Security News

Romanian Police Arrest 5 People for Spreading CTB Locker and Cerber Ransomware
2017-12-20 18:18

Romanian police have arrested five individuals suspected of infecting tens of thousands of computers across Europe and the United States in recent years by spreading two infamous ransomware...

Australia Police Accidentally Broadcast Arrest Plans on Social Media
2017-12-19 12:08

Australian police accidentally broadcast on social media details of an operation to arrest a suspected North Korean agent -- three days before he was taken into custody, media reported Wednesday. read more

Estonia Arrests Alleged Russian Agent Plotting Cyber-Crime
2017-11-07 17:51

Estonia said Tuesday it had arrested a suspected Russian spy allegedly plotting a cyber-crime, in the latest incident to strain relations between the small Baltic state and the Kremlin. read more

FBI Arrests A Cyberstalker After Shady "No-Logs" VPN Provider Shared User Logs
2017-10-09 01:21

FBI recently arrested a psycho cyber stalker with the help of a popular VPN service and this case apparently exposed the company's lies about the "no logs" policy. Taking down cyber stalkers and...

Sri Lanka Arrests Two Men over Taiwan Bank Hacking
2017-10-08 17:00

Sri Lankan police have arrested two men for allegedly helping international criminals who  hacked into computers at a Taiwan bank and stole millions of dollars, an official said Sunday. read more

Arrests for Aadhaar-Related Fraud Raise Concerns
2017-09-14 13:03

Security Experts Again Question Whether ID System Is ReliableThe arrest of 10 men in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly cloning fingerprints of authorized Aadhaar enrollment officers is once again...

FBI Arrests Another Hacker Who Visited United States to Attend a Conference (The Hackers News)
2017-08-25 00:14

The FBI has arrested a Chinese citizen for allegedly distributing malware used in the 2015 massive OPM breach that resulted in the theft of personal details of more than 25 Million U.S. federal...

Marcus Hutchins' Arrest: Did FBI Bite the Hand that Feeds? (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-22 17:33

Underfunded Agencies Rely on Private Researchers Like 'MalwareTech' to Battle CybercrimeBeyond the emotion, the arrest of security researcher Marcus Hutchins last month on charges that he...

Report: British Officials Knew of Marcus Hutchins Arrest Plans (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-21 17:03

Information Security Researchers Fault GCHQ for Failing to Help WannaCry 'Hero'A report claims British intelligence agency GCHQ knew in advance that the FBI planned to arrest WannaCry "hero"...

Backstory on Arrest of Marcus Hutchins (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-14 18:48

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report leads with a report on the charges brought against Marcus Hutchins, the "accidental hero" who stoped the WannaCry malware outbreak. Also featured:...