Collaborate Disseminate
Law enforcement from 19 countries severely disrupted one of the world’s largest phishing-as-a-service platform, known as LabHost. This year-long operation, coordinated at the international level by Europol, resulted in the compromise of LabHost’s infra… Continue reading Authorities take down LabHost, phishing-as-a-service platform
While the results of law enforcement action against ransomware-as-a-service operators Alphv/BlackCat and LockBit are yet to be fully realized, the August 2023 disruption of the Qakbot botnet has had one notable effect: ransomware affiliates have switch… Continue reading The effects of law enforcement takedowns on the ransomware landscape
The Federal Trade Commission will require software provider Avast to pay $16.5 million and prohibit the company from selling or licensing any web browsing data for advertising purposes to settle charges that the company and its subsidiaries sold such i… Continue reading Avast ordered to pay $16.5 million for misuse of user data
In the wake of yesterday’s surprise law enforcement takeover of LockBit’s leak site, the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) and Europol have shared more information about the extent of the takedown. “Today, after infiltrating the group’s … Continue reading LockBit takedown: Infrastructure disrupted, criminals arrested, decryption keys recovered
On Monday afternoon, LockBit’s leak site has been taken over by a coalition of law enforcement agencies and is showing a seizure notice that promises more details today, at 11:30 GMT. “This site is now under the control of The National Crim… Continue reading LockBit disrupted by international law enforcement task force
After 175 million failed password guesses, a judge rules that the Canadian police must return a suspect’s phone.
[Judge] Carter said the investigation can continue without the phones, and he noted that Ottawa police have made a formal request to … Continue reading Canadian Citizen Gets Phone Back from Police
Add pharmacies to the list of industries that are giving private data to the police without a warrant.
Continue reading Pharmacies Giving Patient Records to Police without Warrants
Global law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe discloses a data breach that affects a whopping $600,000 individuals.
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The US Justice Department announced today a disruption campaign against the Blackcat/ALPHV ransomware group and let victims know that there is a decryptor they can use. FBI develops ALPHV/Blackcat decryptor Over the past 18 months, ALPHV/Blackcat has e… Continue reading Law enforcement seizes ALPHV/Blackcat sites, offers decryptor to victims
Microsoft disrupted an alleged threat actor group that built viable cybercrime-as-a-service (CaaS) businesses. Dubbed Storm-1152 by Microsoft, the group bilked enterprises and consumers globally out of millions of dollars. Images of Storm-1152’s illici… Continue reading Cybercrime operation that sold millions of fraudulent Microsoft accounts disrupted