Law enforcement and tech companies disrupted infrastructure linked to scammers operating across Southeast Asia.
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Dutch Police Dismantle Massive 17-Million-Device Botnet
Dutch authorities seized command-and-control servers tied to a botnet of infected computers, smartphones, and tablets that was allegedly used to power a residential proxy network and facilitate cybercrime.
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FBI: Hackers Sending Operatives in Person to Insert USB Drives and Steal Data
The FBI has issued an alert warning of Silent Ransom Group attacks targeting law firms.
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Admins of Bulletproof Hosting Service Used by Russian Hackers Arrested in Netherlands
The two own Dutch companies that allegedly provided bulletproof hosting services to Russia-aligned threat actors.
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‘First VPN’ Cybercrime Service Disrupted, Administrator Arrested
The FBI says First VPN has been used by dozens of ransomware groups for network reconnaissance and intrusions.
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201 Arrested in Crackdown on Cybercrime in Middle East, North Africa
The 13-country effort, named Operation Ramz, targeted cyber threats in the Middle East and North Africa region.
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Resurrected ‘Crimenetwork’ Marketplace Taken Down, Administrator Arrested
The second iteration of the German-speaking online crime marketplace had over 22,000 users and more than 100 sellers.
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FBI Warns of Surge in Hacker-Enabled Cargo Theft
A new alert from the FBI says criminal enterprises are hacking both brokers and carriers to steal cargo for resale.
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US Launches Sweeping Crackdown on Southeast Asia Cyberscams and Sanctions Cambodian Senator
US conducts sweeping crackdown on Southeast Asian cyberscam operations as part of what officials say is a “new theater of war”.
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53 DDoS Domains Taken Down by Law Enforcement
Authorities in 21 countries participated in a coordinated action against DDoS-for-hire services.
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