A Canadian citizen is one step closer to standing trial in the United States for his alleged involvement in a series of attacks targeting as many as 165 Snowflake customers, one of the most widespread and damaging attack sprees on record. Connor Moucka consented to extradition on Friday to face 20 federal charges, including conspiracy…
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Russian crypto exchange Garantex seized in international law enforcement operation
U.S. and European law enforcement agencies have seized the infrastructure of Garantex, a cryptocurrency exchange accused of laundering billions in criminal proceeds, in a sweeping international operation that signals heightened focus on illicit financial flows in cryptocurrency markets. According to Justice Department documents unsealed Friday, the Moscow-based exchange processed approximately $96 billion in cryptocurrency transactions…
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US indicts 12 Chinese nationals for vast espionage attack spree
The Justice Department on Wednesday indicted 12 Chinese nationals for their alleged involvement in an extensive nation-state-backed espionage campaign that included a spree of attacks on U.S. federal and state agencies, including the late 2024 attack targeting the Treasury Department. Officials accused the Chinese individuals, including two officers of China’s Ministry of Public Security, eight…
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Army soldier linked to Snowflake attack spree allegedly tried to sell data to foreign spies
U.S. authorities say a 21-year-old U.S. Army soldier attempted to sell stolen sensitive information to a foreign intelligence service as part of a broader effort to extort victims and leak call records of high-ranking public officials. In November while on active duty, Cameron Wagenius made multiple attempts to extort $500,000 from a major telecommunications company…
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Authorities Seize 8Base Ransomware Infrastructure, Arrest Four Russians
With “Operation Phobos Aetor,” international law enforcement, including the US DOJ and Europol, arrest four Russian nationals and seize infrastructure connected to the 8Bbase ransomware group, the largest affiliate of the prolific Phobos RaaS operation. The post Authorities Seize 8Base Ransomware Infrastructure, Arrest Four Russians appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Canadian Man Stole $65 Million in Crypto in Two Platform Hacks, DOJ Says
A 22-year-old Canadian man is indicted by the U.S. DOJ for using borrowed cryptocurrency and exploiting vulnerabilities on the KyberSwap and Indexed Finance DeFi platforms to steal $65 million in digital assets in two schemes between 2021 and 2023. The post Canadian Man Stole $65 Million in Crypto in Two Platform Hacks, DOJ Says appeared…
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DOJ, Allies Seize Cybercrime Forums Affecting 17 Million-Plus Americans
Investigators from the United States and other countries seized and shut down two online cybercriminal marketplaces, Cracked and Nulled, that they said affected more than 17 million Americans by selling hacking tools and stolen information to bad actors. The post DOJ, Allies Seize Cybercrime Forums Affecting 17 Million-Plus Americans appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Department of Justice partners with Dutch police to break up HeartSender network
Authorities in the United States and the Netherlands have dismantled a sophisticated Pakistan-based cybercrime network known as Saim Raza. The operation, dubbed “Operation Heart Blocker,” culminated Wednesday with the coordinated seizure of 39 domains and servers. Also known as HeartSender, Saim Raza was responsible for developing and selling phishing kits, with the Department of Justice…
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DOJ indicts five in North Korean fake IT worker scheme
The U.S. government delivered another blow to North Korea’s fake IT worker scheme Thursday, with the Department of Justice announcing indictments against five men for fraudulently obtaining remote credentials to work with American companies and generate revenue for Pyongyang. The indictments of North Korean nationals Jin Sung-Il and Pak Jin-Song, Mexican national Pedro Ernesto Alonso…
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BreachForums founder to be resentenced after court vacates previous punishment
A U.S. appeals court has vacated the initial sentence given to Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, who pleaded guilty in 2023 for charges related to his work as founder of the notorious BreachForums website. The appeal, filed by the U.S. government, signals that a new sentence could be much more harsh than the one initially issued last…
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Government battles against tech could leave consumers less secure
Regulators around the globe are seeing the market power of consumer-facing tech companies and bringing cases against some of the industry’s biggest household names. They portray these legal fights as the conflicts of giants: the companies versus government regulators. Regulators have an essential mission to ensure companies play by the rules, preserving competition and giving…
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Microsoft catches Russian state-sponsored hackers shifting tactics to WhatsApp
The cat-and-mouse game between state-sponsored Russian hackers and one of the world’s biggest technology companies has continued into 2025. Microsoft’s threat intelligence team published research Thursday examining how a state-sponsored Russian threat actor group, known as Star Blizzard, has altered its longstanding attack strategies to target WhatsApp accounts. This attack vector is a significant change…
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Russian nationals charged with operating crypto mixers that masked cybercrime funds
Three Russian nationals were indicted this week for their roles in managing a pair of cryptocurrency mixing services, operations that were funded in part by money gained through ransomware attacks. The indictment from a federal grand jury in the Northern District of Georgia alleges that Roman Vitalyevich Ostapenko, 55, Alexander Evgenievich Oleynik, 44, and Anton…
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Justice Department unveils charges against alleged LockBit developer
The U.S. Department of Justice revealed charges Friday against Rostislav Panev, a dual Russian and Israeli national, for his alleged role as a developer in the notorious LockBit ransomware group. Panev was arrested in Israel following a U.S. provisional arrest request and is currently awaiting extradition. Authorities allege that Panev has been an instrumental figure…
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Ukrainian sentenced to five years in jail for work on Raccoon Stealer
Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky was sentenced Wednesday to five years in federal prison for his role in operating Raccoon Infostealer malware, which infiltrated millions of computers worldwide to steal personal data. According to court documents, Sokolovsky, 28, was integral to operations that allowed the leasing of Raccoon Infostealer for $200 per month, payable via cryptocurrency.…
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Court indicts 14 North Korean IT workers tied to $88 million in illicit gains
A federal court has indicted 14 more North Korean IT workers as part of an ongoing U.S. government campaign to crack down on Pyongyang’s use of tech professionals to swindle American companies and nonprofits. The Justice Department said the 14 indicted workers generated at least $88 million throughout a conspiracy that stretched over approximately six…
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Notorious Nigerian cybercriminal tied to BEC scams extradited to U.S.
Abiola Kayode, a 37-year-old Nigerian national, has been extradited from Ghana to the United States to face charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Kayode, who was on the FBI’s Most Wanted cybercriminal list, is charged with participating in a business email compromise (BEC) scheme and romance fraud from January 2015 to September 2016, defrauding…
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International crackdown disrupts DDoS-for-hire operations
In a sweeping international crackdown, law enforcement agencies from 15 countries, including the United States and multiple European nations, have dismantled 27 of the most popular platforms used for carrying out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, Europol announced Wednesday. The operation, known as PowerOFF, has led to the arrest of three administrators in France and Germany…