Tag: crime
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Fraud, Romance Scams, and Laundered Millions: Fifth Conspirator Convicted
A federal jury in Puerto Rico has convicted Oluwasegun Baiyewu, the fifth defendant in a transnational money laundering conspiracy involving fraud schemes run by Nigerian Organized Crime Groups. The 37-year-old Texas resident was found guilty following a 22-day trial in San Juan. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/baiyewu-convicted-in-money-laundering/
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TDL001 – Cybersecurity Explained: Privacy, Threats, and the Future – Chester Wisniewski
Tags: access, ai, attack, backdoor, breach, business, ciso, computer, country, crime, crimes, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data-breach, defense, detection, edr, email, finance, firewall, gartner, government, guide, hacker, hacking, Hardware, infosec, Internet, jobs, linkedin, mail, malicious, microsoft, military, monitoring, network, password, phishing, phone, privacy, programming, ransomware, risk, russia, scam, skills, software, sophos, spam, sql, strategy, switch, technology, threat, update, virus, vulnerability, wifi, windowsSummary “The Defenders Log” Episode 1 features host David Redekop and guest Chet Wisniewski discussing the dynamic world of cybersecurity. Wisniewski, with decades of experience, traces his journey from early BBS and phone network exploration to becoming a cybersecurity expert. They delve into the evolution of hacking, the emergence of profitable cybercrime like email spam,…
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Retail Cybersecurity in the AI Era
Threat actors now use AI for scaling organized retail crime and to make bot detection more difficult. How can defenders use AI to respond? Jackie Deloplaine of RH-ISAC and Derek Dykens of Splunk share insight and optimism on the use of AI to detect and combat ORC. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/interviews/retail-cybersecurity-in-ai-era-i-5490
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Facility Laundry and Dining Vendor Hack in 2024 Hits 624,500
Crime Gang ‘Underground’ Claimed Data Theft From Healthcare Services Group. A publicly traded Pennsylvania-based firm that provides dining, housekeeping and laundry services to long-term care and skilled nursing facilities is notifying nearly 624,500 people of a 2024 hacking incident that took nearly nine months for the company to investigate. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Crypto thief earns additional prison time for assaulting witness
Remy Ra St Felix led a vicious international crime ring First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/08/26/crypto_thief_witness_assault/
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TRM Launches Industry-Wide Platform to Fight Crypto Crimes
With Beacon Network, TRM Labs has brought together law enforcement and some of the largest crypto exchanges to fight against crypto crimes First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/trm-labs-beacon-network-fight/
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TRM Launches Industry-Wide Platform to Fight Crypto Crimes
With Beacon Network, TRM Labs has brought together law enforcement and some of the largest crypto exchanges to fight against crypto crimes First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/trm-labs-beacon-network-fight/
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A hacker tied to Yemen Cyber Army gets 20 months in prison
UK hacker Al-Tahery Al-Mashriky, tied to Yemen Cyber Army, gets 20 months in prison for website defacements and stolen data possession. Al-Tahery Al-Mashriky (26), a man from South Yorkshire, linked to the Yemen Cyber Army, has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for hacking and defacing websites in hacktivist campaigns. The UK’s National Crime…
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493 Cases of Sextortion Against Children Linked to Notorious Scam Compounds
Scam compounds in Cambodia, Myanmar, and Laos have conned people out of billions. New research shows they may be linked to child sextortion crimes too. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/child-sextorition-scam-compounds-southeast-asia/
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Ghanaian fraudsters arrested for BEC/Sakawa
In Nigeria, scammers who specialize in Romance Scams and BEC are called “Yahoo Boys.” In Ghana, the term for the same activity is “Sakawa.” Several Ghanaian headlines are talking about this case with headlines such as “Multimillion dollar Sakawa” or “Sakawa Chairman Busted” or “Sakawa Kingpin Bows to Extradition!” On 08AUG2025 the US Attorney’s office…
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Operation Chakra V: Call Center Scammers and your PII
Here we have another cautionary tale about off-shoring customer service when faced with the reality of Call Center Scams that commit fraud via Tech Support Scams and Government Impersonation. In this case, FirstIdea, an Indian company is charged with committing fraud against at least 100 victims from Australia and the UK. FirstIdea.us, according to their…
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Germany limits police spyware use to serious crimes
Germany’s top court ruled police can use spyware only for crimes punishable by at least three years in prison. Germany’s top court ruled that police may only use spyware to monitor devices in cases involving crimes with a maximum sentence of at least three years. >>The interference with both the fundamental right protecting IT-systems and Art. 10(1) of…
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Germany’s top court holds that police can only use spyware to investigate serious crimes
The plaintiffs argued that a 2017 rules change enabling law enforcement to use spyware to eavesdrop on encrypted chats and messaging platforms could unfairly expose communications belonging to people who are not criminal suspects. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/germany-spyware-limitations-court-rules
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Mysterious Crime Spree Targeted National Guard Equipment Stashes
Tags: crimeA string of US armory break-ins, kept quiet by authorities for months, points to a growing security crisis”, and signs of an inside job. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/mysterious-crime-spree-targeted-national-guard-equipment-stashes/
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ISMG Editors: ToolShell Exploit Blurs Crime and Espionage
Also: Rethinking IT-OT Integration; Previewing Black Hat 2025. In this week’s update, four ISMG editors discussed the latest on the ToolShell exploit and the rise of Warlock ransomware, why IT-OT integration may not be the best answer for industrial security and what to expect next week from ISMG Studio at Black Hat Conference 2025. First…
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Cyber Circle: Awareness Training neu gedacht
True Crime Cyber Video Prevention Podcast”, wie die beiden Akteure das neue Format mit einem Augenzwinkern benennen, wollen dabei vieles neu und anders machen. Ihr Anspruch ist es, die Zuschauer mit dem Format nicht nur zu informieren, sondern auch zu unterhalten.In der Erstausgabe des Video-Serie steht das Thema Awareness Training im Mittelpunkt. Studiogast Holger Könnecke…
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Cyber Circle: Awareness Training neu gedacht
True Crime Cyber Video Prevention Podcast”, wie die beiden Akteure das neue Format mit einem Augenzwinkern benennen, wollen dabei vieles neu und anders machen. Ihr Anspruch ist es, die Zuschauer mit dem Format nicht nur zu informieren, sondern auch zu unterhalten.In der Erstausgabe des Video-Serie steht das Thema Awareness Training im Mittelpunkt. Studiogast Holger Könnecke…
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FBI alerts tie together threats of cybercrime, physical violence from The Com
Officials said thousands of people, typically between 11 and 25 years old, are engaged in a growing and evolving online threat to commit crime for money, retaliation, ideology, sexual gratification and notoriety. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/fbi-warning-the-com-cybercrime-extortion-violence/
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Operation Dark Phone: Murder By Text this jaw-dropping tale of how police hacked gangs is like The Wire
This docu-drama is cleverly built around the messages intercepted by the National Crime Agency when they penetrated a chat network between criminal organisations. It’s hugely revealingPolice work rarely resembles The Shield or Line of Duty. It’s mostly paperwork, online training and referring people to driver offender courses. But sometimes life imitates art. In 2020, international…
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US Announces $15M Reward for North Korean IT Scheme Leaders
The United States government announced coordinated actions across multiple departments today, offering rewards totaling up to $15 million for information leading to the arrests and convictions of North Korean nationals involved in extensive revenue generation schemes targeting American companies and citizens. The Department of State’s Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program is specifically targeting Sim Hyon-sop…
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US Announces $15M Reward for North Korean IT Scheme Leaders
The United States government announced coordinated actions across multiple departments today, offering rewards totaling up to $15 million for information leading to the arrests and convictions of North Korean nationals involved in extensive revenue generation schemes targeting American companies and citizens. The Department of State’s Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program is specifically targeting Sim Hyon-sop…
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IRL Com recruits teens for real-life stabbings, shootings, FBI warns
From scams to violence, the crimes extend beyond the digital realm First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/07/23/irl_com_recruits_teens/
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European authorities arrest alleged admin of notorious Russian crime forum XSS
French authorities say they wiretapped a server used by the administrator to access their private messages, which revealed activities relating to cybercrime and ransomware attacks. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/07/23/european-authorities-arrest-alleged-admin-of-notorious-russian-crime-forum-xss/
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Google sues 25 alleged BadBox 2.0 botnet operators, all of whom are in China
Ads giant complains of damage to its reputation and finances … and crime, too First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/07/17/google_sues_25_unnamed_chinese/
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Breach Roundup: Fashion House Louis Vuitton Confirms Breach
Also: CISA Warns of Unpatched Train Brake Vulnerability. This week: Louis Vuitton and Co-op confirm breaches, unpatched train brake flaw, Barclays fined £42M pounds for financial crime failures, secret U.K. program relocated thousands of Afghans, ex-soldier pleads guilty to hacking, Ukrainian hackers claim hit on Russian drone supplier. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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Armenian Extradited to US Over Ryuk Ransomware
The suspect faces three charges for his alleged crimes that could earn him up to five years in federal prison, and a heap of fines. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/armenian-extradited-ryuk-ransomware
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UK NCA officer jailed for stealing bitcoin from darknet criminal he previously helped investigate
A former National Crime Agency investigator who worked on the Silk Road case was sentenced to more than five years in prison for stealing 50 bitcoins seized in that operation. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/former-uk-nca-officer-jailed-stealing-bitcoin-from-criminal
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Meme Crimes Can You Conspire By Meme?
Can a person be convicted of a federal conspiracy solely by posting misleading political memes online, without ever having communicated or knowingly coordinated with their alleged co-conspirators? First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/07/meme-crimes-can-you-conspire-by-meme/