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A Ukrainian national was sentenced to 70 months in prison for his role in ransomware attacks targeting hospitals, government entities, and high-revenue businesses worldwide between 2018 and 2021. [.
Raheim Hamilton, co-creator of Empire Market, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for facilitating over $430 million in illegal transactions.
A North Carolina musician was sentenced to 18 months in prison for collecting more than $10 million in royalties from Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music in a massive streaming royalty fraud scheme.
Two former members of the United States Air Force were sentenced to a combined 189 months in federal prison for their roles in a multi-year series of business email compromise (BEC) scams and phishing campaigns.
Kosovar Ardit Kutleshi, who operated the illegal Rydox marketplace, has pleaded guilty and faces a lengthy prison sentence.
An Armenian man was sentenced to 24 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release for hacking U.S. companies and encrypting their systems in Ryuk ransomware attacks.
A Ukrainian national has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in Conti ransomware attacks between 2021 and 2022.
A former data analyst was sentenced to two years in prison for orchestrating a $2.5 million extortion scheme targeting his employer.
Maksim Silnikau, the creator and administrator of the Ransom Cartel ransomware operation, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for his role in ransomware attacks against at least 18 companies worldwide.
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A US man is being prosecuted after allegedly using a GrapheneOS duress PIN to wipe his Pixel during a border.
A 34-year-old Armenian man has pleaded guilty to hacking U.S. companies and deploying the infamous Ryuk ransomware to encrypt their systems.
A Bulgarian national was charged with stealing $290,000 in government-seized cryptocurrency while serving 121 months in prison for laundering millions stolen from American fraud victims.
A 21-year-old using the alias "Snoopy" was sentenced to 18 months in prison for his role in hacking DraftKings accounts in the November 2022 cyberattack.
Ukrainian authorities dismantle a crypto investment scam ring, arresting four suspects and seizing €90,000 in assets.
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New UK law banning choking and fauxcest porn may lead to broader censorship, affecting creators and consumers worldwide.
Two Canadians face up to 10 years in prison for hacking US universities and mining cryptocurrency, with multiple universities affected.
Chinese national extradited for role in massive crypto investment fraud targeting 174 victims in the US.
WIRED's Katie Drummond shares her exclusive interview with Nathan Fielder, the director of You Can See Everything, a documentary about Elizabeth Holmes.
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A 42-year-old Ukrainian-Russian dual citizen has pleaded guilty to running a massive money laundering operation, highlighting the crucial role of money mules in cybercrime.
A former core infrastructure engineer at an industrial company headquartered in New Jersey was sentenced to 32 months in prison for locking thousands of devices on his employer's network in a ransomware-style attack.
US Treasury sanctions eight Tren de Aragua gang members for ATM jackpotting attacks, targeting over $40 million in stolen funds.
Vietnamese national Trung Nguyen Van charged in $16 million crypto scam, part of a broader $125 million wire fraud scheme targeting U.S. citizens.
Dutch police confirm arrest of a Dutch hacker previously charged with hacking and blackmailing companies, linking him to the ShinyHunters group.
Former Army soldier Cameron Wagenius sentenced to 70 months for hacking and extorting tech and telecom firms, with details on accomplices and data breaches.
Five suspected leaders of the notorious Black Axe syndicate, known for global cyber-enabled fraud, are extradited and face severe penalties.
Plus: The US disrupts the internet’s biggest black market, a Conti ransomware hacker gets prison time, Meta fails to stop AI-generated videos of child.
An Ohio man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for multiple cybercrimes, including sextortion and cyberstalking of numerous victims using AI-generated sexually explicit content.
