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deepfakes
Trio accused of using deepfake CEOs and bogus lawyers to scam businesses out of $129 million

Three men allegedly used deepfakes of company CEOs and law firm attorneys to trick employees into wiring more than $129 million to accounts the group controlled, the Justice …

sentence
Assad regime hacker who caused $136 billion market drop sentenced to 42 months

A Syrian man who used a hijacked news agency Twitter account to post a fake report of explosions at the White House has been sentenced to 42 months in prison, the US …

arrest
Ukrainian ransomware hacker sentenced, $11 million reward offered for co-conspirator

A Ukrainian national who participated in ransomware attacks targeting hospitals, government entities, law firms, and other businesses was sentenced to five years and 10 months …

US Department of Justice
FBI seizes Virtualine, bulletproof hosting provider that promised to shield criminals from police

The FBI has seized virtualine.net, the domain of a bulletproof hosting provider that laundered money for its criminal customers and kept a forum trading in child sexual abuse …

North Korea
FBI raids 40+ laptop farms helping North Korea pocket US tech salaries

North Korean IT workers used stolen and fabricated identities to land remote jobs at more than 70 US companies, with help from Americans who allegedly kept company-issued …

espionage
OpenAI engineer arrested for allegedly trying to eavesdrop on executive meetings

A recording device wrapped in toilet paper and plugged into the back of a television in an executive conference room at OpenAI’s San Francisco office has led to the arrest of …

lock
Authorities seize sites selling hacked, stolen intimate images of 17,000 women and girls

The FBI and French law enforcement have seized two websites that sold hacked and stolen sexually explicit images and videos of young women and girls, and arrested their …

ransomware
Ransomware recovery firm boss charged with secretly paying attackers and overcharging victims

The owner of Florida-based ransomware remediation company MonsterCloud has been charged with fraud for allegedly paying ransomware gangs behind his clients’ backs and billing …

sentence
Former US Air Force members behind million-dollar BEC scheme head to prison

Two men who ran BEC and phishing campaigns against US businesses while serving in the Air Force have been sentenced to a combined 189 months in federal prison. According to …

sentence
Ex-US soldier gets 70 months for role in AT&T, Snowflake data thefts

A former U.S. Army soldier who was part of a group that stole data from telecom companies, including AT&T, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison. Cameron John …

world
FBI takes down one of the longest-running DDoS-for-hire services

The FBI has seized the domains behind NightmareStresser, a DDoS-for-hire service officials call one of the longest running “booter” operations in existence. The …

crypto scams
$245 million in stolen crypto funded racketeering crew’s lavish lifestyle

A 22-year-old man built his fortune by breaking into strangers’ digital wallets, then spent it on nightclub tabs, private jets, and a fleet of cars worth millions. …

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