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FBI, Microsoft, international cops bust Lumma infostealer service

Credit card theft losses in 2023 alone totaled $36.5M

Cyber-crime21 May 2025 |

Scammers are deepfaking voices of senior US government officials, warns FBI

They're smishing, they're vishing

Security16 May 2025 | 19

Feds disrupt proxy-for-hire botnet, indict four alleged net miscreants

The FBI also issued a list of end-of-life routers you need to replace

Cyber-crime10 May 2025 | 10

FBI steps in amid rash of politically charged swattings

No specific law against it yet, but that's set to change

Security30 Apr 2025 | 57

China is using AI to sharpen every link in its attack chain, FBI warns

RSAC Artificial intelligence is helping Beijing's goons break in faster and stay longer

Spotlight on RSAC29 Apr 2025 | 11

The one interview question that will protect you from North Korean fake workers

RSAC FBI and others list how to spot NK infiltrators, but AI will make it harder

Spotlight on RSAC29 Apr 2025 | 96

Ransomware scum and other crims bilked victims out of a 'staggering' $16.6B last year, says FBI

Biggest threat to America's critical infrastructure? Ransomware

Cyber-crime24 Apr 2025 | 7

Top cybersecurity boffin, wife vanish as FBI raids homes

Updated Indiana Uni rm -rf online profiles while agents haul boxes of evidence

Research31 Mar 2025 | 21

Dept of Defense engineer took home top-secret docs, booked a fishing trip to Mexico – then the FBI showed up

So much for that vacation

Public Sector20 Mar 2025 | 61

Medusa ransomware affiliate tried triple extortion scam – up from the usual double demand

Feds warn gang still rampant and now cracked 300+ victims around the world

Cyber-crime13 Mar 2025 | 4

International cops seize ransomware crooks' favorite Russian crypto exchange

Updated Did US Secret Service not get the memo, or?

Ransomware in Focus06 Mar 2025 | 12

Feds name and charge alleged Silk Typhoon spies behind years of China-on-US attacks

Xi's freelance infosec warriors apparently paid up to $75K to crack a single American inbox

Cyber-crime06 Mar 2025 | 4

FBI officially fingers North Korea for $1.5B Bybit crypto-burglary

Federal agents, open up ... your browsers and see if you recognize any of these wallets

Cyber-crime27 Feb 2025 | 22

Ghost ransomware crew continues to haunt IT depts with scarily bad infosec

FBI and CISA issue reminder - deep sigh - about the importance of patching and backups

Ransomware in Focus20 Feb 2025 | 7

Time to make C the COBOL of this century

Opinion Lions juggling chainsaws are fun to watch, but you wouldn't want them trimming your trees

CSO18 Feb 2025 | 222

Feds want devs to stop coding 'unforgivable' buffer overflow vulnerabilities

FBI, CISA harrumph at Microsoft and VMware in call for coders to quit baking avoidable defects into stuff

CSO13 Feb 2025 | 75

US cranks up espionage charges against ex-Googler accused of trade secrets heist

Mountain View clocked onto the scheme with days to spare

AI + ML05 Feb 2025 | 15

FBI's secret UFO hunters fear Trump's January 6 purge will send them into orbit

Maybe Musk just wants the alien space tech that definitely doesn't exist?

Public Sector04 Feb 2025 | 53

Court rules FISA Section 702 surveillance of US resident was unconstitutional

'Public interest alone does not justify warrantless querying' says judge

Security24 Jan 2025 | 19

FBI wipes Chinese PlugX malware from thousands of Windows PCs in America

Hey, Xi: Zài jiàn!

Cyber-crime14 Jan 2025 | 31

Interpol wants everyone to stop saying 'pig butchering'

Victims' feelings might get hurt, global cops contend, and that could hinder reporting

Cyber-crime17 Dec 2024 | 45

Scumbag gets 30 years in the clink for running CSAM dark-web chatrooms, abusing kids

'Today’s sentencing is more than just a punishment. It’s a message'

Cyber-crime13 Dec 2024 | 42

Five Scattered Spider suspects indicted for phishing spree and crypto heists

DoJ also shutters allleged crimeware and credit card mart PopeyeTools

Cyber-crime21 Nov 2024 | 3

Bloke behind Helix Bitcoin launderette jailed for three years, hands over $400M

Digital money laundering pays, until it doesn't

Cyber-crime16 Nov 2024 | 7

Reminder: China-backed crews compromised 'multiple' US telcos in 'significant cyber espionage campaign'

Updated Feds don't name Salt Typhoon, but describe Beijing band's alleged deeds

Research14 Nov 2024 | 5

FBI issues warning as crooks ramp up emergency data request scams

Just because it's .gov doesn't mean that email is trustworthy

Cyber-crime11 Nov 2024 | 12

A Kansas pig butchering: CEO who defrauded bank, church, friends gets 24 years

FBI recovers just $8M after scam crashes Heartland Tri-State Bank

Cyber-crime05 Nov 2024 | 15

New Jersey man admits shipping sanctions-busting tech to Russia

Smuggler busted on the border carrying naughty items

Systems05 Nov 2024 | 16

FBI created a cryptocurrency so it could watch it being abused

It worked – alleged pump and dump schemers arrested in UK, US and Portugal this week

Cybersecurity Month11 Oct 2024 | 53

FBI claims corrupt LA cops helped crypto CEO's cash grab

Feds tell thrilling tale of crypto crooks, Facebook scams, fast cars, guns, betrayal … and leg extensions?

Legal02 Oct 2024 | 22

FBI raids HQ of US govt IT giant Carahsoft

Still business as usual, we're told

Public Sector24 Sep 2024 | 3

Iran's cyber-goons emailed stolen Trump info to Team Biden – which ignored them

To be fair, Joe was probably taking a nap

Cyber-crime19 Sep 2024 | 50

FBI boss says China 'burned down' 260,000-device botnet when confronted by Feds

Plus: Wray tells how bureau helps certain victims negotiate with ransomware crooks

Cyber-crime18 Sep 2024 | 21

Crypto scams rake in $5.6B a year for cyberscum lowlifes, FBI says

Elderly people report the greatest losses

Cyber-crime10 Sep 2024 | 7

Ex-senior New York State staffer charged in cash-for-favors scandal with China

Bagging two posh properties, three luxury cars on a govt salary a bit of a giveaway – allegedly

Public Sector04 Sep 2024 | 6

Watchdog warns FBI is sloppy on secure data storage and destruction

update National security data up for grabs, Office of the Inspector General finds

Security26 Aug 2024 | 6

Iran named as source of Trump campaign phish, leaks

Political stirrer Roger Stone may have been a weak link after personal emails cracked

Security20 Aug 2024 | 40

Feds bust minor league Radar/Dispossessor ransomware gang

The takedown may be small but any ransomware gang sent to the shops is good news in our book

Cyber-crime13 Aug 2024 | 5

Billion-dollar bust as international op shutters Cryptonator wallet

Chap named 'Roman Boss' accused of being just that at a cryptocash laundering outfit

Cyber-crime06 Aug 2024 | 13

FBI, CISA remind US voters that DDoS attacks can't touch election systems

PSA comes amid multiple IT services crises in recent days

Cyber-crime01 Aug 2024 | 16

UK cops arrest teen suspect in MGM Resorts cyberattack probe

17-year-old cuffed as FBI says it will 'relentlessly pursue' miscreants around the globe

Cyber-crime19 Jul 2024 | 17

FBI gains access to Trump rally shooter's phone

Hasn't said how it did it, but has form cracking devices

Research16 Jul 2024 | 115

FBI, cyber-cops zap ~1K Russian AI disinfo Twitter bots

RT News snarks back after it's accused of building social nyet-work for Kremlin

Cyber-crime09 Jul 2024 | 11

Crypto scammers circle back, pose as lawyers, steal an extra $10M in truly devious plan

Business is more lucrative than you might think

Cyber-crime25 Jun 2024 | 18

FBI encourages LockBit victims to step right up for free decryption keys

The bad news? Gang wasn't deleting victim data after payments

Malware Month06 Jun 2024 | 6

FBI takes down BreachForums ransomware website and Telegram channel

No more illicit gains, for a while at least

Security15 May 2024 | 4

NSA guy who tried and failed to spy for Russia gets 262 months in the slammer

Tried to sell top secret docs for the low, low price of $85K

Cyber-crime30 Apr 2024 | 27

China creates 'Information Support Force' to improve networked defence capabilities

A day after FBI boss warns Beijing is poised to strike against US infrastructure

Public Sector22 Apr 2024 | 10

Psst, hey. It's the NSA. You want some AI security advice?

You can trust us, we're the good guys

AI + ML17 Apr 2024 | 2

Ex-Microsoft engineer gets seven years after trying to hire hitman for double murder

Hint: If someone says they're an assassin on the dark web, they're probably not

Offbeat09 Apr 2024 | 37

Uncle Sam's had it up to here with 'unforgivable' SQL injection flaws

Software slackers urged to up their game

Security26 Mar 2024 | 66

FBI v the bots: Feds urge denial-of-service defense after critical infrastructure alert

You better watch out, you better not cry, better not pout, they're telling you why

Security21 Mar 2024 | 4

Crypto scams more costly to the US than ransomware, Feds say

Latest figures paint grim picture of how viciously the elderly are targeted

Cyber-crime19 Mar 2024 | 9

FBI: Critical infrastructure suffers spike in ransomware attacks

Jump in overall cybercrime reports, $60M-plus reportedly lost to extortionists alone, Feds reckon

CSO06 Mar 2024 | 4

The federal bureau of trolling hits LockBit, but the joke's on us

Opinion When you can't lock 'em up, lock 'em out

Cyber-crime04 Mar 2024 | 27

Cops turn LockBit ransomware gang's countdown timers against them

Authorities dismantle cybercrime royalty by making mockery of their leak site

Cyber-crime20 Feb 2024 | 17