NY Man Pleads Guilty in $20 Million SIM Swap Theft
A 24-year-old New York man who bragged about helping to steal more than $20 million worth of cryptocurrency from a…
Canada Charges Its “Most Prolific Cybercriminal”
A 31-year-old Canadian man has been arrested and charged with fraud in connection with numerous ransomware attacks against businesses, government…
Who Is the Network Access Broker ‘Babam’?
Rarely do cybercriminal gangs that deploy ransomware gain the initial access to the target themselves. More commonly, that access is…
Arrest in ‘Ransom Your Employer’ Email Scheme
In August, KrebsOnSecurity warned that scammers were contacting people and asking them to unleash ransomware inside their employer's network, in…
Tech CEO Pleads to Wire Fraud in IP Address Scheme
The CEO of a South Carolina technology firm has pleaded guilty to 20 counts of wire fraud in connection with…
Hoax Email Blast Abused Poor Coding in FBI Website
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) confirmed today that its fbi.gov domain name and Internet address were used to blast…
REvil Ransom Arrest, $6M Seizure, and $10M Reward
The U.S. Department of Justice said today it arrested a Ukrainian man who deployed ransomware on behalf of the REvil…
The ‘Groove’ Ransomware Gang Was a Hoax
A number of publications in September warned about the emergence of "Groove," a new ransomware group that called on competing…
Trial Ends in Guilty Verdict for DDoS-for-Hire Boss
A jury in California today reached a guilty verdict in the trial of Matthew Gatrel, a St. Charles, Ill. man…