Feds get second guilty plea in takedown of dark web Empire MarketThe Record·Jan 29, 15:04 UTC · Jan 29, 2026Malware30
Empire Market co-founder faces 10 years to life after guilty pleaSecurity Affairs·Jan 30, 09:06 UTC · Jan 30, 2026Malware30
Expert: IoT Botnets the Work of a ‘Vast Minority’Krebs on Security·Jan 24, 16:22 UTC · Jan 24, 2018Malware in the wild60
Correcting the Record on vDOS ProsecutionsKrebs on Security·Nov 21, 16:37 UTC · Nov 21, 2017Malware30
As White House moves to send AI chips to China, Trump’s DOJ prosecutes chip smugglersCyberScoop·Dec 12, 00:34 UTC · Dec 12, 2025Malware42
Russian Cybercrime Boss Burkov Gets 9 YearsKrebs on Security·Jun 27, 18:06 UTC · Jun 27, 2020Malware30
Malware Author Admits Role in $568m CyberInfosecurity Magazine·Aug 3, 18:30 UTC · Aug 3, 2020Malware30
Hacker Who Used Linux Botnet to Send Millions of Spam Emails Pleads GuiltyThe Hacker News·Mar 29, 10:47 UTC · Mar 29, 2017Malware42
Suspect in case of Mirai botnet, which knocked major sites offline in 2016, pleads guiltyCyberScoop·Dec 9, 23:27 UTC · Dec 9, 2020Malware in the wild60
Minor Behind 2016 PlayStation DDoS AttacksInfosecurity Magazine·Dec 10, 19:06 UTC · Dec 10, 2020Malware30
Former NSA Employee Pleads Guilty to Taking Classified DataKrebs on Security·Dec 15, 00:00 UTC · Dec 15, 2017Malware42
Creator of NanoCore RAT Pleads Guilty to Aiding CyberCriminalsThe Hacker News·Jul 27, 06:59 UTC · Jul 27, 2017Malware30
Spam Kingpin Peter Levashov Gets Time ServedKrebs on Security·Jul 20, 21:56 UTC · Jul 20, 2021Malware42
Ukrainian national faces up to 20 years in prison for his role in Zeus, IcedID malware schemesSecurity Affairs·Feb 17, 16:38 UTC · Feb 17, 2024Malware55
DDoS Mitigation Firm Founder Admits to DDoSKrebs on Security·Jan 20, 23:37 UTC · Jan 20, 2020Malware30
Ukrainian Faces Decades in Prison for Leading Prolific Malware CampaigInfosecurity Magazine·Feb 19, 12:00 UTC · Feb 19, 2024Malware55
Estonian hacker Pavel Tsurkan pleads guilty for operating a proxy botnet.Security Affairs·Jul 23, 18:35 UTC · Jul 23, 2021Malware30
DeepDotWeb Administrator Admits Darknet ConspiracyInfosecurity Magazine·Apr 1, 17:01 UTC · Apr 1, 2021Malware42
Creator of multiple IoT botnets, including Satori, pleaded guiltySecurity Affairs·Sep 5, 06:11 UTC · Sep 5, 2019Malware30
Feds Allege Adconion Employees Hijacked IP Addresses for SpammingKrebs on Security·Sep 2, 21:30 UTC · Sep 2, 2019Malware30
Feds Target $100M ‘GozNym’ Cybercrime NetworkKrebs on Security·May 15, 00:00 UTC · May 15, 2019Malware30
Mirai Co-Author Gets 6 Months Confinement, $8.6M in Fines for Rutgers AttacksKrebs on Security·Oct 26, 20:55 UTC · Oct 26, 2018Malware30
Three men plead guilty for roles in Mirai botnet empire, court documents showCyberScoop·Dec 13, 20:44 UTC · Dec 13, 2017Malware in the wild60
Sellers of Anom, the FBI's Secret Backdoored Phone, Plead Guilty404 Media·Jan 31, 15:33 UTC · Jan 31, 2025Malware42
Marcus Hutchins pleads guilty to two counts related to Kronos banking malwareCyberScoop·Apr 19, 22:10 UTC · Apr 19, 2019Malware in the wild60
FBI takes down IPStorm malware botnet as hacker behind it pleads guiltyThe Record·Nov 14, 18:40 UTC · Nov 14, 2023Malware30
21-Year-Old Creator of LuminosityLink Hacking Tool Pleads GuiltyThe Hacker News·Jul 17, 09:51 UTC · Jul 17, 2018Malware30
Administrator of RSOCKS Proxy Botnet Pleads GuiltyKrebs on Security·Jan 24, 19:22 UTC · Jan 24, 2023Malware42
Marcus Hutchins pleads guilty to 2 counts of malware developmentSecurity Affairs·Apr 20, 21:44 UTC · Apr 20, 2019Malware42
ThreatsDay Bulletin: Spyware Alerts, Mirai Strikes, Docker Leaks, ValleyRAT Rootkit — and 20 More StoriesThe Hacker News·Dec 18, 12:15 UTC · Dec 18, 2025MalwareCVE-2024-3721CVE-2025-5518260
Student Faces 10 Years In Prison For Creating And Selling Limitless KeyloggerThe Hacker News·Jan 15, 00:00 UTC · Jan 15, 2017Malware30
Russian Hacker Behind NeverQuest Banking Malware Gets 4 Years in U.S. PrisonThe Hacker News·Nov 22, 08:06 UTC · Nov 22, 2019Malware30