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...
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True Threats and True Crimes – Those Memes You Post Might Be Crimes
The Department of Justice’s reported indictment of James Comey over a reposted image of seashells arranged to read “8647” forces...
Two Cybersecurity Professionals Get 4-Year Sentences in BlackCat Ransomware Attacks
Ravie LakshmananMay 01, 2026Data Breach / Law Enforcement The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday announced the sentencing of...
IBM’s government DEI settlement could increase pressure to avoid tech hiring diversity
IBM has agreed to settle a complaint from the US Justice Department around its initiatives to diversify its workforce and...
While TSA Made Headlines, CISA Went Dark
The Department of Homeland Security has been partially shut down for over 45 days. In that time, 460 TSA...
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...
DoJ Disrupts 3 Million-Device IoT Botnets Behind Record 31.4 Tbps Global DDoS Attacks
Ravie LakshmananMar 20, 2026Botnet / Network Security The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday announced the disruption of command-and-control...
Feds Disrupt IoT Botnets Behind Huge DDoS Attacks
The U.S. Justice Department joined authorities in Canada and Germany in dismantling the online infrastructure behind four highly disruptive botnets...
OFAC Sanctions DPRK IT Worker Network Funding WMD Programs Through Fake Remote Jobs
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned six individuals and two entities for...
7 Most Influential Women in Cybersecurity You Should Follow in 2026
On April 18, 2016, the US Department of Defense did something it had never done in its history. It...
Hacktivists Claim DHS Breach, Leak 6,600+ ICE Contractor Records
Image: Jacob Barone's Law Enforcement Photography's photo/Flickr The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may have been breached… with thousands of...
DoJ Seizes $61 Million in Tether Linked to Pig Butchering Crypto Scams
Ravie LakshmananFeb 27, 2026Financial Crime / Social Engineering The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) this week announced the seizure of...
