Clop Raid: A Big Win in the War on Ransomware?
Cops arrest six, seize cars and cash in splashy raid, and experts are applauding.
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Government
IKEA Fined $1.2M for Elaborate ‘Spying System’
A French court fined the furniture giant for illegal surveillance on 400 customers and staff.
Read MoreTakeaways from the Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack
The incident showcases basic steps that organizations can take to protect themselves as ransomware gangs get smarter.
Read MoreMicrosoft Gets Second Shot at Banning hiQ from Scraping LinkedIn User Data
Decision throws out previous ruling in favor of hiQ Labs that prevented Microsoft’s business networking platform to forbid the company from harvesting public info from user profiles.
Read MoreREvil Hits US Nuclear Weapons Contractor: Report
“We hereby keep a right (sic) to forward all of the relevant documentation and data to military agencies of our choise (sic)” REvil reportedly wrote.
Read MoreTrickBot Coder Faces Decades in Prison
A Latvian malware developer known as “Max” has been arraigned on 19 counts related to fraud, identity theft, information theft and money laundering.
Read More‘An0m’ Encrypted-Chat Sting Leads to Arrest of 800
The FBI and Australian law enforcement set up the encrypted chat service and ran it for over 3 years, seizing weapons, drugs and over $48m in cash.
Read MoreEvil Corp Impersonates PayloadBin Group to Avoid Federal Sanctions
The cybercriminals try to pin new ransomware on Babuk Locker in an effort to fly under the radar of an ongoing FBI investigation.
Read MoreFBI Claws Back Millions of DarkSide’s Ransom Profits
The tables have been turned, the FBI & DOJ said after announcing the use of blockchain technology to track down the contents of DarkSide’s cryptocurrency wallet.
Read MoreSupreme Court Limits Scope of Controversial Hacking Law
Judges rule that Georgia police officer did not violate CFAA when he accessed law-enforcement data in exchange for bribe money, a ruling that takes heat off ethical hackers.
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