Jul 12, 2024NewsroomCyber Crime / Online Safety Two Russian-born Australian citizens have been arrested and charged in the country for spying on behalf of Russia as part of a "complex" law enforcement operation codenamed BURGAZADA. This includes a 40-year-old woman, an Australian Defence Force (ADF) Army Private, and her husband, a 62-year-old self-employed laborer. Media … [Read more...] about Australian Defence Force Private and Husband Charged with Espionage for Russia
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British Hacker Charged for Operating “The Real Deal” Dark Web Marketplace
A 34-year-old U.K. national has been arraigned in the U.S. for operating a dark web marketplace called The Real Deal that specialized in the sales of hacking tools and stolen login credentials. Daniel Kaye, who went by a litany of pseudonyms Popopret, Bestbuy, UserL0ser, and Spdrman, has been charged with five counts of access device fraud and one count of money laundering … [Read more...] about British Hacker Charged for Operating “The Real Deal” Dark Web Marketplace
Russian TrickBot Gang Hacker Extradited to U.S. Charged with Cybercrime
A Russian national, who was arrested in South Korea last month and extradited to the U.S. on October 20, appeared in a federal court in the state of Ohio on Thursday to face charges for his alleged role as a member of the infamous TrickBot group."This is another success for the Department's recently launched Ransomware and Digital Extortion Task Force in dismantling ransomware … [Read more...] about Russian TrickBot Gang Hacker Extradited to U.S. Charged with Cybercrime
FBI Analyst Charged With Stealing Counterterrorism and Cyber Threat Info
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) indicted an employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for illegally removing numerous national security documents and willfully retaining them at her personal residence during a 13-year period from June 2004 to December 2017. The federal indictment charged Kendra Kingsbury, 48, with two counts of having unauthorized possession … [Read more...] about FBI Analyst Charged With Stealing Counterterrorism and Cyber Threat Info
Tesla Ransomware Hacker Pleads Guilty; Swiss Hacktivist Charged for Fraud
The U.S. Department of Justice yesterday announced updates on two separate cases involving cyberattacks—a Swiss hacktivist and a Russian hacker who planned to plant malware in the Tesla company. A Swiss hacker who was involved in the intrusion of cloud-based surveillance firm Verkada and exposed camera footage from its customers was charged by the U.S. Department of Justice … [Read more...] about Tesla Ransomware Hacker Pleads Guilty; Swiss Hacktivist Charged for Fraud
2 Hackers Charged for Defacing Sites after U.S. Airstrike Killed Iranian General
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) on Tuesday indicted two hackers for their alleged involvement in defacing several websites in the country following the assassination of Iranian major general Qasem Soleimani earlier this January.Behzad Mohammadzadeh (aka Mrb3hz4d), 19, and Marwan Abusrour (aka Mrwn007), 25, have been charged with conspiracy to commit intentional damage to a … [Read more...] about 2 Hackers Charged for Defacing Sites after U.S. Airstrike Killed Iranian General
Former Uber Security Chief Charged Over Covering Up 2016 Data Breach
The federal prosecutors in the United States have charged Uber's former chief security officer, Joe Sullivan, for covering up a massive data breach that the ride-hailing company suffered in 2016.According to the press release published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Sullivan "took deliberate steps to conceal, deflect, and mislead the Federal Trade Commission about the … [Read more...] about Former Uber Security Chief Charged Over Covering Up 2016 Data Breach
WikiLeaks Founder Charged With Conspiring With LulzSec & Anonymous Hackers
The United States government has filed a superseding indictment against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange accusing him of collaborating with computer hackers, including those affiliated with the infamous LulzSec and "Anonymous" hacking groups.The new superseding indictment does not contain any additional charges beyond the prior 18-count indictment filed against Assange in May … [Read more...] about WikiLeaks Founder Charged With Conspiring With LulzSec & Anonymous Hackers