Canadian man extradited for hacking scheme targeting universities
Roach faces charges for conspiring to hack US universities and mine cryptocurrency using malware.
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Canadians extradited for 2016-2019 school hacking campaign
Two Canadians are accused of running a cryptomining campaign targeting US schools from 2016 to 2019.
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Canadians extradited over cryptomining on university supercomputers
Ryan Roach extradited after hijacking US university systems for Electroneum mining from 2016 to 2019
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Chinese national extradited over alleged $37 million investment scam
Prosecutors say a Cambodia-linked ring used fake trading sites and moved victim money into Tether.
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Dutch police extradite Chinese national over Cambodian scam laundering
Zheng Zhao faces up to 20 years after prosecutors say at least $36.9 million from 174 US victims moved through a Bahamas bank into USDT.
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Chinese man extradited to US over $36.9 million crypto scam
Zhen Zhao was arraigned in California after extradition from the Netherlands and faces up to 20 years if convicted.
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Germany Arrests Suspected Qilin Ransomware Leader After Japan Detention
Germany arrested a suspected Qilin leader extradited from Japan, while the gang kept listing new victims.
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Germany arrests alleged core Qilin ransomware member after extradition
Germany arrested an alleged core Qilin ransomware member, a Russian national extradited from Japan, over a ransomware attack in Germany.
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Qilin Ransomware Suspect Arrested in Japan, Extradited to Germany
A 28-year-old Russian alleged core Qilin ransomware member, arrested in Osaka, was extradited to Germany over a $160,000 crypto extortion.
Iranian hacker accused of draining 31TB from university inboxes extradited to the US
Montenegro approved extraditing Amir Barati over an alleged IRGC-linked theft of 31TB from universities.
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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.
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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Ryuk Member Karen Vardanyan Sentenced to Two Years in U.S. Prison
Ryuk affiliate Karen Vardanyan was sentenced to 24 months in U.S. prison and ordered to pay $1.2 million restitution.
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US Court Sentences Armenian Man to Prison for Ryuk Ransomware Attacks
US court sentenced Armenian national Karen Vardanyan to 24 months for Ryuk ransomware conspiracy, ordering over $1.2 million restitution to victims.
Ryuk ransomware operator sentenced to 2 years in prison
Armenian Ryuk operator Karen Vardanyan received a two-year U.S. sentence and about $1.2 million restitution.
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Ryuk ransomware operator gets 2-year sentence after extorting victims for $1.2 million
An Armenian Ryuk operator received a two-year U.S. prison sentence and $1.2 million in victim restitution.
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Black Axe Members Extradited to US Over Internet Fraud Claims
Five alleged Black Axe leaders were extradited from South Africa to the US over romance scam and money laundering charges.
Members of ‘Black Axe’ cybercriminal group extradited from South Africa
Five alleged Black Axe members extradited from South Africa face US charges over romance scams defrauding more than 100 victims.
Suspected Black Axe gang leaders face cybercrime charges in the US
Five alleged Black Axe leaders extradited from South Africa to the US face wire fraud and money laundering charges over romance scams.
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Members of ‘Black Axe’ cybercriminal group extradited from South Africa
Five Black Axe members extradited from South Africa face US wire fraud and money laundering charges over romance scams defrauding more than 100 victims.
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Five alleged leaders of Black Axe’s operations in South Africa extradited to US
US extradited five alleged Black Axe Cape Town leaders from South Africa to face romance-scam wire fraud and money laundering charges.
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Ukrainian lawyer's second career as a Conti coder earns him 4 years behind bars
Ukrainian lawyer turned Conti malware coder sentenced to four years in US prison, ordered to forfeit $25,042 in Bitcoin.
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Ukrainian hacker gets four years in US prison over Conti ransomware attacks
Oleksii Lytvynenko was sentenced to four years in the US for his role in Conti ransomware attacks against 1,000+ victims.
Russian suspect in bank account takeovers is extradited to US
Russian developer Sergei Filimonov was extradited to the U.S. and pleaded not guilty to multimillion-dollar bank account takeover fraud.