Cybercriminal marketplace Rydox seized in international law enforcement operation

The Justice Department announced Thursday that it had participated in a coordinated effort to seize and dismantle Rydox, an online marketplace for stolen personal information and cybercrime tools. The operation led to the arrest of three individuals alleged to be the site’s administrators. Rydox has been linked to over 7,600 illicit sales and generated substantial […]

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Court indicts 14 North Korean IT workers tied to $88 million in illicit gains

It’s part of a broader effort to counter Pyongyang’s use of tech professionals to fool U.S. companies and nonprofits.

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Treasury sanctions Chinese cyber company, employee for 2020 global firewall attack

The department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said Guan Tianfeng used a zero-day exploit to deploy malware on 81,000 firewalls.

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Host of House panels getting briefed on major Chinese hacker telecom breaches

The reported scope of the Salt Typhoon hacks has expanded in recent days and weeks, from the incoming president to top U.S. officials.

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Operation Magnus: Joint Law Enforcement Operation Targets Major Infostealer Networks

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Justice Department rule aims to curb the sale of Americans’ personal data overseas

The proposed regulation imposes a series of restrictions on how American entities can sell “bulk” sensitive data across six categories.

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Alleged Anonymous Sudan leaders charged, prolific gang’s tool disabled

A criminal complaint says the group jeopardized lives via DDoS attack, with 35,000 attacks since the beginning of 2023.

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Former Verizon employee pleads guilty to conspiring to aid Chinese spy agency

Ping Li gave the Chinese government information about the country’s hacking of a major U.S. company and cyber training materials, the DOJ said.

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DOJ sues Georgia Tech over allegedly failing to meet cyber requirements for DOD contracts

The suit relies on a Civil War-era law that DOJ has increasingly turned to for cyber cases.

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