March 2026 Law Enforcement Disruption of JackSkid IoT Botnet
Coordinated U.S., German, and Canadian law enforcement actions on March 19, 2026 targeted JackSkid and three other IoT botnets. Court documents attributed…
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Police Dismantle Kratos Phishing Kit Targeting Microsoft 365 Sessions and Bypassing MFA
German and US law enforcement, in coordination with Indonesian authorities, have dismantled the infrastructure behind Kratos, a sophisticated phishing kit designed to…
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…
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…
Ransomware Negotiator Sentenced to 70 Months for Aiding BlackCat Attacks
A 41-year-old former ransomware negotiator, Angelo Martino, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison for conspiring with the now-defunct BlackCat ransomware…
Windows Device ID Helped FBI Trace Alleged Scattered Spider Hacker in Jewelry Retailer Breach
U.S. prosecutors have linked an alleged member of the Scattered Spider cybercriminal group to a May 2025 intrusion at a luxury jewelry…
Europol Dismantles AudiA6 Crypto Laundering Service Used by Ransomware Gangs
Europol, in coordination with international law enforcement, has disrupted AudiA6, a cryptocurrency laundering service that facilitated the washing of over €336 million…
INTERPOL: International Criminal Police Organization
INTERPOL is an international law enforcement organization that facilitates cross-border police cooperation. It coordinates operations like Operation Jackal to combat transnational organized…
Amadey and StealC Malware Network Disrupted: 27 Million Stolen Credentials Recovered
A coordinated international law enforcement operation, supported by private sector partners including Bitdefender, Bitsight, ESET, and Microsoft, has successfully dismantled the criminal…
SocGholish Malware: Loader Disrupted in Coordinated Law Enforcement Action
SocGholish is a malware loader that uses compromised WordPress sites to distribute payloads. It was disrupted in a separate action days before…