Les dernières actus des cybercriminels (9 février 2024)

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INTERPOL-led operation targets growing cyber threats
Phishing, malware and ransomware incidents at heart of Operation Synergia

Police seize record 50,000 Bitcoin from now-defunct piracy site
The police in Saxony, eastern Germany, have seized 50,000 Bitcoin from the former operator of the pirate site movie2k.to through a voluntary deposit to a state-controlled wallet.

Cops arrest 17-year-old suspected of hundreds of swattings nationwide
Police traced swatting calls to teen’s home IP addresses.

Convicted console hacker says he paid Nintendo $25 a month from prison
As Gary Bowser rebuilds his life, fellow Team Xecuter indictees have yet to face trial.

Ukraine’s SBU arrested a member of Pro-Russia hackers group ‘Cyber Army of Russia’
Ukraine’s security service (SBU) detained an alleged member of the pro-Russia hacker group « the Cyber Army of Russia. »

Ex-CIA officer and WikiLeaks source sentenced to 40 years for largest breach in agency history
Joshua Adam Schulte was found to have abused administrative privileges and secretly transmitted the documents in 2016.

Fla. Man Charged in SIM-Swapping Spree is Key Suspect in Hacker Groups Oktapus, Scattered Spider
On Jan. 9, 2024, U.S. authorities arrested a 19-year-old Florida man charged with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiring with others to use SIM-swapping to steal cryptocurrency. Sources close to the investigation tell KrebsOnSecurity the accused was a key member of a criminal hacking group blamed for a string of cyber intrusions at major U.S.

Arrests in $400M SIM-Swap Tied to Heist at FTX?
Three Americans were charged this week with stealing more than $400 million in a November 2022 SIM-swapping attack. The U.S. government did not name the victim organization, but there is every indication that the money was stolen from the now-defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX, which had just filed for bankruptcy on that same day.

Dark Web Drugs Vendor Forfeits $150m After Guilty Plea
Drug trafficker Banmeet Singh made $150m in cryptocurrency from dark web sales

US Sanctions Egyptian IT Experts Aiding ISIS in Cybersecurity
The US said the two Egyptian nationals provided cybersecurity training and support to ISIS leadership and supporters, as well as helping enable the group to use cryptocurrency

Citibank Sued For Failing to Protect Fraud Victims
New York attorney general launches legal case against Citi for failing to reimburse or protect fraud victims

NSA Admits Buying American Browsing Records From Shady Markets
The US National Security Agency (NSA) has confirmed purchasing American users’ internet browsing records without warrants.

Trickbot malware developer jailed for five years
A 40-year-old Russian man has been sentenced [https://www.

Canada’s ‘most prolific hacker’ jailed for two years
A 33-year-old man has been sentenced to two years in prison after admitting his part in a series of ransomware and malware attacks that hit more than one thousand individuals, businesses, and organisations – including three police departments.

3 ISIS Members Slapped With Sanctions From US Treasury
New sanctions aim to disrupt their cyber and financial operations.

DHS employees jailed for stealing data of 200K U.S. govt workers
Three former Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees were sentenced to prison for stealing proprietary U.S. government software and databases containing the personal data of 200,000 federal employees.

Police disrupt Grandoreiro banking malware operation, make arrests
The Federal Police of Brazil and cybersecurity researchers have disrupted the Grandoreiro banking malware operation, which has been targeting Spanish-speaking countries with financial fraud since 2017.

Vastaamo hacker traced via ‘untraceable’ Monero transactions, police says
Julius Aleksanteri Kivimäki, the suspect believed to be behind an attack against one of Finland’s largest psychotherapy clinics, Vastaamo, was allegedly identified by tracing what has been believed to be untraceable Monero transactions.

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Les actus sélectionnées cette semaine

INTERPOL-led operation targets growing cyber threats

Police seize record 50,000 Bitcoin from now-defunct piracy site

Cops arrest 17-year-old suspected of hundreds of swattings nationwide

Convicted console hacker says he paid Nintendo $25 a month from prison

Ukraine’s SBU arrested a member of Pro-Russia hackers group ‘Cyber Army of Russia’

Ex-CIA officer and WikiLeaks source sentenced to 40 years for largest breach in agency history

Fla. Man Charged in SIM-Swapping Spree is Key Suspect in Hacker Groups Oktapus, Scattered Spider

Arrests in $400M SIM-Swap Tied to Heist at FTX?

Dark Web Drugs Vendor Forfeits $150m After Guilty Plea

US Sanctions Egyptian IT Experts Aiding ISIS in Cybersecurity

Citibank Sued For Failing to Protect Fraud Victims

NSA Admits Buying American Browsing Records From Shady Markets

Trickbot malware developer jailed for five years

Canada’s ‘most prolific hacker’ jailed for two years

3 ISIS Members Slapped With Sanctions From US Treasury

DHS employees jailed for stealing data of 200K U.S. govt workers

Police disrupt Grandoreiro banking malware operation, make arrests

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