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An 18-year-old from California, Alan Filion, has been identified as the mastermind behind a series of swatting incidents, totaling 375 fake emergency calls. This alarming trend involves making false reports to law enforcement, prompting them to dispatch emergency services to an unsuspecting victim's location. The Rise of a
The United States, alongside Australia and the UK, has imposed sanctions on a Russian bulletproof hosting provider and its administrators for aiding LockBit ransomware operations. This action is part of ongoing efforts to dismantle the Russian cybercriminal network. The sanctions, announced by the US Department of the Treasury's
QuSecure, a tech innovator from Silicon Valley, has successfully completed a Series A funding round, raising a total of $28 million. This capital injection is aimed at enhancing their post-quantum cryptography (PQC) solutions. Investment and Expansion Plans The funding round was spearheaded by Two Bear Capital, with Accenture Ventures also
The United States, United Kingdom, and Australia have jointly imposed sanctions on a Russian web-hosting provider and two individuals linked to the notorious LockBit ransomware group. This move targets Zservers, a Russian bulletproof hosting service known for its resistance to law enforcement interventions. Sanctions Target Key Players The sanctions, coordinated
An Indiana resident has been sentenced to two decades in federal prison for orchestrating a significant cryptocurrency heist from his mother's basement. Details of the Cybercrime In May 2023, a federal grand jury charged Evan Frederick Light, a 22-year-old from Lebanon, Indiana, with conspiracy to commit wire fraud
Lee Enterprises, a prominent newspaper group in the United States, recently experienced a significant cyberattack that disrupted its operations. The incident led to an outage affecting various business functions. Details of the Cyberattack The company disclosed in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that the cyberattack
A significant breakthrough in the fight against cybercrime has been achieved with the arrest of four individuals linked to the notorious Phobos ransomware group. This global law enforcement operation also led to the seizure of 8Base's dark web platforms. Details of the Arrest The operation, which unfolded in
The Handala hacking group, allegedly linked to Iranian intelligence, has announced a significant cyberattack on Israel's police, claiming to have extracted 2.1 terabytes of confidential data. This trove reportedly includes personnel records, weapons inventories, medical and psychological profiles, legal case files, weapon permits, and identity documents. Handala
An Alabama resident has confessed to executing a SIM swap attack that compromised the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) account on X in January 2024. The individual, 25-year-old Eric Council Jr., initially denied the charges but later admitted to facilitating a false announcement about Bitcoin ETFs,