June 21, 2022

Capital One identity theft hacker finally gets convicted

It took three years, but the Capital One cracker was convicted in the end. Don't get caught out in a data breach of your own!

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June 08, 2022

SSNDOB Market domains seized, identity theft “brokerage” shut down

The online identity "brokerage" SSNDOB Market didn't want people to be in any doubt what it was selling.

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May 13, 2022

He sold cracked passwords for a living – now he’s serving 4 years in prison

Crooks don't need a password for every user on your network to break in and wreak havoc. One could be enough...

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April 13, 2022

US cryptocurrency coder gets 5 years for North Korea sanctions busting

Cryptocurrency expert didn't take "No" for an answer when the US authorities said he couldn't pursue cryptocoin opps in North Korea.

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February 09, 2022

Self-styled “Crocodile of Wall Street” arrested with husband over Bitcoin megaheist

The cops say they've recovered 80% of a $72 million cryptocoin heist... but the recovered funds alone are now worth over $4 billion!

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December 22, 2021

Plundered bitcoins recovered by FBI – all 3,879-and-one-sixth of them!

Phew! An audacious crime... that didn't work out.

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November 08, 2021

Kaseya ransomware suspect nabbed in Poland, $6m seized from absent colleague

Suspects nabbed, millions seized, in ransomware busts across the globe.

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October 01, 2021

Gift card fraud: four suspects hit with money laundering charges

Gift card fraud may sound like small beer against ransomware - but it's personal, it hurts, and it's still a multi-million dollar problem.

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July 23, 2021

US court gets UK Twitter hack suspect arrested in Spain

O, what a tangled web we weave/When first we practise to deceive!

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