Interpol Cracks Down on Large-Scale African Scamming Networks
A major transnational cybercrime crackdown, Operation Contender 3.0, has led to the arrest of 260 individuals and the dismantling of 81 cybercrime infrastructures across 14 African countries.
BreachForums administrator given three-year prison stint after resentencing
Conor Fitzpatrick, the founder and lead administrator of the notorious cybercrime marketplace BreachForums, has been resentenced to three years in prison following a judicial review that overturned a controversial early release.
Two arrested in Egypt as authorities take down Streameast sports piracy platform
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) said it worked with Egyptian authorities to shut down the piracy network — which had more than 80 associated domains and logged more than 1.6 billion visits over the past year.
$10M reward for Russia's FSB officers accused of hacking US Critical infrastructure
Three Russian FSB officers are accused of a decade-long cyber espionage campaign targeting U.S. critical infrastructure and over 500 global energy firms. The U.S. State Department offers up to $10M for information on their identity or location.
Prolific Russian ransomware operator living in California enjoys rare leniency awaiting trial
U.S. authorities have charged Ianis Aleksandrovich Antropenko, a Russian national, with multiple felonies related to the deployment of Zeppelin ransomware from 2018 to 2022. The charges include conspiracy to commit computer fraud and abuse.
Chinese Developer Jailed for Deploying Malicious Code at US Company
A former software developer has been sentenced to four years in prison for deploying malicious code within the network of his US-based employer, causing widespread disruption and financial losses.
Dev gets 4 years for creating kill switch on ex-employer's systems
A software developer, Davis Lu, has been sentenced to four years in prison for deploying a kill switch and custom malware within the Windows production environment of a reportedly affected Ohio-based company.
Interpol operation seizes $97 million in African cybercrime sweep
A large-scale cybercrime crackdown across Africa, dubbed Operation Serengeti 2.0, has led to the arrest of 1,209 individuals, the dismantling of 11,432 malicious infrastructures, and the recovery of $97.4 million.
Chinese national who sabotaged Ohio company’s systems handed four-year jail stint
A former employee of Eaton Corporation, a power management company based in Ohio, has been sentenced to four years in prison for intentionally sabotaging the company’s computer systems.
A hacker tied to Yemen Cyber Army gets 20 months in prison
A UK-based hacker, Al-Tahery Al-Mashriky (26), linked to the Yemen Cyber Army (YCA) and Spider Team, has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for defacing thousands of websites and possessing stolen personal data.
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