Massive live sports piracy ring with 812 million yearly visits taken offline
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has taken down one of the world's largest live sports streaming piracy rings,…
Cybercrime gang arrested after turning Airbnbs into fraud centers
Eight members of an international cybercrime network that stole millions of Euros from victims and set up Airbnb fraud centers were…
Police shuts down Manson cybercrime market, arrests key suspects
German law enforcement has seized over 50 servers that hosted the Manson Market cybercrime marketplace and fake online shops used…
Police seize Matrix encrypted chat service after spying on criminals
An international law enforcement operation codenamed 'Operation Passionflower' has shut down MATRIX, an encrypted messaging platform used by cybercriminals to…
Police bust pirate streaming service making €250 million per month
An international law enforcement operation has dismantled a pirate streaming service that served over 22 million users worldwide and made €250 million…
New Levels, New Devils: The Multifaceted Extortion Tactics Keeping Ransomware Alive
Having evolved from a basic premise of locking down a victim’s data with encryption, then demanding a ransom for its…
Finland seizes servers of ‘Sipultie’ dark web drugs market
The Finnish Customs office took down the website and seized the servers for the darknet marketplace 'Sipulitie' where criminals sold…
UK takes down major ‘Russian Coms’ caller ID spoofing platform
The United Kingdom's National Crime Agency (NCA) has shut down Russian Coms, a major caller ID spoofing platform used by…
French police push PlugX malware self-destruct payload to clean PCs
The French police and Europol are pushing out a "disinfection solution" that automatically removes the PlugX malware from infected devices…
Europol says Home Routing mobile encryption feature aids criminals
Europol is proposing solutions to avoid challenges posed by privacy-enhancing technologies in Home Routing that hinder law enforcement's ability to…