Dubbed Operation Serengeti 2.0, the operation took place between June and August.
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Scattered Spider Hacker Sentenced to Prison
Noah Urban was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in the notorious cybercriminal operation known as Scattered Spider.
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RapperBot Botnet Disrupted, American Administrator Indicted
The US Department of Justice has announced the takedown of the RapperBot botnet and charges against its American administrator.
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Hacktivist Sentenced to 20 Months of Prison in UK
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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