Cybersecurity

Feds seize $1.4 million of tech support scam proceeds with the help of crypto firm

The cryptocurrency company Tether seized $1.4 million on behalf of U.S. law enforcement investigating a tech support scam targeting elderly citizens, the company announced Tuesday — as it attempts to burnish its reputation amid accusations that its USDT coin is the currency of choice for online fraudsters. The U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Northern District […]

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Police seized Crimemarket, the largest German-speaking cybercrime marketplace

Police seized Crimemarket, the largest German-speaking cybercrime marketplace Pierluigi Paganini March 01, 2024 German police seized the largest German-speaking cybercrime marketplace Crimemarket and arrested one of its operators. The Düsseldorf Police announced that a large-scale international law enforcement operation led to the seizure of the largest German-speaking cybercrime marketplace. “Under the direction of the North Rhine-Westphalia […]

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German police seized the dark web marketplace Kingdom Market

German police seized the dark web marketplace Kingdom Market Pierluigi Paganini December 20, 2023 The German police seized the dark web marketplace Kingdom Market as a result of an international law enforcement operation. The Federal Criminal Police Office in Germany (BKA) and the internet-crime combating unit of Frankfurt (ZIT), along with law enforcement agencies from […]

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Authorities claim seizure of notorious ALPHV ransomware gang’s dark web leak site | TechCrunch

An international group of law enforcement agencies has seized the dark web leak site of the notorious ransomware gang known as ALPHV, or BlackCat. “The Federal Bureau of Investigation seized this site as part of a coordinated law enforcement action taken against ALPHV Blackcat Ransomware,” a message on the gang’s dark web leak site now […]