Dutch authorities arrest alleged developer of crypto mixing service Tornado Cash
The 29-year-old is suspected of money laundering.
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US imposes sanctions on cryptocurrency mixer that allegedly laundered over $7 billion
Tornado Cash helped North Korea, according to the Treasury.
Shields Health Care hack may have exposed data for 2 million people
Notably, social security and patient ID numbers could have been exposed.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
DOJ says security researchers won't face hacking charges
The policy comes after journalists were threatened for reporting security flaws.
US Treasury issues first-ever sanctions against a cryptocurrency mixer
North Korea allegedly uses Blender to launder stolen crypto.
Telegram has seen a sharp rise in cybercriminal activities, report says
The app is encrypted and easier to use than the dark web, according to the investigators.
US-Canadian gets 11 years for laundering money for a North Korean hacking group
He also tricked a university into sending him $9.4 million using spoofed emails.
Manager of prominent Fin7 hacking group sentenced to 10 years in prison
The cybercriminals stole credit card information from banks and retailers.
Hacker who tried to extort Tesla pleads guilty
Russian national Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov could now face a lighter sentence.
FBI report reveals cybercrime victims lost $4.2 billion in 2020
That's $700 million more than the reported losses for 2019.
FBI, Europol take down a VPN service aimed at criminals
Above-board VPN operators still have reason to be nervous.
Alleged Twitter hacker was previously caught stealing a fortune in Bitcoin
He reportedly started working on the Twitter heist weeks after he was busted for the theft.
Malware writer pleads guilty to helping $568 million cybercrime ring
Valerian Chiochiu allegedly helped Infraud steal massive amounts of data.
Russian behind elite cybercrime forum sentenced to 9 years in prison
Russian political drama played a role.
Google says government-backed groups are using COVID-19 to spread scams
One campaign used fast food chains to target US government officials.
FBI sees cybercrime reports increase fourfold during COVID-19 outbreak
The FBI says hackers have a special interest in COVID-19 research.
Microsoft makes its advanced account protection free for healthcare workers
AccountGuard will notify customers when it detects a cyber attack.
Microsoft disrupts a botnet that infected 9 million computers
Microsoft predicted and blocked six million domains that could have been used for cybercrime.
Three people sentenced for running $100 million malware crime network
They allegedly used GozNym to steal money from thousands of accounts.
Visa warns that hackers are scraping card details from gas pumps
Cybercrime teams have found a weak spot in gas station networks.
