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Speculation swirled over why the prolific and dangerous REvil ransomware went offline – blog, payment processing, all suddenly went kaput – it’s important not to lose sight of the bigger issues. While the ransomware is gone, at least for the time bein… Continue reading Where Did REvil Ransomware Go? Will it Be Back?
A US District court in California has found a Russian hacker guilty of breaking into the networks of LinkedIn, Dropbox, and the now defunct social network Formspring, and selling their user databases on the computer underground. In October 2016, Yevgen… Continue reading Man who lived luxury lifestyle after hacking LinkedIn and Dropbox is found guilty
Justice has already been slow in this case, and the pandemic isn’t helping: His trial has been postponed for a third time. Continue reading Coronavirus delays trial of alleged Russian hacker a third time
The Russian ‘Sandworm’ hacking group has been caught repeatedly uploading fake and modified Android apps to Google’s Play Store. Continue reading Fake Android apps uploaded to Play store by notorious Sandworm hackers
The NeverQuest Trojan has been used by cybermuggers to try to weasel millions of dollars out of victims’ bank accounts. Continue reading Hacker gets 4 years in jail for NeverQuest banking malware
A hacking group that distributed files stolen from a Russian contractor to the media last week has published some of the documents online. Continue reading FSB hackers drop files online
A 35-year-old Russian national has been extradited from Georgia to the United States and arrested for allegedly taking part in a major hacking operation that targeted US-based financial companies, financial news media and brokerage firms, announced the… Continue reading Hacker accused of orchestrating massive hack of US financial institutions arrested
The Department of Justice announced the indictment of a Russian citizen. He is the fifth man to be charged for targeting several US financial institutions between 2012 and 2015. Continue reading Feds Charge a Russian With Hack of 80 Million JP Morgan Customers
The two teens used the rewards points built up in the accounts to make purchases, before selling the account credentials on the Dark Web. Continue reading Rewards Points Targeted by Teens in Hack of 500K Accounts
A citizen of the former USSR who had been living in Riga, Latvia faces three charges related to his operation of “Scan4you,” an online counter-antivirus service that helped hackers dodge anti-malware solutions, the US Department of Justice … Continue reading Russian hacker gets 35 years in prison for running counter-AV service