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6 Suspects Arrested on Money Laundering, Malware-Writing or Fraud ChargesLaw enforcement agencies in the U.S. and Europe have disrupted a malware attack platform called GozNym. Six suspects have...

Suspects Accused of Receiving Bitcoins Worth Millions for Referral FeesThe DeepDotWeb portal, which provided a guide to darknet marketplaces, has been shut down and its alleged administrators...

The 2018 Internet Crime Report (ICR) shows that both the incidence and cost of internet crime continues to escalate. Complaints rose 14.3% from 2017 to 351,937 in 2018. Associated losses increased...

Overall, in 2018 the FBI received more than 351k reported scams with losses exceeding $2.7 billion.

Bureau's Recovery Asset Team Targets Choke Points to Recover Lost FundsFraud, e-hustles and social engineering attacks continues to proliferate, the FBI's latest report into the state of internet...

It's didn't, by the way – it's a bunch of ad industry folk A hacker collective calling itself Pokemongo that published what it claimed to be personal data of US FBI agents has followed up by...

Companies including Mastercard and Microsoft are partnering with federal agencies and nonprofits to produce more cyber talent.

Plus, JavaScript card sniffer's go under the microscope Roundup This week had an Apple engineer fighting the government, an Apache update release, and a security scare at Mar-a-Lago.…

Inspect General Cites Numerous Errors in How FBI Makes NotificationsThe FBI is largely failing to notify cybercrime victims of their rights in a timely manner following a "cyber intrusion," a new...

Cyber Investigator on the Need to Diversify Skills in Cyber WorkforceAt a time when diversity is a key topic within the cybersecurity leadership and workforce, MK Palmore of the FBI says we also...