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U.S. Takes Down Xinbi Guarantee, a Telegram-Based Scam Bazaar
The Justice Department seized channels, froze $52.8 million in crypto, and sent a strike team to Madagascar to break up 13 scam compounds tied to Chinese organized crime.
Ukrainian Conti Ransomware Member Gets Four Years for Extorting 12 Companies
Oleksii Lytvynenko admitted joining the gang in 2021, coding a malware loader, and holding stolen data from a dozen victims for ransom.
Police Hijack Sality Botnet's Own Network to Kill It Off
A four-country operation used the malware's peer-to-peer design against it, blocking infected computers from receiving fresh criminal payloads.
Justice Department Walks Back Claim That U.S. Agencies Were Hacked by China
The DOJ now says agencies including NASA and the Federal Reserve were targeted by Chinese hackers, not breached, a meaningful climb-down in the language of the original announcement.
TikTok to Pay $400 Million Over U.S. Child Privacy Claims
The Justice Department says the ByteDance app broke rules protecting children's data. Most of the money is due now, the rest when an old court order is lifted.
Ransom Cartel Boss Gets 16 Years After $6.7M Extortion Spree
Belarusian national Maksim Silnikau built and ran the ransomware crew from 2021 to 2023, hitting at least 18 companies before Spanish police caught him and Poland handed him over.
US charges three Russians behind 'bulletproof' hosting service used by LockBit and Play ransomware
Federal prosecutors say Media Land and ML.Cloud rented servers to ransomware crews that caused more than $62 million in damage across 21 US states.
The Security Researcher Who Took On the US Legal System and Won an MBE Doing It
Jen Ellis started out running PR for a cybersecurity firm. She ended up testifying before Congress, brokering a peace deal between hackers and the Justice Department, and picking up a royal honour along the way.
Ryuk ransomware suspect admits role in $15 million hacking spree
Karen Vardanyan pleaded guilty in a US court to breaking into company networks and helping unleash Ryuk ransomware, one of the most damaging extortion tools of 2019 and 2020.
Scattered Spider Suspect, 19, Extradited From Finland to Chicago
Peter Stokes, a dual U.S.-Estonian citizen, faces conspiracy, intrusion and fraud charges tied to the loose-knit crew behind a string of high-profile enterprise breaches.
Justice Department Charges Ottawa Man With Operating Kimwolf DDoS Botnet
Federal prosecutors say Jacob Butler, 23, developed and rented out a variant of the AISURU botnet for paid denial-of-service attacks.