Russia has sentenced Ilya Sachkov, co-founder of the Group-IB cybersecurity firm, to 14 years in prison on treason charges.
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Russia has sentenced Ilya Sachkov, co-founder of the Group-IB cybersecurity firm, to 14 years in prison on treason charges.
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The two foreign companies are being sanctioned for “for trafficking in cyber exploits used to gain access to information systems.”
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Daniel Kelley was just 18 years old when he was arrested and charged on thirty counts – most infamously for the 2015 hack of UK telecoms firm TalkTalk. In 2019 he was convicted and sentenced to four years in prison.
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Philippine police backed by commandos staged a massive raid and rescued more than 2,700 workers who were allegedly swindled into working for cybercrime groups.
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New National Security Cyber Section will help the US disrupt and prosecute nation-state threat actors and state-sponsored cybercriminals.
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LockBit ransomware operators launched 1,700 attacks in the US and received roughly $91 million in ransom payments.
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As it pushes to renew a cornerstone law that authorizes major surveillance programs, the Biden administration faces an American public that’s broadly skeptical of common intelligence practices and of the need to sacrifice civil liberties for security.
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Cybersecurity news that you may have missed this week: the spyware used by various governments, new vulnerabilities, industrial security products, and Linux router attacks.
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The US is offering a $10 million reward for information on a Russian man accused of launching ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure.
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Spanish authorities have announced the arrest of 40 individuals for their roles in a group involved in bank fraud, identity theft, and money laundering.
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