News in the Legal category

Infostealer malware logs used to identify child abuse website members

Thousands of pedophiles who download and share child sexual abuse material (CSAM) were identified through information-stealing malware logs leaked on the dark web, highlighting a new dimension of using stolen credentials in law enforcement investigations.
- Bill Toulas
- July 03, 2024
- 11:52 AM
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U.S. indicts Russian GRU hacker, offers $10 million reward

The U.S. indicted Russian national Amin Timovich Stigal for his alleged role in cyberattacks targeting Ukrainian government computer networks in an operation from the Russian foreign military intelligence agency (GRU) prior to invading the country.
- Bill Toulas
- June 27, 2024
- 03:31 PM
- 2
Four FIN9 hackers indicted for cyberattacks causing $71M in losses

Four Vietnamese nationals linked to the international cybercrime group FIN9 have been indicted for their involvement in a series of computer intrusions that caused over $71 million in losses to companies in the U.S.
- Bill Toulas
- June 24, 2024
- 01:35 PM
- 0
Five men convicted for operating illegal streaming site Jetflicks

A federal jury in Las Vegas convicted five men for their involvement in the operation of Jetflicks, one of the largest and most popular illegal streaming services in the United States.
- Bill Toulas
- June 21, 2024
- 11:20 AM
- 0
FTC files complaint against Adobe for deceptive cancellation practices

The Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint in US federal court against Adobe and two executives, Maninder Sawhney and David Wadhwani, for deceptive practices related to their subscription plans.
- Bill Toulas
- June 18, 2024
- 11:17 AM
- 8
Two men guilty of breaching law enforcement portal in blackmail scheme

Two men have pleaded guilty to hacking into a federal law enforcement database to steal personal information of those they were extorting.
- Bill Toulas
- June 18, 2024
- 10:48 AM
- 0
Empire Market owners charged for enabling $430M in dark web transactions

Two men have been charged in a Chicago federal court for operating "Empire Market," a dark web marketplace that facilitated over $430 million in illegal transactions between February 2018 and August 2020.
- Bill Toulas
- June 17, 2024
- 02:47 PM
- 0
Alleged Scattered Spider sim-swapper arrested in Spain

A 22-year-old British national allegedly linked to the Scattered Spider hacking group and responsible for attacks on 45 U.S. companies has been arrested in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.
- Bill Toulas
- June 17, 2024
- 10:16 AM
- 1
Former IT employee gets 2.5 years for wiping 180 virtual servers

A former quality assurance employee of National Computer Systems (NCS) was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison for reportedly deleting 180 virtual servers after being fired.
- Bill Toulas
- June 14, 2024
- 11:51 AM
- 3
Police arrest Conti and LockBit ransomware crypter specialist

The Ukraine cyber police have arrested a 28-year-old Russian man in Kyiv for working with Conti and LockBit ransomware operations to make their malware undetectable by antivirus software and conducting at least one attack himself.
- Bill Toulas
- June 12, 2024
- 09:42 AM
- 2
Data firm execs convicted for helping fraudsters target the elderly

A former senior executive and former sales manager of Epsilon Data Management LLC (Epsilon) were convicted of selling data of millions of Americans to perpetrators of mail fraud schemes.
- Bill Toulas
- June 03, 2024
- 06:37 PM
- 0
Police dismantle pirated TV streaming network that made $5.7 million

Spanish police have dismantled a network of illegal media content distribution that, since the start of its operations in 2015, has made over $5,700,000.
- Bill Toulas
- June 02, 2024
- 10:16 AM
- 0
Europol identifies 8 cybercriminals tied to malware loader botnets

Europol and German law enforcement have revealed the identities of eight cybercriminals linked to the various malware droppers and loaders disrupted as part of the Operation Endgame law enforcement operation.
- Bill Toulas
- May 31, 2024
- 12:40 PM
- 2
Police seize over 100 malware loader servers, arrest four cybercriminals

An international law enforcement operation codenamed 'Operation Endgame' has seized over 100 servers worldwide used by multiple major malware loader operations, including IcedID, Pikabot, Trickbot, Bumblebee, Smokeloader, and SystemBC.
- Bill Toulas
- May 30, 2024
- 04:35 AM
- 1
Russian indicted for selling access to US corporate networks

A 31-year-old Russian national named Evgeniy Doroshenko has been indicted for wire and computer fraud in the United States for allegedly acting as an "initial access broker" from February 2019 to May 2024.
- Bill Toulas
- May 28, 2024
- 02:32 PM
- 0
Indian man stole $37 million in crypto using fake Coinbase Pro site

An Indian national pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy for stealing over $37 million through a fake Coinbase website used to steal credentials.
- Bill Toulas
- May 25, 2024
- 10:11 AM
- 0
SEC: Financial orgs have 30 days to send data breach notifications

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted amendments to Regulation S-P that require certain financial institutions to disclose data breach incidents to impacted individuals within 30 days of discovery.
- Bill Toulas
- May 17, 2024
- 12:13 PM
- 0
Tornado Cash cryptomixer dev gets 64 months for laundering $2 billion

Alexey Pertsev, one of the main developers of the Tornado Cash cryptocurrency tumbler has been sentenced to 64 months in prison for his part in helping launder more than $2 billion worth of cryptocurrency.
- Bill Toulas
- May 15, 2024
- 09:02 AM
- 0
REvil hacker behind Kaseya ransomware attack gets 13 years in prison

Yaroslav Vasinskyi, a Ukrainian national, was sentenced to 13 years and seven months in prison and ordered to pay $16 million in restitution for his involvement in the REvil ransomware operation.
- Bill Toulas
- May 02, 2024
- 10:44 AM
- 2
Cybersecurity consultant arrested after allegedly extorting IT firm

A former cybersecurity consultant was arrested for allegedly attempting to extort a publicly traded IT company by threatening to disclose confidential and proprietary data unless they paid him $1,500,000.
- Bill Toulas
- May 02, 2024
- 09:41 AM
- 0