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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.
Security Consultant Who Secretly Fed Intel to BlackCat Ransomware Gang Gets Nearly Six Years
Angelo Martino was hired to help ransomware victims negotiate their way out. Instead, he sold their secrets to the criminals holding them hostage.
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.
Feds Pull the Plug on CFAKE and SOCFAKE in First TAKE IT DOWN Act Domain Grab
DOJ seizes two deepfake nude sites that pulled tens of millions of visits a month, marking the first public test of the new federal statute.
Disruption Week: Feds Yank Millions of Accounts in Crypto Fraud Sweep, Seize $3.8M
DOJ-led action against Southeast Asia 'pig butchering' rings hit infrastructure, not just wallets. The interesting question is what the platforms knew, and when.
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.
The Boy Who Topped the Leaderboard: How 'Tylerb' Became a Cooperating Witness
Tyler Buchanan, the Scottish core of Scattered Spider's 2022 phishing spree, pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court. His path there ran through a blowtorch, a Barcelona departure gate, and a Telegram scoreboard.
Ottawa 23-Year-Old Charged as 'Dort,' Alleged Operator of the 30 Tbps Kimwolf IoT Botnet
Jacob Butler is in OPP custody on a U.S. extradition warrant. Prosecutors say his botnet pushed nearly 30 terabits per second. The questions I sent his lawyer remain unanswered.