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US Sanctions Lockbit Leader in Ransomware Crackdown
8.5.2024
On May 7, the U.S. announced sanctions against Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, a key figure in the Lockbit ransomware group. The U.S., alongside international allies including the UK and Australia, has taken coordinated measures to curb the activities of this prominent cybercriminal group. Khoroshev...
U.S. DOJ Identifies and Charges LockBit Ransomware Gang Leader with Fraud, Extortion
7.5.2024
U.S. authorities have identified Russian national Dmitry Khoroshev as the mastermind behind the notorious LockBit ransomware gang, and are offering a $10 million reward for information that leads to his arrest
Ukrainian Cybercriminal “Rabotnik” Sentenced to 13 Years for Orchestrating $700M Worth of Ransomware Attacks
2.5.2024
Yaroslav Vasinskyi, a Ukrainian national known as "Rabotnik," has been handed a prison sentence of 13 years and seven months for his role in ransomware attacks.
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Rabotnik, Affiliate of Ransomware Group REvil, Sentenced to 13 Years in Jail
2.5.2024
Ukrainian national, Yaroslav Vasinskyi, also known as Rabotnik, has been sentenced 13 years and seven months in prison for his role in conducting over 2,500 ransomware attacks and demanding over $700 million in ransom payments, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday
FBI, Europol Say Akira Ransomware Has Drained $42M from 250 Firms
19.4.2024
Akira, a ransomware group, has drained $42 million from 250 firms since March 2023, said the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Europol, CISA, Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), and the Netherlands’ National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NL) in a joint statement.
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‘Criminal Geniuses’ Admit Fortnite Hack Was A Total Hoax
5.3.2024
Last week, reports broke that Fortnite maker Epic Games had allegedly been the victim of a hack, with a supposed ransomware group claiming it had snagged 200 gigabytes of internal data. Almost immediately, however, Epic announced that it had no evidence any such hack had taken place. Now, it turns...
Over 200 Crypto Accounts Linked to Ransomware Operator LockBit Frozen
21.2.2024
A coordinated international operation has targeted one of the leading ransomware operator group LockBit, freezing over 200 cryptocurrency accounts linked to their activities.
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U.S. Bans Crypto Addresses Tied to LockBit Ransomware Group From Financial System
20.2.2024
The U.S. government tagged a number of bitcoin and ether addresses as being tied to the LockBit ransomware group, which was taken down on Monday
Crypto Ransomware Operator LockBit Taken Down in a Global Operation
20.2.2024
The website of major crypto ransomware operator LockBit has been taken down in a coordinated effort by international enforcement agencies.
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Bitcoin Ransomware Takes Down 100 Romanian Hospitals Offline, Hackers Demand 3.5BTC
15.2.2024
More than 100 hospitals in Romania were affected by a crypto ransomware attack on Tuesday, the National Cyber Security Directorate (DNSC) confirmed. The unidentified perpetrators have demanded 3.5 Bitcoin (BTC), or about $180,000, to decrypt the data. The ransomware took down over 100 hospitals...
SEC Chair Gensler Warns of Bitcoin’s Role in Ransomware, Advocates for Centralized Money
14.2.2024
United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler spoke about Bitcoin, stating that it is the leading market share for ransomware attacks. Despite the agency’s approval of 11 Spot Bitcoin ETFs earlier this year, Gensler has continued to express his disapproval of...
‘Millions Affected’- Bitcoin Ransomware Attackers Leak Venezuelan Mobile Carrier Data
14.2.2024
Bitcoin ransomware attackers reportedly leaked “sensitive data” belonging to “millions” of Venezuelan mobile carrier Digitel customers onto the internet on February 12. Per the X channel VE sin Filtro, the attackers hail from the MedusaBlog hacking group. Bitcoin Ransomware Attackers ‘Demanded...
U.S. Treasury Department Highlights Increasing Use of Crypto by Criminals in 2024
7.2.2024
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has released its 2024 National Risk Assessments on Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Proliferation Financing, outlining the most significant threats facing the United States in illicit finance. The reports detail updates to the anti-money laundering...
Ransomware Payments Hit Record $1 Billion in 2023: Chainalysis
7.2.2024
Criminals made off with a staggering $1 billion in cryptocurrency ransomware payments in 2023, per the latest insights from Chainalysis’ 2024 “Crypto Crime Report.” The report highlights a surge in sophisticated attacks targeting high-profile institutions and critical...
DOJ Charges Belarusian National With Money Laundering Conspiracy and Operating Unlicensed Crypto Exchange
4.2.2024
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged the Belarus national Aliaksandr Klimenka with money laundering conspiracy and the operation of an unlicensed money services business. Most of these criminal activities were perpetrated via BTC-e’s servers in the U.S. which were “leased...
Trickbot Ransomware Developer Behind $833M Crypto Theft Gets Prison Term
26.1.2024
Source: Pixabay/Pete Linforth A 40-year-old Russian developer of Trickbot ransomware has been sentenced to a five-year prison term, according to the US Department of Justice (DoJ). In a press release dated January 25, the DoJ identified the individual as Vladimir Dunaev from Amur Oblast, Russia....
Ransomware and Darknet Markets Top List For Most Prominent Crypto Crimes
25.1.2024
A new report from blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis found that crypto related crimes decreased in 2023. While notable, findings also show that ransomware and darknet market activity involving cryptocurrency increased considerably. Eric Jardine, cybercrime research lead for Chainalysis, told...
Insomniac Responds To Massive Hack Of Wolverine And Employee Data
22.12.2023
Insomniac Games has broken its silence on the recent ransomware attack that resulted in hackers releasing confidential studio information, personal employee data, and an entire playable build of the upcoming PlayStation 5 exclusive, Wolverine. “We’re both saddened and angered about the recent...
Senate Coalition Grows to Crack Down on Crypto’s Use in Illicit Finance
13.12.2023
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren’s bill to crack down on crypto’s use in illicit finance has gained more support among lawmakers. “The Treasury Department is making clear that we need new laws to crack down on crypto’s use in enabling terrorist groups, rogue nations, drug lords...
Spider-Man And Wolverine Devs Hit By Alleged Ransomware Attack
12.12.2023
Insomniac Games, the PlayStation-owned developer behind Marvel’s Spider-Man and the upcoming Wolverine, was reportedly breached by a ransomware gang that claims to have stolen employees’ personal data and unreleased information about its upcoming X-Men game.Read more