Hundreds of Websites and Piracy Apps Seized in US-Brazil’s Operation 404.4

By Deeba Ahmed In the fourth wave of Operation 404, the Brazilian law enforcement agencies blocked/shut down around 226 websites and… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hundreds of Websites and Piracy Apps Seized in US-Brazil’s Operation 404.4...

2-year prison for pervert who hacked webcams to spy on underage girls

By Deeba Ahmed Robert Davies was also one of the customers of now seized login credentials selling site WeLeakInfo. A Byron… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: 2-year prison for pervert who hacked webcams to spy on underage girls...

The Biggest Ransomware Bust Yet Might Actually Make an Impact

By arresting one alleged hacker associated with REVil and seizing millions from another, the US has made it clear that ransomware comes with a cost...

Domain, server of DoubleVPN used by ransomware gangs seized

By Deeba Ahmed US, Canada, and European authorities took part in the operation which ended up seizing cybercriminals' access to and infrastructure of DoubleVPN. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Domain, server of DoubleVPN used by ransomware gangs seized...

Hackers from Cl0p ransomware group arrested, infrastructure seized

By Waqas The Cl0p ransomware group has been busted in Ukraine while its cyberinfrastrusture has been seized in Ukraine by law enforecment agencies. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hackers from Cl0p ransomware group arrested, infrastructure seized...

DarkSide ransomware call it quits after Bitcoin, servers are seized

By Habiba Rashid DarkSide Ransomware gang was behind the recent Colonial Pipeline cyberattack. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: DarkSide ransomware call it quits after Bitcoin, servers are seized...

DarkSide Suffers ‘Oh, Crap!’ Server Shutdowns

DarkSide, the ransomware-as-a-server RaaS gang that crippled Colonial Pipeline Co. a week ago, extorted around $5 million, and sent the fuel company a decryption tool that reportedly could barely limp through the process of unlocking files, has now been paralyzed itself. In the wee hours of Frida...

Tesla Ransomware Hacker Pleads Guilty; Swiss Hacktivist Charged for Fraud

The U.S. Department of Justice yesterday announced updates on two separate cases involving cyberattacks—a Swiss hacktivist and a Russian hacker who planned to plant malware in the Tesla company. A Swiss hacker who was involved in the intrusion of cloud-based surveillance firm Verkada and exposed...

Police shut down illegal video streaming app Mobdro with 100M users

By Habiba Rashid Authorities have arrested 4 people from Spain and Andorra while servers behind Mobdro have also been seized. Here's why it happened. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Police shut down illegal video streaming app Mobdro with 100M users...

Mexican Politician Removed Over Alleged Ties to Romanian ATM Skimmer Gang

The leader of Mexicos Green Party has been removed from office following allegations that he received money from a Romanian ATM skimmer gang that stole hundreds of millions of dollars from tourists visiting Mexicos top tourist destinations over the past five years. The scandal is the latest fallo...

NetWalker ransomware disrupted – Cryptocurrency and domain seized

By Waqas Authorities have arrested a Canadian national affiliated with the NetWalker ransomware operation. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: NetWalker ransomware disrupted - Cryptocurrency and domain seized...

NetWalker Ransomware Suspect Charged; Tor Site Seized

Hot on the heels of the Emotet takedown announced Wednesday, the NetWalker ransomware has also been partially disrupted by an international police action. The Department of Justice said Wednesday that it has brought charges “against a Canadian national in relation to NetWalker ransomware attacks,...

Police Arrest 21 WeLeakInfo Customers Who Bought Breached Personal Data

21 people have been arrested across the UK as part of a nationwide cyber crackdown targeting customers of WeLeakInfo.com, a now-defunct online service that had been previously selling access to data hacked from other websites. The suspects used stolen personal credentials to commit further cyber...

Law Enforcement Seizes Joker's Stash — Stolen Credit Card Marketplace

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI and Interpol have allegedly seized proxy servers used in connection with Blockchain-based domains belonging to Joker's Stash, a notorious fraud bazaar known for selling compromised payment card data in underground forums. The takedown happened last week ...

Dark Web’s only Finnish language market Sipulimarket seized

By Deeba Ahmed Finnish authorities were able to take down Sipulimarket with support from Polish authorities and Europol. Here's what the marketplace illegally sold. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Dark Web’s only Finnish language market Sipulimarket seized...

World’s Largest Private Torrent Site Filelist.ro Seized

By Deeba Ahmed Romania Seizes Domain of the World’s Largest Private Torrent Site Filelist.ro... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: World’s Largest Private Torrent Site Filelist.ro Seized...

Dark Web child abuse gang busted; 15TB of files seized

By Deeba Ahmed Since it involved no less than 15 TB of files and many contacts via the dark web... This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Dark Web child abuse gang busted; 15TB of files seized...

Cyber crime marketplace DEER.IO seized, admin arrested from JFK airport

By ghostadmin DEER.IO, the biggest platform for selling hacked personally identifiable information, has been seized by the FBI. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Cyber crime marketplace DEER.IO seized, admin arrested from JFK airport...

Dark web: Child abuse, real-life blackmailing site DarkScandals seized

By Waqas The infamous website DarkScandals was operating on the dark web as well as on the normal web. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Dark web: Child abuse, real-life blackmailing site DarkScandals seized...

Feds Cut Off Access to Billions of Breached Records with Site Takedown

The feds and international law enforcement have taken down a website that was selling access to billions of stolen personal records. The FBI and the Department of Justice said on Thursday that they, in conjunction with the Dutch police, the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency and Germany’s...