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ProtonMail logged, shared activist’s IP address with Swiss police
ProtonMail is being criticized for sharing French activist’s IP address with Swiss authorities while claiming it does not…
September 7, 2021
Hacker pleads guilty to sim swapping, stealing cryptocurrency
A 21-year old hacker has admitted running a campaign over social media to hijack accounts of "high-value" account names and steal cryptocurrency.
August 16, 2021
Dark web AlphaBay marketplace resurface after four years
AlphaBay marketplace was originally seized in 2017 but now someone claiming to be DeSnake, the original AlphaBay co-founder has announced bringing the marketplace back to business.
August 13, 2021
Domain, server of DoubleVPN used by ransomware gangs seized
US, Canada, and European authorities took part in the operation which ended up seizing cybercriminals' access to and infrastructure of DoubleVPN.
June 30, 2021
800+ criminals arrested after FBI turned Anom app into honeypot
The FBI took control of the encrypted communication platform Anom app in 2018 and transformed it into a large-scale honeypot.
June 8, 2021
Authorities seize world’s biggest dark web child abuse site
The dark web site called "BoysTown" had over 400,000 active users. - Here's how many people have been arrested and what the site hosted.
May 3, 2021
Police shut down illegal video streaming app Mobdro with 100M users
Authorities have arrested 4 people from Spain and Andorra while servers behind Mobdro have also been seized. Here's why it happened.
March 12, 2021
10 SIM-swapping hackers nabbed for targeting US celebrities
Europol has announced arresting 10 hackers involved in large scale SIM-swapping attacks targeting high-profile celebrities in the United States.
February 10, 2021
NetWalker ransomware disrupted – Cryptocurrency and domain seized
Authorities have arrested a Canadian national affiliated with the NetWalker ransomware operation.
January 27, 2021
World’s Most ‘Resilient Malware’ Botnet Emotet Taken Down
Emotet malware botnet has been taken down by cybersecurity and law enforcement agencies after a joint global operation.
January 27, 2021