US charged 19 suspects linked to xDedic cybercrime marketplace
The U.S. Department of Justice announced the end of a transnational investigation into the dark web xDedic cybercrime marketplace, charging 19…
The law enforcement operations targeting cybercrime in 2023
In 2023, we saw numerous law enforcement operations targeting cybercrime operations, including cryptocurrency scams, phishing attacks, credential theft, malware development,…
The Week in Ransomware – December 22nd 2023 – BlackCat hacked
Earlier this month, the BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware operation suffered a five-day disruption to their Tor data leak and negotiation sites, rumored to be…
German police takes down Kingdom Market cybercrime marketplace
The Federal Criminal Police Office in Germany (BKA) and the internet-crime combating unit of Frankfurt (ZIT) have announced the seizure…
BlackCat Ransomware Raises Ante After FBI Disruption
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) disclosed today that it infiltrated the world's second most prolific ransomware gang, a…
FBI: ALPHV ransomware raked in $300 million from over 1,000 victims
The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang has made over $300 million in ransom payments from more than 1,000 victims worldwide as of September 2023,…
Interpol operation arrests 3,500 cybercriminals, seizes $300 million
An international law enforcement operation codenamed 'Operation HAECHI IV' has led to the arrest of 3,500 suspects of various lower-tier…
FBI disrupts Blackcat ransomware operation, creates decryption tool
The Department of Justice announced today that the FBI successfully breached the ALPHV ransomware operation's servers to monitor their activities…
Microsoft seizes domains used to sell fraudulent Outlook accounts
Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit seized multiple domains used by a Vietnam-based cybercrime group (Storm-1152) that registered over 750 million fraudulent…
French police arrests Russian suspect linked to Hive ransomware
French authorities arrested a Russian national in Paris for allegedly helping the Hive ransomware gang with laundering their victims' ransom…