A US court sentenced Syrian hacker Ahmad Umar Agha to 42 months for pro-Assad attacks on media, businesses, and government entities.
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Bulletproof Host Virtualine Loses Its Domain to FBI Seizure
It allowed customers to host hack-for-hire services, supported ransomware and infostealer operators, and accepted crypto payments.
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Ex-OpenAI Worker Accused of Bugging Conference Room Planned to Fly to Saudi Arabia, Prosecutors Say
Abdulrahman Alfozan’s wife and young son also left the country the day after the 35-year-old Saudi national’s arrest.
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Microsoft Disrupts Chinese-Language Phishing Market Behind 1B+ Messages
Backed by a federal court order, Microsoft and Health-ISAC seized domains powering YAM Store, CoGUI, and Iron Man.
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US Arrests Two in Crackdown on North Korean IT Worker Laptop Farms
Investigators stormed 40 locations in Texas and seized 187 laptops used by North Korean IT workers to hide their location.
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Employee Arrested After Listening Device Found in OpenAI Conference Room, FBI and the Company Say
Saudi national Abdulrahman Alfozan was arrested Friday and terminated by OpenAI.
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Ransomware Response Expert Arrested in ShinyHunters FBI Hack Probe
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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