Chinese Nationals Arrested for Laundering $73 Million in Pig Butchering Crypto Scam The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged two arrested Chinese nationals for allegedly orchestrating a pig butchering scam that laundered at least $73 million from victims through shell companies. The individuals, Daren Li, 41, and Yicheng Zhang, Read more…
Hive RAT Creators and $3.5M Cryptojacking Mastermind Arrested in Global Crackdown Two individuals have been arrested in Australia and the U.S. in connection with an alleged scheme to develop and distribute a remote access trojan called Hive RAT (previously Firebird). The U.S. Justice Department (DoJ) said the malware “gave the malware purchasers Read more…
Global Police Operation Disrupts 'LabHost' Phishing Service, Over 30 Arrested Worldwide As many as 37 individuals have been arrested as part of an international crackdown on a cybercrime service called LabHost that has been used by criminal actors to steal personal credentials from victims around the world. Described as one of the Read more…
Ex-Google Engineer Arrested for Stealing AI Technology Secrets for China The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced the indictment of a 38-year-old Chinese national and a California resident of allegedly stealing proprietary information from Google while covertly working for two China-based tech companies. Linwei Ding (aka Leon Ding), a former Read more…
LockBit Ransomware Operation Shut Down; Criminals Arrested; Decryption Keys Released The U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) on Tuesday confirmed that it obtained LockBit’s source code as well as intelligence pertaining to its activities and their affiliates as part of a dedicated task force called Operation Cronos. “Some of the data on Read more…
29-Year-Old Ukrainian Cryptojacking Kingpin Arrested for Exploiting Cloud Services Jan 13, 2024NewsroomCryptojacking / Cloud Security A 29-year-old Ukrainian national has been arrested in connection with running a “sophisticated cryptojacking scheme,” netting them over $2 million (€1.8 million) in illicit profits. The person was apprehended in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, on January 9 Read more…
3,500 Arrested in Global Operation HAECHI-IV Targeting Financial Criminals Dec 20, 2023NewsroomFinancial Crime / Cyber Threat A six-month-long international police operation codenamed HAECHI-IV has resulted in the arrests of nearly 3,500 individuals and seizures worth $300 million across 34 countries. The exercise, which took place from July through December 2023, Read more…
Key Cybercriminals Behind Notorious Ransomware Families Arrested in Ukraine Nov 28, 2023NewsroomRansomware / Cybercrime A coordinated law enforcement operation has led to the arrest of key individuals in Ukraine who are alleged to be a part of several ransomware schemes. “On 21 November, 30 properties were searched in the regions Read more…