Europol takes down 593 Cobalt Strike servers used by cybercriminals
Europol coordinated a joint law enforcement action known as Operation Morpheus, which led to the takedown of almost 600 Cobalt…
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…
Stark Industries Solutions: An Iron Hammer in the Cloud
Two weeks before Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, a large, mysterious new Internet hosting firm called Stark Industries Solutions…
Meet Ika & Sal: The Bulletproof Hosting Duo from Hell
In 2020, the United States brought charges against four men accused of building a bulletproof hosting empire that once dominated…
Tech CEO Sentenced to 5 Years in IP Address Scheme
Amir Golestan, the 40-year-old CEO of the Charleston, S.C. based technology company Micfo LLC, has been sentenced to five years…
‘Snatch’ Ransom Group Exposes Visitor IP Addresses
The victim shaming site operated by the Snatch ransomware group is leaking data about its true online location and internal…
Why is .US Being Used to Phish So Many of Us?
Domain names ending in “.US” — the top-level domain for the United States — are among the most prevalent in…
Phishing Domains Tanked After Meta Sued Freenom
The number of phishing websites tied to domain name registrar Freenom dropped precipitously in the months surrounding a recent lawsuit…
FBI is investigating a cybersecurity incident on its network
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is reportedly investigating malicious cyber activity on the agency's network. [...]
DEA Investigating Breach of Law Enforcement Data Portal
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) says it is investigating reports that hackers gained unauthorized access to an agency portal…