasury sanctions crypto scam facilitator that allegedly stole $200M from US victims
The Philippines-based company Funnull operated a large cybercrime platform encompassing more than 332,000 domains, the FBI said.
North Korea’s ‘state-run syndicate’ looks at cyber operations as a survival mechanism
A new report from DTEX Systems is the deepest look at how North Korea’s remote IT workforce schemes are the tip of the iceberg when it comes…
Treasury bureau notifies Congress that email hack was a ‘major’ cybersecurity incident
The OCC said the February incident resulted in the theft of “highly sensitive information" tied to the financial conditions of federally regulated institutions.