The suspect is believed to be Edward Dubrovsky, a Canadian cybersecurity executive who was visiting the United States for a conference.
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US Disrupts Chinese State-Sponsored Hacking Tools
Flax Typhoon and other APTs used MicroScan and FishHub to scan and hack US and foreign critical infrastructure.
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Qilin Ransomware Suspect Arrested in Japan, Extradited to Germany
The individual was detained in May and has been extradited to Germany to face hacking charges.
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FBI Arrests ‘Most Wanted’ Developer of Ploutus ATM Malware
An alleged leader of Tren de Aragua’s ATM jackpotting activities, Canelon Aguirre was on the FBI’s top 10 most wanted list since March 2026.
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Alleged ShinyHunters Leader Arrested in Jordan
Known as Rey, the suspect is reportedly helping the FBI identify and locate other members of the extortion group.
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In Rare Move, Alleged Iranian State Hacker Extradited to US
Amir Barati, an alleged member of the Mabna Institute, was indicted for targeting universities, private organizations, and government entities in the US and abroad.
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Treasury Blacklists Most-Wanted ATM Malware Developer and His Network
The US government continues its crackdown on Tren de Aragua over its ATM jackpotting scheme.
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Dutch Police Arrest Convicted Hacker in ShinyHunters Investigation
Pepijn van der Stap was convicted in 2023 for hacking multiple organizations, stealing their data, and extorting them.
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NightmareStresser DDoS Service Disrupted in International Operation
Active since at least 2022, NightmareStresser was one of the longest-running DDoS-for-hire services in the world.
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23-Year-Old Sality P2P Botnet Disrupted
The shutdown operation involved peer list manipulation and Sality payload URL takedown.
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