Tag: law
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Police disrupt “Diskstation” ransomware gang attacking NAS devices
An international law enforcement action dismantled a Romanian ransomware gang known as ‘Diskstation,’ which encrypted the systems of several companies in the Lombardy region, paralyzing their businesses. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-disrupt-diskstation-ransomware-gang-attacking-nas-devices/
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14 Hackers Arrested in Massive Tax Fraud Scheme, Authorities Confirm
Authorities have arrested 14 individuals in a coordinated international operation targeting a sophisticated tax fraud scheme that exploited stolen personal data to submit fraudulent claims worth over £1 million. The arrests demonstrate the growing collaboration between UK and Romanian law enforcement agencies in combating cross-border cybercrime. Thirteen suspects were apprehended in Romania across the counties…
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How defenders use the dark web
Tags: access, antivirus, attack, breach, corporate, credit-card, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, dark-web, data, data-breach, email, extortion, finance, fraud, government, group, hacker, healthcare, identity, incident, insurance, intelligence, Internet, interpol, law, leak, lockbit, mail, malware, monitoring, network, phishing, ransom, ransomware, service, software, theft, threat, tool, usa, vpnAttributing attacks to threat actors: When organizations suffer from data breaches and cyber incidents, the dark web becomes a crucial tool for defenders, including the impacted businesses, their legal teams, and negotiators.Threat actors such as ransomware groups often attack organizations to encrypt and steal their data so they can extort them for money, in exchange…
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Spain awarded Euro12.3 million in contracts to Huawei
Spain gives Huawei wiretap contracts, sparking concerns over potential Chinese government access due to Huawei’s links to Beijing. The Spanish Ministry of the Interior has awarded Euro12.3 million ($14.3 million) contracts to manage and store judicially authorized wiretaps used by law enforcement and intelligence agencies, raising concerns about potential Chinese government access due to the…
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CBI Shuts Down £390K U.K. Tech Support Scam, Arrests Key Operatives in Noida Call Center
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has announced that it has taken steps to dismantle what it said was a transnational cybercrime syndicate that carried out “sophisticated” tech support scams targeting citizens of Australia and the United Kingdom.The fraudulent scheme is estimated to have led to losses worth more than £390,000 ($525,000) in the United…
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Airline executive agrees to dismiss litigation around alleged hackhire scheme
The cases, which stretched across multiple continents and shed light on the shady world of corporate espionage and mercenary hackers, stemmed from a scheme allegedly orchestrated by an attorney at the law firm Dechert to hack into Azima’s accounts for one of its clients. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/airline-exec-agrees-to-dismiss-hack-for-hire-lawsuit
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Indonesia extradites Russian accused of selling personal data on Telegram
Indonesia has extradited to Russia a man accused of running a Telegram channel that sold personal data obtained from law enforcement databases. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/indonesia-extradites-russian-telegram-sale
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Russian Basketball Star Arrested Over Ransomware Attacks on 900+ Companies
A prominent Russian basketball player has been arrested in France on charges related to one of the most extensive ransomware operations in recent years, highlighting the ongoing intersection between cybercrime and international law enforcement. Daniil Kasatkin, a 26-year-old professional basketball player who recently played for Moscow’s MBA-MAI team, was detained at Paris Charles de Gaulle…
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DHS Tells Police That Common Protest Activities Are ‘Violent Tactics’
DHS is urging law enforcement to treat even skateboarding and livestreaming as signs of violent intent during a protest, turning everyday behavior into a pretext for police action. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/dhs-tells-police-that-common-protest-activities-are-violent-tactics/
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UK NCA arrested four people over MS, Co-op cyberattacks
NCA arrested four people in UK, including three teens, over cyberattacks on M&S, Co-op, and Harrods, per its investigation. The British National Crime Agency (NCA) arrested four individuals in the country following an investigation into the recent wave of attacks targeting Co-op, M&S, and Harrods. On July 10, Law enforcement arrested 4 youths, aged 1720,…
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Why Agentic AI in Healthcare Demands Deeper Data Oversight
As healthcare providers and their vendors develop and implement agentic artificial intelligence and other AI tools, they need to throughly understand data privacy risks under HIPAA and other laws, said attorney Jordan Cohen of law firm Akerman LLP. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/interviews/agentic-ai-in-healthcare-demands-deeper-data-oversight-i-5485
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FBI’s CJIS demystified: Best practices for passwords, MFA & access control
FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance isn’t optional when handling law enforcement data. From MFA to password hygiene, see how Specops Software helps meet FBI standards while also securing your Windows Active Directory. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbis-cjis-demystified-best-practices-for-passwords-mfa-and-access-control/
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FBI’s CJIS demystified: Best practices for passwords, MFA & access control
FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) compliance isn’t optional when handling law enforcement data. From MFA to password hygiene, see how Specops Software helps meet FBI standards while also securing your Windows Active Directory. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbis-cjis-demystified-best-practices-for-passwords-mfa-and-access-control/
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Four Hackers Arrested by UK Police After Attacks on MS Co”‘op and Harrods
UK law enforcement authorities have made significant progress in their investigation into cyber attacks targeting some of Britain’s most prominent retailers, with four individuals now in custody following coordinated arrests across the West Midlands and London. The National Crime Agency (NCA) announced today that four suspects”, two males aged 19, a 17-year-old male, and a…
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Four Hackers Arrested by UK Police After Attacks on MS Co”‘op and Harrods
UK law enforcement authorities have made significant progress in their investigation into cyber attacks targeting some of Britain’s most prominent retailers, with four individuals now in custody following coordinated arrests across the West Midlands and London. The National Crime Agency (NCA) announced today that four suspects”, two males aged 19, a 17-year-old male, and a…
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German court rules Meta tracking technology violates European privacy laws
The court in Leipzig ruled that Meta must pay Euro5,000 ($5,900) to a German Facebook user who sued the platform for embedding tracking technology in third-party websites, a ruling that could open the door to other lawsuits. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/german-court-meta-tracking-tech
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Appeals court revives Salvadoran journalists’ lawsuit against NSO Group
The appellate court on Tuesday sent the case back to the lower court for further consideration, saying it had “abused its discretion” and improperly applied the law when deciding Salvadoran journalists had no right to sue in U.S. courts. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/appeals-court-revives-salvadoran-journalist-lawsuit-nso-group-spyware
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Security coalition urges Congress to renew 2015 CISA law
A group of top cybersecurity and technology firms said the law provided critical protections for sharing essential vulnerability information. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cyber-information-sharing-law-congress-reauthorize-security-coalition-letter/752454/
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Qantas Contacted by Potential Cybercriminal Following Data Breach
Qantas said it is currently validating the contact, and has informed law enforcement First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/qantas-contacted-cybercriminal/
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Aeza Group Latest BPH Service Provider Sanctioned by U.S. Treasury
Five months after sanction Zservers, the U.S. Treasury Department targeted Aeza Group, another Russia-based bulletproof hosting services provider for allowing threat actors to host ransomware and other campaigns on its infrastructure, which is resistant to law enforcement demands and investigations. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/07/aeza-group-latest-bph-service-provider-sanctioned-by-u-s-treasury/
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Cybersecurity in the supply chain: strategies for managing fourth-party risks
Tags: access, breach, business, ciso, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, exploit, framework, governance, intelligence, ISO-27001, law, mitigation, monitoring, nist, risk, risk-management, saas, service, soc, software, strategy, supply-chain, threat, tool, vulnerabilitySet clear data boundaries: The reality is that any organization consuming third-party software-as-a-service offerings and services has extremely limited control over the partners that their third parties are working with, says Curtis Simpson, CISO at Armis.”This is why it’s critically important to understand the sub-processors involved in the delivery of contracted SaaS offerings and services,…
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Europol shuts down Archetyp Market, longest-running dark web drug marketplace
Europol shuts down Archetyp Market, longest-running dark web drug site, the police arrested the admin in Spain, top vendors hit in Sweden. An international law enforcement operation led by German authorities has shut down Archetyp Market, the longest-running dark web drug marketplace, in a coordinated operation across six countries with support from Europol and Eurojust.…
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Sovereign by Design: Data Control in a Borderless World
How IT Leaders Can Navigate Regulatory Complexity, Use Tech for Digital Sovereignty. From Schrems II to TikTok fines, data sovereignty is redefining the rules of digital engagement. It is no longer an option for enterprises. CIOs must navigate a maze of data laws and tech strategies to stay compliant and competitive in a world without…
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UK eyes new laws as cable sabotage blurs line between war and peace
It might be time to update the Submarine Telegraph Act of 1885 First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/07/02/uk_cable_sabotage_law/
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New York cyber legislation signed into law
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/new-york-cyber-legislation-signed-into-law
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Ghost in the Machine: A Spy’s Digital Lifeline
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, best-practice, cloud, communications, control, country, crypto, cyber, data, encryption, endpoint, framework, government, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, jobs, law, linux, mfa, military, network, resilience, risk, software, spy, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vpn, windows, zero-trust -
U.S. House Homeland Security Appropriations Bill Seeks to Modernize Border Infrastructure Security with Proactive OT/IT Security Measures
Tags: ai, attack, awareness, cctv, cisa, cloud, control, cryptography, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, fedramp, government, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iot, law, mitigation, monitoring, network, office, privacy, risk, service, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-trustThe FY 2026 House Homeland Security Appropriations Bill highlights growing focus in Congress on protecting border infrastructure from cyber threats. The directive to implement continuous monitoring and real-time threat intelligence reflects a broader push toward modern, preventive cybersecurity across federal agencies. As the digital and physical worlds become increasingly intertwined, the technologies used to protect…
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US disrupts North Korean IT worker “laptop farm” scheme in 16 states
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced coordinated law enforcement actions against North Korean government’s fund raising operations using remote IT workers. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-disrupts-north-korean-it-worker-laptop-farm-scheme-in-16-states/
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Europol Dismantles Massive Crypto Investment Scam Targeting 5000+ victims Worldwide
Europol and international law enforcement have dismantled a sprawling cryptocurrency investment fraud network that allegedly defrauded more than 5,000 victims globally, laundering at least Euro460 million ($540 million) in illicit funds. The arrests, carried out on June 25, 2025, mark one of the largest crackdowns on crypto fraud in European history. Coordinated International Effort The…