Europol seized 34K fake surgical masks, while the office of NY’s AG wants registrars to explain how they’re battling the sale of lies.
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Europol busts up two SIM-swapping hacking rings
What a nightmare: your phone goes dead, and you can’t log into your bank account because it’s controlled by a hacker who’s draining you dry.
Europol arrests end GozNym banking malware gang
Arrests in Europe and the US appear to have ended the cybercrime careers of the gang behind the GozNym banking malware.
It’s mop-up time for WebStresser DDoS-for-hire users
Cops from 14 countries are seeking to inflict a bit of distributed denial-of-freedom to whoever’s behind 6 million around-the-globe attacks.
Cops catch $15m crypto-crook
A man has been arrested a year after stealing €10m ($15m) of the IoT-focused cryptocurrency IOTA using bogus software that tricked users.
Dark web goldmine busted by Europol
What’s the safest way to buy counterfeit banknotes? Not on the dark web market, as 235 people have just discovered to their cost.
21-year-old spy tool developer faces prison
Luminosity RAT sold for as little as $39.99 and could spy, steal passwords, mine cryptocurrency, and launch DDoSes.
Access denied! World’s largest denial of service site busted
The site’s down and at least four of its admins have been arrested
Cobalt/Carbanak bank malware gang’s alleged leader arrested
The hackers have made ATMs across Europe spit out cash upon command.
Notorious cybercrime forum Darkode taken down, dozens arrested
Darkode, a notorious cybercrime marketplace for malware, zero-day exploits, and botnets, was permanently shut down by a massive law enforcement operation coordinated between agencies in the US, Europe and elsewhere.