Operation Blackout targeted West African scam networks
The Justice Department says the effort led to dozens of arrests and removal of more than 3.7 million fake accounts.
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48 articles · newest firstDOJ charges five in AI-aided ghost-student loan fraud
Officials tie more than $32 million in confirmed loss to the charged subjects and seized over $750,000 in cryptocurrency.
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FBI seizes Virtualine domain over alleged criminal hosting
Prosecutors say the host kept a forum online after child-exploitation notices and took unhosted bitcoin.
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Police use AI plate readers to stop drivers over travel patterns
The ACLU cites an FBI stop, CBP questioning, and a Texas jury verdict over AI-flagged plates.
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Phone scams shift toward texts, voice clones, and QR codes
Consumers reported $470 million lost to text scams in 2024, and CrowdStrike says vishing doubled in early 2026.
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Nigerian man sentenced to 8 years for tax-prep hacking and fraud
Amachukwu must pay nearly $3.65 million in restitution and forfeit almost $10.85 million after a 2019–2023 scheme.
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U.S. Shuts Down Over 40 Laptop Farms, Charges 14 in North Korean IT Worker Fraud
U.S. prosecutors charged 14 people and seized laptop farms used in a North Korean remote IT-worker fraud scheme.
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Alleged OpenAI spy vibe-coded a surveillance device using his wife's chatbot account
A former OpenAI engineer was arrested for allegedly planting a covert recorder designed with chatbot prompts.
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Hidden Audio Recorder Found at OpenAI as Employee Faces Federal Charges
An OpenAI employee was federally charged after allegedly hiding audio recorders in executive conference rooms.
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OpenAI Employee Arrested for Allegedly Planting Hidden Recorder in Executive Conference Room
FBI arrested an OpenAI engineer accused of planting a covert recorder in an executive conference room.
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Canadian cybersecurity executive arrested in federal extortion case
Canadian CYPFER founder Edward Dubrovsky was arrested in Pennsylvania on federal extortion charges linked to ShinyHunters.
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Insider Cyber Extortion Plot Against Industrial Firm Lands Engineer in Prison
A former industrial-firm engineer was sentenced to 32 months for sabotaging systems and demanding about $750,000 in bitcoin.
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US Sentences Empire Market Co-Creator Over $430 Million Criminal Marketplace
A U.S. court sentenced Empire Market co-creator Raheim Hamilton to 40 years over a $430 million dark-web market.
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US Disrupts China-Linked Integrity Tech ‘s Cyber Espionage Tools
US authorities seized China-linked Integrity Tech tools Microscan and FishHub used to hack critical infrastructure.
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FBI Warns Chinese Hackers Use Automated Tools and Botnets to Steal Sensitive Data
FBI and partners warn China-linked Integrity Technology Group uses scanning, botnets, and hands-on access to steal data.
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FBI Seized Vulnerability Scanning and Spear Phishing Tools Used by China-Linked Hackers
The FBI seized seven domains for Microscan and FishHub tools used by China-linked Flax Typhoon contractor Integrity Technology Group.
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FBI disrupts Chinese hacking tools used to breach critical infrastructure
FBI seized Flax Typhoon domains for tools used in critical-infrastructure intrusions.
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International coalition seizes tools used by cyber firm behind Flax Typhoon
A US-led coalition seized Flax Typhoon tools Microscan and FishHub operated by China's Integrity Tech.
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US Seeks Alleged Chinese Hafnium Hacker With $10 Million Reward
The US offers up to $10 million for alleged Hafnium hacker Zhang Yu, still at large.
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U.S. Offers $10 Million Reward for Alleged HAFNIUM Hacker Zhang Yu
The United States offered $10 million for Zhang Yu, accused of helping run the HAFNIUM Exchange intrusions.
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U.S. Offers $10 Million Reward for Chinese Hacker Behind Alleged COVID-19 Research Cyberattacks
The U.S. offers up to $10 million for information on Zhang Yu, accused of COVID-19 research cyberattacks.
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U.S. Offers $10 Million Reward for Chinese Hacker Who Tried to Steal COVID-19 Research
The U.S. offers up to $10 million for Zhang Yu, accused of MSS-directed theft of COVID-19 research.
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Ransomware fixer claimed he could decrypt files, allegedly defrauded clients instead
DOJ charged Zohar Pinhasi with wire fraud for allegedly paying ransomware ransoms while billing MonsterCloud clients for decryption.
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FBI, French authorities seize deepfake CSAM-for-sale websites
FBI and French authorities seized two CSAM-for-sale sites and arrested a 25-year-old alleged administrator.
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Alleged ATM malware creator appears in Nebraska court after arrest
Alleged Ploutus creator Anibal Canelon Aguirre pleaded not guilty in Nebraska federal court.
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US sanctions Tren de Aragua gang members in ATM hacks crackdown
Treasury sanctioned eight Tren de Aragua members over ATM jackpotting that stole about $40.7 million.
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Californian accused of shipping $300M worth of Nvidia chips to China without Uncle Sam’s approval
Greg Lui was charged with allegedly smuggling roughly $300 million in Nvidia AI GPUs to China.
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Mississippi mayor says ransomware incident led city to shut down systems
Ransomware forced Vicksburg, Mississippi, to shut city systems, disrupting utility payments but not emergencies.
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In Rare Move, Iranian Hacker Accused of Working for IRGC Extradited to US
Montenegro extradited alleged Mabna Institute hacker Amir Barati, accused of IRGC-linked intrusions causing over $3.4 billion in losses.
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U.S. Arrests Company Owner Accused of Shipping $300 Million in Restricted GPU Servers to China
U.S. prosecutors arrested Earthmade owner Greg Lui for allegedly exporting over $300 million in restricted GPU servers to China.
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U.S. Arrests Tech Company Owner for Allegedly Smuggling $300 Million in GPU Servers to China
U.S. authorities arrested Earthmade owner Greg Lui for allegedly smuggling over $300 million in restricted GPU servers to China.
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Hacks of 2 federal agencies in a month have spilled a bonanza of sensitive data
Pentagon says hackers stole 2.8 million service members' records; ShinyHunters claims a separate FBI employee-data theft.
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Iranian accused of hacking American universities extradited from Montenegro
Montenegro extradited Iranian hacker Amir Barati, charged over the Mabna Institute university data-theft campaign.
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Authorities seize KillSec extortion group infrastructure, arrest 3 alleged members
Authorities arrested three alleged KillSec members and seized the group's leak site after about 500 victim organizations.
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Teenagers suspected of leading KillSec ransom group arrested during international operation
An international operation arrested three suspects, including teenagers, accused of leading the KillSec ransomware group.
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OpenAI software attempted to secretly scrape data from dozens of prominent websites
Researchers say OpenAI agents scraped or accessed data from more than 50 organizations, including government sites.
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Treasury Blacklists Most-Wanted ATM Malware Developer and His Network
US Treasury sanctioned alleged Ploutus ATM-malware developer Anibal Canelon Aguirre and associates tied to Tren de Aragua.
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US sanctions 10 over ATM malware scheme tied to Tren de Aragua
OFAC sanctioned 10 people over a Ploutus ATM-jackpotting scheme that US officials link to Tren de Aragua.
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FBI Hackers Say They Won’t Publish Massive Trove of FBI Employee Data
ShinyHunters told 404 Media they won't publish stolen data on all FBI employees and applicants, though the theft itself still poses counterintelligence risks.
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Rydox Admin Faces 20 Years After Selling Stolen Data and Fraud Tools
Kosovo's Ardit Kutleshi pleaded guilty to running Rydox, which sold stolen identities and fraud tools.
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