Known as Rey, the suspect is reportedly helping the FBI identify and locate other members of the extortion group.
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Autonomous AI Hacks Raise Thorny Questions of Legal Accountability
The prospect of legal accountability is unclear. Lawsuits are a possibility, but some legal experts believe any criminal investigations would face an extremely high burden.
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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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15,000 WordPress Websites Cleaned Up in SocGholish Botnet Takedown
Law enforcement and private partners took down 106 SocGholish C&C servers and domains as part of Operation Endgame.
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Over 1.4 Million Accounts Disrupted in Cybercrime Crackdown
Law enforcement and tech companies disrupted infrastructure linked to scammers operating across Southeast Asia.
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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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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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International Operation Targets Multimillion-Dollar Crypto Theft Schemes
Law enforcement in the US, UK and Canada identified more than $45 million in cryptocurrency and froze $12 million.
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