U.S. Sanctions Two Crypto Exchanges for Facilitating Cybercrime and Money Laundering

The U.S. government on Thursday sanctioned two cryptocurrency exchanges and unsealed an indictment against a Russian national for his alleged involvement in the operation of several money laundering services that were offered to cybercriminals. The virtual currency exchanges, Cryptex and PM2BTC,...

Supply Chain Attack

Fides is vulnerable to Supply Chain Attack. The vulnerability is due to mishandling of client-side script dependencies and the use of a compromised third-party domain like polyfill.io. The vulnerability allows an attacker to serve malicious scripts to users of legacy browsers when they load...

The Justice Department Took Down the 911 S5 Botnet

The US Justice Department has dismantled an enormous botnet: According to an indictment unsealed on May 24, from 2014 through July 2022, Wang and others are alleged to have created and disseminated malware to compromise and amass a network of millions of residential Windows computers worldwide...

Feds Bust N. Korean Identity Theft Ring Targeting US Firms

By Deeba Ahmed North Korea targeted US companies with stolen identities in a cybercrime scheme. The Justice Department cracks down, seizes websites, and disrupts revenue streams. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Feds Bust N. Korean Identity Theft Ring Targeting US Firms...

Popular Cyber Crime Forum Breach Forums Seized by Police

By Waqas In a major blow to cybercrime, Breach Forums, a notorious online marketplace for stolen data, has been seized by the FBI and Department of Justice DoJ. This unprecedented takedown includes not just the clear web domain, but also the dark web, escrow sections and Telegram accounts. This i...

Feds Bust Privacy-Centric Samourai Wallet Over BTC Money Laundering

By Waqas The official website of Samourai Wallet has been seized, while its official app on the Apple Store and Google Play has been removed. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Feds Bust Privacy-Centric Samourai Wallet Over BTC Money Laundering...

LockBit Ransomware Hacker Ordered to Pay $860,000 After Guilty Plea in Canada

A 34-year-old Russian-Canadian national has been sentenced to nearly four years in jail in Canada for his participation in the LockBit global ransomware operation. Mikhail Vasiliev, an Ontario resident, was originally arrested in November 2022 and charged by the U.S. Department of Justice DoJ wit...

The Notorious Lockbit Ransomware Gang Has Been Disrupted by Law Enforcement

LockBit’s website, infrastructure, and data have been seized by law enforcement—striking a huge blow against one of the world’s most prolific ransomware groups...

LockBit Ransomware Gang Domains Seized in Global Operation

By Waqas All known dark web domains operated by the notorious LockBit Ransomware Gang are displaying a law enforcement seizure notice as part of "Operation Cronos." This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: LockBit Ransomware Gang Domains Seized in Global Operation...

US Seizes Bitcoin Mixer Sinbad.io Used by Lazarus Group

By Waqas US Treasury Sanctions Sinbad.io for Laundering Millions in Stolen Funds Linked to North Korea's Lazarus Group. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US Seizes Bitcoin Mixer Sinbad.io Used by Lazarus Group...

Finnish Dark Web Marketplace PIILOPUOTI Seized

By Deeba Ahmed International Law Enforcement Cooperates to Disrupt Dark Web Drug Trade. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Finnish Dark Web Marketplace PIILOPUOTI Seized...

Criminal secure messaging system takedown: 6500+ arrests and €900 million+ seized

In 2020, we reported on how law enforcement managed to compromise a secure communications system set up by and for criminals. Now, Europol has published a progress report showing the enormous impact the infiltration of the encrypted communications tool EncroChat made. EncroChat, a company based i...

NHS Psychiatrist Jailed; Dark Web Forum and 7,000 Images Seized

By Deeba Ahmed Closure for victims? This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: NHS Psychiatrist Jailed; Dark Web Forum and 7,000 Images Seized...

Op PowerOFF: 13 Domains Linked to DDoS-For-Hire Services Seized

By Habiba Rashid Operation PowerOFF is an effort to dismantle DDoS-for-hire infrastructures worldwide, targeting operators engaged in criminal activities. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Op PowerOFF: 13 Domains Linked to DDoS-For-Hire Services Seized...

Operation SpecTor: $53.4 Million Seized, 288 Vendors Arrested in Dark Web Drug Bust

An international law enforcement operation has resulted in the arrest of 288 vendors who are believed to be involved in drug trafficking on the dark web, adding to a long list of criminal enterprises that have been shuttered in recent years. The effort, codenamed Operation SpecTor , also saw the...

Genesis Market’s Clearnet domain seized; Dark Web site still online

By Waqas The FBI and European authorities have seized Genesis Markets clearnet domains as part of the ongoing Operation Cookie… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Genesis Markets Clearnet domain seized; Dark Web site still online...

NetWire Malware Site and Server Seized, Admin Arrested

By Habiba Rashid The alleged administrator of the website selling NetWire malware has been arrested in Croatia. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: NetWire Malware Site and Server Seized, Admin Arrested...

Zerobot Botnet Emerges as a Growing Threat with New Exploits and Capabilities

The Zerobot DDoS botnet has received substantial updates that expand on its ability to target more internet-connected devices and scale its network. Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center MSTIC is tracking the ongoing threat under the moniker DEV-1061, its designation for unknown, emerging, or...

US DoJ Seizes 7 Domains used in Pig Butchering Cryptocurrency Scam

By Deeba Ahmed Pig butchering is a scam where threat actors lure innocent investors into giving up their crypto assets and sending them to the attackers. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: US DoJ Seizes 7 Domains used in Pig Butchering Cryptocurrency Scam...

WT1SHOP Cybercrime Market Seized by US and Portuguese Authorities

By Deeba Ahmed According to the DoJ, WT1SHOP was operated by a 36-year-old national of the Republic of Moldova identified as Nicolai Colesnicov. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: WT1SHOP Cybercrime Market Seized by US and Portuguese Authorities...