Global Crackdown Arrests 276, Shuts 9 Crypto Scam Centers, Seizes $701M
A coordinated international operation involving U.S. and Chinese authorities has arrested at least 276 suspects and shut down nine scam...
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30,000 Facebook Accounts Hacked via Google AppSheet Phishing Campaign
Ravie LakshmananMay 01, 2026Malware / Threat Intelligence A newly discovered Vietnamese-linked operation has been observed using a Google AppSheet as...
Large-scale Roblox hacking operation shut down by Ukrainian authorities
Large-scale Roblox hacking operation shut down by Ukrainian authorities Pierluigi Paganini April 30, 2026 Ukrainian police arrested three hackers who...
VECT 2.0 Ransomware Irreversibly Destroys Files Over 131KB on Windows, Linux, ESXi
Threat hunters are warning that the cybercriminal operation known as VECT 2.0 acts more like a wiper than a ransomware...
SystemBC C2 Server Reveals 1,570+ Victims in The Gentlemen Ransomware Operation
Threat actors associated with The Gentlemen ransomware‑as‑a‑service (RaaS) operation have been observed attempting to deploy a known proxy malware called...
Operation PowerOFF Seizes 53 DDoS Domains, Exposes 3 Million Criminal Accounts
Ravie LakshmananApr 17, 2026DDoS / Cybercrime An international law enforcement operation has taken down 53 domains and arrested four people...
US, UK and Canada disrupt $45M crypto theft in Operation Atlantic
US, UK and Canada disrupt $45M crypto theft in Operation Atlantic Pierluigi Paganini April 14, 2026 US, UK and Canada...
International police Operation Alice take down 373,000 dark web sites exploiting children
International police Operation Alice take down 373,000 dark web sites exploiting children Pierluigi Paganini March 23, 2026 Operation Alice: Police...
Global law enforcement operation targets AISURU, Kimwolf, JackSkid botnet operators
Global law enforcement operation targets AISURU, Kimwolf, JackSkid botnet operators Pierluigi Paganini March 20, 2026 DoJ disrupted IoT botnets’ C2...
LeakNet Ransomware Uses ClickFix via Hacked Sites, Deploys Deno In-Memory Loader
The ransomware operation known as LeakNet has adopted the ClickFix social engineering tactic delivered through compromised websites as an initial...
Interpol – Operation Synergia III leads to 45,000 malicious IPs dismantled and 94 arrests worldwide
Interpol – Operation Synergia III leads to 45,000 malicious IPs dismantled and 94 arrests worldwide Pierluigi Paganini March 14, 2026...
Chinese Hackers Target Southeast Asian Militaries with AppleChris and MemFun Malware
A suspected China-based cyber espionage operation has targeted Southeast Asian military organizations as part of a state-sponsored campaign that dates...
Authorities Disrupt SocksEscort Proxy Botnet Exploiting 369,000 IPs Across 163 Countries
A court-authorized international law enforcement operation has dismantled a criminal proxy service named SocksEscort that enslaved thousands of residential routers...
Massive GitHub malware operation spreads BoryptGrab stealer
Massive GitHub malware operation spreads BoryptGrab stealer Pierluigi Paganini March 08, 2026 Trend Micro found BoryptGrab stealer spreading through 100+...
How hackers bypassed MFA with a $120 phishing kit – until a global takedown shut it down
In a co-ordinated public-private operation between law enforcement agencies and cybersecurity industry partners one of the world's most prolific phishing-as-a-service...
