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Police dismantles investment fraud ring stealing €10 million
The Spanish police have dismantled a large-scale investment fraud operation based in the country, which has caused cumulative damages exceeding €10 million ($11.8M).
- July 03, 2025
- 01:53 PM
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US disrupts North Korean IT worker "laptop farm" scheme in 16 states
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced coordinated law enforcement actions against North Korean government's fund raising operations using remote IT workers.
- July 01, 2025
- 09:56 AM
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How Black Rifle Coffee slashed offboarding from weeks to minutes
Manual IAM processes slow down IT and introduce risk.
In this webinar, see how Black Rifle Coffee leverages automation to reduce offboarding time from weeks to minutes, save 120 hours of analyst time, and strengthen their security posture - all without adding headcount.
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Germany asks Google, Apple to remove DeepSeek AI from app stores
The Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection has formally requested Google and Apple to remove the DeepSeek AI application from the application stores due to GDPR violations.
- June 30, 2025
- 02:03 PM
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Hikvision Canada ordered to cease operations over security risks
The Canadian government has ordered Hikvision's subsidiary in the country to cease all operations following a review that determined them to pose a national security risk.
- June 30, 2025
- 10:11 AM
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Europol helps disrupt $540 million crypto investment fraud ring
Spanish authorities have arrested five individuals in Madrid and the Canary Islands, suspected of laundering $540 million (€460 million) from illegal cryptocurrency investment schemes and defrauding more than 5,000 victims.
- June 30, 2025
- 09:20 AM
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FTC approves $126 million in Fortnite refunds over ‘dark patterns’
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved $126,000,000 in refunds to be sent to 969,173 Fortnite players as part of a settlement over allegations that Epic Games tricked users into making unwanted purchases.
- June 26, 2025
- 04:27 PM
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US House bans WhatsApp on staff devices over security concerns
The U.S. House of Representatives has banned the installation and use of WhatsApp on government-issued devices belonging to congressional staff, citing concerns over how the app encrypts and secures data.
- June 24, 2025
- 09:43 AM
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US recovers $225 million of crypto stolen in investment scams
The U.S. Department of Justice has seized more than $225 million in cryptocurrency linked to investment fraud and money laundering operations, the largest crypto seizure in the history of the U.S. Secret Service.
- June 19, 2025
- 10:33 AM
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Ryuk ransomware’s initial access expert extradited to the U.S.
A member of the notorious Ryuk ransomware operation who specialized in gaining initial access to corporate networks has been extradited to the United States.
- June 19, 2025
- 02:05 AM
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Paddle settles for $5 million over facilitating tech support scams
Paddle.com and its U.S. subsidiary will pay $5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) allegations that the company facilitated deceptive tech-support schemes that harmed many U.S. consumers, including older adults.
- June 17, 2025
- 05:14 PM
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Operation Secure disrupts global infostealer malware operations
An international law enforcement action codenamed "Operation Secure" targeted infostealer malware infrastructure in a massive crackdown across 26 countries, resulting in 32 arrests, data seizures, and server takedowns.
- June 11, 2025
- 09:51 AM
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Police takes down AVCheck site used by cybercriminals to scan malware
An international law enforcement operation has taken down AVCheck, a service used by cybercriminals to test whether their malware is detected by commercial antivirus software before deploying it in the wild.
- May 30, 2025
- 12:46 PM
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UK Legal Aid Agency confirms applicant data stolen in data breach
The United Kingdom's Legal Aid Agency (LAA) has confirmed that a recent cyberattack is more serious than first believed, with hackers stealing a large trove of sensitive applicant data in a data breach.
- May 19, 2025
- 11:10 AM
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Israel arrests new suspect behind Nomad Bridge $190M crypto hack
An American-Israeli national namedAlexander Gurevich has been arrested in Israel for his alleged involvement in exploiting the Nomad bridge smart-contract in August 2022 that allowed hackers to siphon $190 million.
- May 16, 2025
- 12:25 PM
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Google to pay $1.375 billion to settle Texas data privacy violations
Google has agreed to a $1.375 billion settlement with the state of Texas over a 2022 lawsuit that alleged it had been collecting and using biometric data of millions of Texans without properly acquiring their consent.
- May 12, 2025
- 11:02 AM
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NSO Group fined $167M for spyware attacks on 1,400 WhatsApp users
A U.S. federal jury has ordered Israeli spyware vendor NSO Group to pay WhatsApp $167,254,000 in punitive damages and $444,719 in compensatory damages for a 2019 campaign that targeted 1,400 users of the communication app.
- May 07, 2025
- 10:09 AM
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US indicts Black Kingdom ransomware admin for Microsoft Exchange attacks
A 36-year-old Yemeni national, who is believed to be the developer and primary operator of 'Black Kingdom' ransomware, has been indicted by the United States for conducting 1,500 attacks on Microsoft Exchange servers.
- May 02, 2025
- 10:32 AM
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Grinex exchange suspected rebrand of sanctioned Garantex crypto firm
A new cryptocurrency exchange named Grinex is believed to be a rebrand of Garantex, a Russian cryptocurrency exchange whose domains were seized by the U.S. authorities and an admin arrested.
- April 29, 2025
- 04:21 PM
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Six arrested for AI-powered investment scams that stole $20 million
Spain's police arrested six individuals behind a large-scale cryptocurrency investment scam that used AI tools to generate deepfake ads featuring popular public figures to lure people.
- April 07, 2025
- 02:56 PM
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U.S. seized $8.2 million in crypto linked to 'Romance Baiting' scams
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized over $8.2 million worth of USDT (Tether) cryptocurrency that was stolen via 'romance baiting' scams.
- March 29, 2025
- 10:23 AM
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