Court reaffirms that data scraping isn’t hacking in LinkedIn appeal

The court dismissed LinkedIn’s arguments that it had put up “gates” in the form of technical measures to block scraping and legal action.

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Justice Department seizes major cybercrime spot RaidForums

RaidForums boasted at one point of having close to 10 billion pieces of PII for sale, making it one of the biggest destinations for cybercriminals.

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Notorious hacking group FIN7 adds ransomware to its repertoire

Ransomware strains such as Maze, Ryuk and BlackCat have increasingly been part of FIN7’s playbook in recent years, Mandiant says.

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FBI arrests 65 in BEC scams that took $51 million from U.S. businesses

“Operation Eagle Sweep” is the latest crackdown on business email compromise (BEC) scams by international law enforcement.

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FBI joins other intelligence agencies in warning about Russia

The assistant director of the bureau’s cyber division told lawmakers the FBI was doing its best to provide real-time updates to industry.

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Senate ransomware investigation says FBI leaving victims in the lurch

The report includes three case studies of ransomware attacks against U.S. companies within the past five years.

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