Feb 18, 2024NewsroomMalware / Cybercrime A Ukrainian national has pleaded guilty in the U.S. to his role in two different malware schemes, Zeus and IcedID, between May 2009 and February 2021. Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov (aka Vyacheslav Igoravich Andreev, father, and tank), 37, was arrested by Swiss authorities in October 2022 and extradited to the U.S. last year. He was … [Read more...] about FBI’s Most-Wanted Zeus and IcedID Malware Mastermind Pleads Guilty
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Mastermind Behind Twitter 2020 Hack Pleads Guilty and Faces up to 70 Years in Prison
May 10, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Social Media A U.K. national has pleaded guilty in connection with the July 2020 Twitter attack affecting numerous high-profile accounts and defrauding other users of the platform. Joseph James O'Connor, who also went by the online alias PlugwalkJoe, admitted to "his role in cyberstalking and multiple schemes that involve computer … [Read more...] about Mastermind Behind Twitter 2020 Hack Pleads Guilty and Faces up to 70 Years in Prison
Infamous BreachForums Mastermind Arrested in New York
Mar 18, 2023Ravie LakshmananCyber Crime / Data Breach U.S. law enforcement authorities have arrested a New York man in connection with running the infamous BreachForums hacking forum under the online alias "Pompompurin." The development, first reported by Bloomberg Law, comes after News 12 Westchester, earlier this week, said that federal investigators "spent hours inside and … [Read more...] about Infamous BreachForums Mastermind Arrested in New York
17-Year-Old ‘Mastermind’, 2 Others Behind the Biggest Twitter Hack Arrested
A 17-year-old teen and two other 19 and 22-year-old individuals have reportedly been arrested for being the alleged mastermind behind the recent Twitter hack that simultaneously targeted several high-profile accounts within minutes as part of a massive bitcoin scam.According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Mason Sheppard, aka "Chaewon," 19, from the United Kingdom, Nima … [Read more...] about 17-Year-Old ‘Mastermind’, 2 Others Behind the Biggest Twitter Hack Arrested