Armenia Detains Russian Tourist on U.S. Warrant for REvil Hacker, Lawyers Claim Wrong Man
Armenia has detained a Russian tourist, Aleksandr Ermakov, at Yerevan's Zvartnots airport on June 28, 2026, based on a U.S. extradition warrant…
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REvil Ransomware Group Overview
REvil, also known as Sodinokibi, is a notorious ransomware-as-a-service group that operated from April 2019 to July 2021, targeting over 1,000 victims…
Operation Aquila Investigation
Operation Aquila was an 18-month investigation by Australia's signals directorate and federal police that identified Aleksandr Gennadievich Ermakov as the perpetrator behind…
Two Scattered Spider Hackers Sentenced to 5.5 Years for £29 Million TfL Hack
Owen Flowers, 18, and Thalha Jubair, 20, were each sentenced to five and a half years at Woolwich Crown Court on July…
Crown Prosecution Service: Secured First Section 3ZA Conviction
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) successfully prosecuted Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair under Section 3ZA of the Computer Misuse Act, marking the…
City of London Police: Advocated for Cyber Crime Risk Orders
City of London Police used the sentencing to lobby for Cyber Crime Risk Orders, which would allow courts to restrict offenders' devices…
Woolwich Crown Court Sentencing: Scattered Spider Hackers Jailed
On July 16, 2026, Owen Flowers and Thalha Jubair were each sentenced to 5.5 years at Woolwich Crown Court for the TfL…
Keksec: IoT Botnet Ecosystem Operator
Keksec is a cybercriminal group known for running multiple IoT botnet variants in parallel, including TuxBot, Kaitori, and AISURU. They operate a…
LabubaRAT Masquerades as NVIDIA Software to Control Windows Hosts
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a previously undocumented Rust-based remote access trojan (RAT) codenamed LabubaRAT that masquerades as NVIDIA software to blend into…
First VPN Service (1VPNS)
A VPN service provider sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury for enabling ransomware actors and cybercriminals to obscure their origins. Operational since 2014,…