Al-Tahery Al-Mashriky of the Yemen Cyber Army has been accused of hacking into and defacing many websites as part of hacktivist campaigns.
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BlackSuit Ransomware Group Transitioning to ‘Chaos’ Amid Leak Site Seizure
The emerging Chaos ransomware appears to be a rebranding of BlackSuit, which had its leak site seized by law enforcement.
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US Targets North Korea’s Illicit Funds: $15M Rewards Offered as American Woman Jailed in IT Worker Scam
Christina Chapman was sentenced to prison for helping North Korean IT workers infiltrate US companies and running a laptop farm for them.
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France Says Administrator of Cybercrime Forum XSS Arrested in Ukraine
French authorities announced that an alleged admin of XSS.is, one of the longest-running cybercrime forums, has been arrested in Ukraine.
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Mobile Forensics Tool Used by Chinese Law Enforcement Dissected
Deployed on mobile devices confiscated by Chinese law enforcement, Massistant can collect user information, files, and location.
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Thirteen Romanians Arrested for Phishing the UK’s Tax Service
Investigators from HMRC joined more than 100 Romanian police officers to arrest the 13 Romanian suspects in the counties of Ilfov, Giurgiu and Calarasi.
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Police in Brazil Arrest a Suspect Over $100M Banking Hack
Officials identified the suspect as João Roque, a C&M employee who worked in information technology and allegedly helped others gain unauthorized access to PIX systems.
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US Storms 29 Laptop Farms in Crackdown on North Korean IT Worker Schemes
The US has made 29 searches of known or suspected laptop farms supporting North Korean individuals posing as US IT workers.
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Archetyp Dark Web Market Shut Down by Law Enforcement
The Archetyp Market drug marketplace has been targeted by law enforcement in an operation involving takedowns and arrests.
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Paragon ‘Graphite’ Spyware Linked to Zero-Click Hacks on Newest iPhones
Citizen Lab publishes forensic proof that spyware maker Paragon can compromise up-to-date iPhones. Journalists in Europe among victims.
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