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Brazil Arrests ‘USDoD,’ Hacker in FBI Infragard Breach

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Brazilian authorities reportedly have arrested a 33-year-old man on suspicion of being “USDoD,” a prolific cybercriminal who rose to infamy in 2022 after infiltrating the FBI’s InfraGard program and leaking contact information for 80,000 members. More recently, USDoD was behind a breach at the consumer data broker National Public Data that led to the leak of Social Security numbers and other personal information for a significant portion of the U.S. population. Continue reading Brazil Arrests ‘USDoD,’ Hacker in FBI Infragard Breach→

Owners of 1-Time Passcode Theft Service Plead Guilty

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Three men in the United Kingdom have pleaded guilty to operating otp[.]agency, a once popular online service that helped attackers intercept the one-time passcodes (OTPs) that many websites require as a second authentication factor in addition to passwords.

Launched in November 2019, OTP Agency was a service for intercepting one-time passwords needed to log in to various websites. Scammers would enter the target’s phone number and name, and the service would initiate an automated phone call to the target that alerts them about unauthorized activity on their account. Continue reading Owners of 1-Time Passcode Theft Service Plead Guilty→

Raidforums database Leak: Data of 460,000 Users Dumped Online

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By Waqas
An analysis by Hackread.com indicates that the database is legitimate since it contains details of the forum’s founder, Omnipotent.
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Extradited Alleged ShinyHunters Hacker Pleads Not Guilty in US Court

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By Habiba Rashid
The alleged member of the ShinyHunters group, Sebastian Raoult, is a French citizen who was arrested in Morocco in 2022 and extradited to the U.S. this week.
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FBI’s Vetted Info Sharing Network ‘InfraGard’ Hacked

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InfraGard, a program run by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to build cyber and physical threat information sharing partnerships with the private sector, this week saw its database of contact information on more than 80,000 members go up for sale on an English-language cybercrime forum. Meanwhile, the hackers responsible are communicating directly with members through the InfraGard portal online — using a new account under the assumed identity of a financial industry CEO that was vetted by the FBI itself. Continue reading FBI’s Vetted Info Sharing Network ‘InfraGard’ Hacked→

RaidForums hacking site shut down by police, alleged admin arrested

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One of the world’s largest hacker forums, which has been operating since 2015 helping cybercriminals sell and purchase the hacked personal data of millions of innocent people, has been taken down by the police.

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FBI Seizes RaidForums and Arrests Alleged Founder Diogo Santos Coelho

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By Waqas
Diogo Santos Coelho, aka Omnipotent (21) of Portugal was arrested in the United Kingdom on January 31st, 2022,…
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Justice Department seizes major cybercrime spot RaidForums

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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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