London Police Arrested 17-Year-Old Hacker Suspected of Uber and GTA 6 Breaches

The City of London Police on Friday revealed that it has arrested a 17-year-old teenager from Oxfordshire on suspicion of hacking. "On the evening of Thursday 22 September 2022, the City of London Police arrested a 17-year-old in Oxfordshire on suspicion of hacking," the agency said, adding "he...

Fake streamed cricket matches knocks victims for six

An incredible scam which resembles hidden camera prank shows has been shut down by police. Four men were arrested last week in connection with the con-job involving fake cricket and online betting. It begins in Russia, takes a trip to India, and ends up back in Russia. Heres how it unfolded:...

Tech support scammers caught by their own cameras

A Youtuber has hacked into the CCTV cameras of an office used by tech support scammers and reported them to the police. The video feed of what is going on in that office ends with the arrest of the scammers. CCTV The Youtuber, acting under the handle Scambaiter, turned his attention to Punjab in...

9 Years Jail for iCloud Phishing Scam Hacker Who Stole Nude Photos

By Deeba Ahmed The hacker was arrested in 2021 for breaching Apple iCloud accounts and stealing more than 620,000 private images… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 9 Years Jail for iCloud Phishing Scam Hacker Who Stole Nude Photos...

Police Linked to Hacking Campaign to Frame Indian Activists

New details connect police in India to a plot to plant evidence on victims' computers that led to their arrest...

‘How Are They Weapons? That’s Only a Flashlight!’

During the protests in Hong Kong, young people carried laser pointers, umbrellas, and plastic ties—objects that sometimes led to their arrest, and years of legal limbo...

FBI Seizes RaidForums and Arrests Alleged Founder Diogo Santos Coelho

By Waqas Diogo Santos Coelho, aka Omnipotent 21 of Portugal was arrested in the United Kingdom on January 31st, 2022,… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: FBI Seizes RaidForums and Arrests Alleged Founder Diogo Santos Coelho...

Russia-Ukraine Cybersecurity Updates

Cyberattacks are a distinct concern in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, with the potential to impact individuals and organizations far beyond the physical frontlines. With events unfolding rapidly, we want to provide a single channel by which we can communicate to the security community the major...

This Week in Security News - February 11, 2022

Hidden scams in malicious scans, and feds arrest couple who allegedly laundered $1 Billion in stolen bitcoins...

Husband and wife among ransomware operators arrested in Ukraine

By Waqas Gang of five arrested in Ukraine for their involvement in large-scale ransomware attacks on international firms costing millions… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Husband and wife among ransomware operators arrested in Ukraine...

Buckle Up for More Log4j Madness

Plus: An alleged spy, a ransomware arrest, and more of the week's top security news...

Canadian Ransomware Arrest Is a Meaningful Flex, Experts Say

Investigations that ran in parallel over nearly two years by Canadian and U.S. law enforcement have led to this week’s arrest of an Ottawa man, who is alleged to have an extensive track record of ransomware attacks on companies, governments and individuals. The highly-publicized arrest is a messa...

Ukraine Arrests Operator of DDoS Botnet with 100,000 Compromised Devices

Ukrainian law enforcement authorities on Monday disclosed the arrest of a hacker responsible for the creation and management of a "powerful botnet" consisting of over 100,000 enslaved devices that was used to carry out distributed denial-of-service DDoS and spam attacks on behalf of paid customer...

Ransomware Hackers Who Attacked Over 100 Companies Arrested in Ukraine

Law enforcement agencies have announced the arrest of two "prolific ransomware operators" in Ukraine who allegedly conducted a string of targeted attacks against large industrial entities in Europe and North America since at least April 2020, marking the latest step in combating ransomware...

Police take a piece out of a ransomware gang, but won’t say which one

One of the worlds ransomware groups appears to be a couple of members short today—and about two million dollars less rich—but nobody is sure which one. Police are staying tight-lipped about whos short-handed following the arrest of two individuals in Kyiv, Ukraine. The arrests are part of a joint...

Help Might Finally Be on the Way to Fight SIM-Swap Attacks

Plus: A cybersecurity CEO arrest, an Apple Pay hack, and more of the week's top security news...

Cybersecurity Firm Group-IB's CEO Arrested Over Treason Charges in Russia

Russian authorities on Wednesday arrested and detained Ilya Sachkov, the founder of cybersecurity firm Group-IB, for two months in Moscow on charges of state treason following a search of its office on September 28. The Russian company, which is headquartered in Singapore, confirmed the developme...

Biggest DDoS Attack in History Hits Russian Tech Giant Yandex

Plus: A TrickBot hacker arrest, a Fortinet VPN password leak, and more of the week's top security news...

ProtonMail Logs Activist's IP Address With Authorities After Swiss Court Order

End-to-end encrypted email service provider ProtonMail has drawn criticism after it ceded to a legal request and shared the IP address of anti-gentrification activists with law enforcement authorities, leading to their arrests in France. The Switzerland-based company said it received a "legally...

Chinese Authorities Arrest Hackers Behind Mozi IoT Botnet Attacks

The operators of the Mozi IoT botnet have been taken into custody by Chinese law enforcement authorities, nearly two years after the malware emerged on the threat landscape in September 2019. News of the arrest, which originally happened in June, was disclosed by researchers from Netlab, the...