Multi-Continental Operation Leads to Arrest of Cybercrime Gang Leader
The 37-year-old man is alleged to have spearheaded major phishing campaigns and business email compromise (BEC) schemes, which targeted …
Arrests
Interpol Arrest Leader of SilverTerrier Cybercrime Gang Behind BEC Attacks
A year-long international investigation has resulted in the arrest of the suspected head of the SilverTerrier cybercrime group by the …
FBI, Europol Seize RaidForums Hacker Forum and Arrest Admin
An international law enforcement operation raided and took down RaidForums, one of the world’s largest hacking forums notorious for selling …
United States Leads Seizure of One of the World’s Largest Hacker Forums and Arrests Administrator
The Department of Justice today announced the seizure of the RaidForums website, a popular marketplace for cybercriminals to buy and sell …
FBI Seizes RaidForums and Arrests Alleged Founder Diogo Santos Coelho
Diogo Santos Coelho, aka Omnipotent (21) of Portugal was arrested in the United Kingdom on January 31st, 2022, and is accused of running …
Global Police Arrest 65 in Multimillion-Dollar BEC Bust
Global law enforcers are celebrating after disrupting a significant business email compromise (BEC) gang thought to have targeted hundreds …
Ukraine Secret Service Arrests Hacker Helping Russian Invaders
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said it has detained a “hacker” who offered technical assistance to the invading Russian troops by …
Canada Cops Arrests Teen Cyber-Attack Suspect
Police in Manitoba, Canada, have arrested an 18-year-old man on suspicion of carrying out cyber-attacks on victims across North America. …
Florida Arrests 10 Men in Online Predator Sting
Cops in Florida have arrested 10 men in a sting operation to catch online child sexual predators. Operation Peek-a-Boo was conducted over a …
Spanish Police Arrest SIM Swappers Who Stole Money from Victims Bank Accounts
Spain’s National Police Agency, the Policía Nacional, said last week it dismantled an unnamed cybercriminal organization and arrested …
Feds Arrest Couple Who Allegedly Laundered $1 Billion in Stolen Bitcoins
The file contained a list of 2,000 cryptocurrency addresses used in the laundering operations as well as their private keys. At that point, …
Russia Arrests Third Cybercrime Group
The Russian authorities are claiming to have arrested a third cybercrime group following previous high-profile detentions. The six …
The Week in Ransomware – January 21st 2022 – Arrests, Wipers, and More
It has been quite a busy week with ransomware, with law enforcement making arrests, data-wiping attacks, and the return of the Qlocker …
REvil Ransomware Gang Arrests Trigger Uncertainty, Concern in Cybercrime Forums
Threat actors from Eastern Europe seen expressing some concern about Russia being a safe place for them to continue operating, researchers …