News in the Legal category

Nigerian man pleads guilty to attempted $6 million BEC email heist

Kosi Goodness Simon-Ebo, a 29-year-old Nigerian national extradited from Canada to the United States last April, pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering through business email compromise (BEC).
- Bill Toulas
- September 22, 2023
- 03:24 PM
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Genshin Impact dev will sue Kaveh Hacks users and developers

Genshin Impact developer miHoYohas responded to an in-game hacking situation that has caused problems recently in its player community, warning that they would take legal action against those responsible.
- Bill Toulas
- August 29, 2023
- 09:20 AM
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ICO calls on social media firms to protect user's data from scraping

UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), together with eleven data protection and privacy authorities from around the world, have published a statement calling social media platforms to up their protections against data scrapers.
- Bill Toulas
- August 25, 2023
- 12:28 PM
- 0
Lapsus$ teen hackers convicted of high-profile cyberattacks

A London jury has found that an 18-year-old member of the Lapsus$ data extortion gang helped hack multiple high-profile companies, stole data from them, and demanded a ransom threatening to leak the information.
- Ionut Ilascu
- August 23, 2023
- 06:17 PM
- 3
Interpol arrests 14 suspected cybercriminals for stealing $40 million

An international law enforcement operation led by Interpol has led to the arrest of 14 suspected cybercriminals in an operation codenamed 'Africa Cyber Surge II,' launched in April 2023.
- Bill Toulas
- August 18, 2023
- 10:39 AM
- 0
Extended warranty robocallers fined $300 million after 5 billion scam calls

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced a record-breaking $299,997,000 fine imposed on an international network of companies for placing five billion robocalls to more than 500 million phone numbers over three months in 2021.
- Bill Toulas
- August 04, 2023
- 10:54 AM
- 3
SSNDOB cybercrime market admin faces 15 years after pleading guilty

A Ukrainian man, Vitalii Chychasov, has pleaded guilty in the United States to conspiracy to commit access device fraud and trafficking in unauthorized access devices through the now-shutdown SSNDOB Marketplace.
- Bill Toulas
- July 27, 2023
- 02:08 PM
- 0
Google Analytics data transfer to U.S. brings $1 million fine to Swedish firms

The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten - IMY) has fined two companies with 12.3 million SEK (€1 million/$1.1 million) for using Google Analytics and warned two others about the same practice.
- Bill Toulas
- July 04, 2023
- 11:19 AM
- 0
EncroChat takedown led to 6,500 arrests and $979 million seized

Europol announced today that the takedown of the EncroChat encrypted mobile communications platform has led to the arrest of over 6,600 people and the seizure of $979 million in illicit funds.
- Bill Toulas
- June 27, 2023
- 10:20 AM
- 0
Google targets fake business reviews network in new lawsuit

Google has filed a consumer protection lawsuit against Ethan QiQi Hu and his company, Rafadigital, accusing him of creating 350 fraudulent Business Profiles and 14,000 fake reviews for an alleged business verification service for Google services.
- Bill Toulas
- June 16, 2023
- 02:26 PM
- 0
Bulletproof hoster gets 3 years for pushing Ursnif, Zeus malware

Romanian national Mihai Ionut Paunescu, aka "Virus," was sentenced to three years in prison by a Manhattan federal court for running a bulletproof hosting service and facilitating the distribution of the Gozi (Ursnif), Zeus, SpyEye, and BlackEnergy malware.
- Bill Toulas
- June 13, 2023
- 10:52 AM
- 1
CEO guilty of selling counterfeit Cisco devices to military, govt orgs

A Florida man has pleaded guilty to importing and selling counterfeit Cisco networking equipment to various organizations, including education, government agencies, healthcare, and the military.
- Bill Toulas
- June 07, 2023
- 10:19 AM
- 3
IT employee impersonates ransomware gang to extort employer

A 28-year-old United Kingdom man from Fleetwood, Hertfordshire, has been convicted of unauthorized computer access with criminal intent and blackmailing his employer.
- Bill Toulas
- May 23, 2023
- 11:22 AM
- 5
Former Ubiquiti dev who extorted the firm gets six years in prison

Nickolas Sharp, a former senior developer of Ubiquiti, was sentenced to six years in prison for stealing company data, attempting to extort his employer, and aiding the publication of misleading news articles that severely impacted the firm's market capitalization.
- Bill Toulas
- May 11, 2023
- 10:55 AM
- 1
Hacker ‘PlugwalkJoe’ pleads guilty to 2020 Twitter breach

Joseph James O'Connor, aka 'PlugwalkJoke,' has pleaded guilty to multiple cybercrime offenses, including SIM swapping attacks, cyberstalking, computer hacking, and hijacking high-profile accounts on Twitter and TikTok.
- Bill Toulas
- May 10, 2023
- 09:48 AM
- 0
FBI seizes 9 crypto exchanges used to launder ransomware payments

The FBI and Ukrainian police have seized nine cryptocurrency exchange websites that facilitated money laundering for scammers and cybercriminals, including ransomware actors.
- Bill Toulas
- May 02, 2023
- 03:52 PM
- 1
Police operation 'SpecTor' arrests 288 dark web drug vendors and buyers

An international law enforcement operation codenamed 'SpecTor' has arrested 288 dark web vendors and customers worldwide, with police seizing €50.8 million ($55.9M) in cash and cryptocurrency.
- Bill Toulas
- May 02, 2023
- 10:40 AM
- 1
Ukrainian arrested for selling data of 300M people to Russians

The Ukrainian cyber police have arrested a 36-year-old man from the city of Netishyn for selling the personal data and sensitive information of over 300 million people, citizens of Ukraine, and various European countries.
- Bill Toulas
- April 26, 2023
- 05:35 PM
- 3
American Bar Association data breach hits 1.4 million members

The American Bar Association (ABA) has suffered a data breach after hackers compromised its network and gained access to older credentials for 1,466,000 members.
- Lawrence Abrams
- April 21, 2023
- 09:56 AM
- 0
DISH slapped with multiple lawsuits after ransomware cyber attack

Dish Network has been slapped with multiple class action lawsuits after it suffered a ransomware incident that was behind the company's multi-day "network outage." The legal actions aim to recover losses faced by DISH investors who were adversely affected by what has been dubbed a "securities fraud."
- Ax Sharma
- April 01, 2023
- 06:39 AM
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