Russian National Sentenced to 40 Months for Selling 297,000+ Stolen Credentials
Georgy Kavzharadze, 27, of Moscow, Russia was a prolific stolen credential vendor on the since disrupted criminal internet marketplace Slilpp. He was charged in August 2021 and subsequently extradited to the U.S. On August 14, 2024, Kavzharadze was sentenced to 40 months in prison and ordered to pay $1,233,521.47 in restitution.
Continue ReadingBelarusian-Ukrainian Cybercriminal known as "J.P. Morgan" faces decades in prison after being extradited from Poland.
Following an extensive international law enforcement investigation, Maksim Silnikau, aka "J.P. Morgan" was extradited to the U.S. from Poland. Silnikau is believed to be one of the world's most prolific Russian-speaking cybercrime actors and the founder of ransomware-as-a-service group Reveton. The U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA), FBI, Secret Service, Guardia Civil of Spain, Security Service of Ukraine Cyber Department and many other law enforcement agencies coordinated on the investigation.
Continue ReadingBrazillian Senators visit the NCFTA
Senators of the Permanent Subcommittee on Cyber Security made their first stop on an official trip to the United States in Pittsburgh where they visited the NCFTA to learn about and discuss strategic frameworks and cybersecurity best practices.
Continue ReadingOperation Chakra-II: India's CBI takes Action to dismantle major cyber crime network, arrests 43
India's Central Bureau of Investigation arrests 43 and disrupts major international criminal call center responsible for targeting victims globally.
Continue ReadingUK Arrests Suspected Scattered Spider Hacker Linked to MGM Attack
UK police have arrested a 17-year-old boy suspected of being involved in the 2023 MGM Resorts ransomware attack and a member of the Scattered Spider hacking collective...the arrest is part of a broader investigation conducted by the National Crime Agency and the FBI into a hacking group known to breach networks, steal data, and deploy ransomware in extortion schemes.
Continue ReadingAspen 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.
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