Russian authorities arrest nearly 100 in raids tied to cybercriminal money laundering

The Russian operation comes less than a week after the U.S. government unsealed indictments and sanctions against two men allegedly connected to the UAPS system

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Multinational police effort hits sections of Lockbit ransomware operation

Law enforcement announced arrests, seizures, and infrastructure takedowns as part of the effort.

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U.S. government charges three Iranians in Trump campaign hack 

The individuals allegedly used spearphishing and malware to target the accounts of “dozens” of current and former U.S. officials. 

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Irish Data Protection Commission fines Meta €91 million for passwords stored in plaintext

The issue, discovered and reported by Meta in 2019, affected hundreds of millions of users across Meta platforms.

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Two Russian nationals indicted for servicing millions of dollars in cybercrime funds

The DOJ, Treasury, State Department and Secret Service announce actions against the men allegedly behind notorious payment exchange services and a carding website.

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