Aspen Institute Launches National Task Force for Fraud and Scam Prevention
A trailblazing multi-sector initiative will launch in the fall to combat fraud. The initiative will bring together leading stakeholders from government, law enforcement, private industry, and civil society to develop a nation-wide strategy aimed at helping prevent fraud and scams.
Continue Reading911 S5 Botnet Dismantled and Its Administrator Arrested in Coordinated International Operation
YunHe Wang, a People's Republic of China national, was arrested on May 24 on charges that he created and operated the world's largest botnet and deployed malware across millions of residential Windows computers worldwide. Wang generated millions of dollars by offering cybercriminals access to these infected computers for a fee.
Continue ReadingSamourai Wallet Founders Arrested for Executing Over $2 billion in Unlawful Transactions
Samourai Wallet founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill have been arrested and charged with operating a mixing service that executed over $2 billion in unlawful transactions and laundered over $100 million in criminal proceeds.
Continue ReadingFormer Bank Employee Charged With Stealing and Selling Hundreds of Customer Accounts
Kalien Frazier, 29, of Oakland, California, was indicted on six counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft for a bank insider scheme, in which he used his position as a bank employee to access, misappropriate, and sell hundreds of bank customer accounts and identity information. If convicted on all counts, Frazier faces a possible maximum sentence of 120 years in prison for the wire fraud, plus a mandatory minimum sentence of two years for aggravated identity theft.
Continue ReadingPolice Raid “Skimmer Manufacturing Lab” in Houston Airbnb, Charge Romanian Suspects Who Crossed Canadian Border
Four suspects, believed to be connected to Romanian crime families, have been charged in connection to a card skimming scheme. The group allegedly crossed the border from Canada into Vermont and cut off their court-ordered GPS ankle monitors before placing credit card skimmers at several locations while temporarily staying in Houston, according to court documents.
Continue ReadingKentucky Man Indicted for Cyber Intrusion, Identity Theft, and Bank Fraud
Jesse Kipf, 38, has been indicted by a federal grand jury sitting in London, Kentucky on five counts of computer fraud, three counts of aggravated identity theft, and two counts of making false statements on applications in connection with federally insured financial institutions.
Continue ReadingRUSSIAN NATIONAL PLEADS GUILTY TO OPERATING ILLEGAL PROXY SERVICE THAT INFECTED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF INTERNET-CONNECTED DEVICES
Sergei Makinin, a Russian and Moldovan national, pled guilty to three counts of knowingly causing the transmission of a program that intentionally caused damage without authorization to protected computers.
Continue ReadingThree Defendants Extradited from Germany, Morocco, and Romania to Face Charges Related to Russian Cyberfraud Scheme
“The defendants are charged with conspiring to defraud victims out of more than $48 million by stealing sensitive personal information, including social security numbers, and using it to buy and then resell electronics and luxury goods,” stated United States Attorney Peace. “This case shows that if criminals organize to target U.S. victims in their international crimes, our Office will unite with the international community to catch and bring them to justice.”
Continue ReadingMan Arrested in Multi-State Sex Trafficking Ring; 3 Victims Found at Monroeville, PA Motel
MONROEVILLE, Pa. — A man has been arrested in connection to a multi-state sex trafficking ring, and investigators said three victims were found at a motel in Monroeville.
Continue ReadingTRM Labs Joins Forces with the National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance (NCFTA) to Disrupt Threat of Cybercrime
TRM Labs, the leader in blockchain intelligence solutions, today announced it has joined the National Cyber-Forensics and Training Alliance (NCFTA), a trusted alliance of business and law enforcement created to disrupt the devastating and ever-changing threats from cybercrime. The partnership allows TRM Labs to share critical blockchain intelligence and investigative resources with the NCFTA and its network who collaborate to address the most urgent cyber-enabled threats.
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