OpenAI Disrupts Poipet Scam Network Using ChatGPT Across Multiple Fraud Schemes
Ravie LakshmananAug 05, 2026Cybercrime / Artificial Intelligence OpenAI said it disrupted a Cambodia-based scam operation that used its generative artificial...
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Russia Charges Telegram Founder Pavel Durov With Aiding Terrorist Activity
Ravie LakshmananJul 29, 2026Cybercrime / Law Enforcement The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) on Wednesday said it...
Google Disrupts NetNut Residential Proxy Network Spanning 2 Million Home Devices
Swati KhandelwalJul 02, 2026Cybercrime / Botnet Google has significantly degraded NetNut, one of the biggest networks that turns home devices...
19-Year-Old Scattered Spider Suspect Extradited to Face U.S. Hacking Charges
Swati KhandelwalJul 01, 2026Cybercrime / Ransomware A teenager accused of belonging to the hacking group Scattered Spider has been extradited...
INTERPOL Warns Phishing, Ransomware, and AI Scams Are Rising Across Asia-Pacific
Ravie LakshmananJun 22, 2026Cybercrime / Artificial Intelligence A new report from INTERPOL has revealed a "dramatic increase" in cybercrime in...
Kimwolf DDoS Botnet Operator Arrested in Canada Over DDoS-for-Hire Attacks
Ravie LakshmananMay 22, 2026Cybercrime / Law Enforcement The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday announced the arrest of a...
FBI and Indonesian Police Dismantle W3LL Phishing Network Behind $20M Fraud Attempts
Ravie LakshmananApr 13, 2026Cybercrime / Threat Intelligence The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in partnership with the Indonesian National...
BKA Identifies REvil Leaders Behind 130 German Ransomware Attacks
Ravie LakshmananApr 06, 2026Cybercrime / Financial Crime Germany's Federal Criminal Police Office (aka BKA or the Bundeskriminalamt) has unmasked the...
LeakBase Admin Arrested in Russia Over Massive Stolen Credential Marketplace
Ravie LakshmananMar 25, 2026Cybercrime / Dark Web The alleged administrator of the LeakBase cybercrime forum has been arrested by Russian...
Russian Hacker Sentenced to 2 Years for TA551 Botnet-Driven Ransomware Attacks
The Hacker NewsMar 25, 2026Cybercrime / Ransomware The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) said a Russian national has been sentenced...
U.S. Sentences Russian Hacker to 6.75 Years for Role in $9M Ransomware Damage
Ravie LakshmananMar 24, 2026Cybercrime / Network Security A 26-year-old Russian citizen has been sentenced in the U.S. to 6.75 years...
Meta Disables 150K Accounts Linked to Southeast Asia Scam Centers in Global Crackdown
Ravie LakshmananMar 11, 2026Cybercrime / Artificial Intelligence Meta on Wednesday said it disabled over 150,000 accounts associated with scam centers...
ShinyHunters leaked the full Odido dataset
ShinyHunters leaked the full Odido dataset Pierluigi Paganini March 01, 2026 Cybercrime group ShinyHunters leaked the full Odido dataset, the...
Ukrainian National Sentenced to 5 Years in North Korea IT Worker Fraud Case
Ravie LakshmananFeb 20, 2026Cybercrime / Law Enforcement A 29-year-old Ukrainian national has been sentenced to five years in prison in...
