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Duo raked in $6m in extortion payments after scrambling victims' files, it is claimed US prosecutors have this week charged two people believed to be behind the notorious SamSam ransomware outbreak.…

$36 Million in Digital Video Ad Fraud Tied to 3ve and Methbot SchemesThe U.S. Department of Justice says eight individuals have been indicted - and three of them arrested abroad - as part of a...

Federal prosecutors beefed up charges against a former CIA employee Wednesday, saying he has leaked classified national defense materials while incarcerated. read more

'Project Lakhta' Allegedly Poured Millions Into Promoting Social ConflictA Russian national has been charged with coordinating a four-year campaign to spread divisive themes aimed at disrupting...

Federal and state officials are working with a North Carolina water utility after hackers attacked some of its computer systems. read more

Russian Military Intelligence Team Allegedly Conducted Close-Access OperationsThe U.S. Justice Department unsealed a criminal indictment charging seven alleged Russian GRU military intelligence...

We'd assume sysadmins knew this, if SamSam wasn't still rampaging through nteworks The FBI and the US Department of Homeland Security have added their voices to warnings of insecure deployments of...

Probation, comm service for poachers turned gamekeepers The three brains behind the Mirai malware, which infects and pressgangs Internet-of-Things devices into a botnet army, have avoided jail.…

Mac APT unearthed and other infosec bits and bytes summarized just for you Roundup This week brought with it a Supermicro shoring up firmware security, a North Korean hacking charge, and a spying...

WannaCry, Sony Pictures and Bangladesh Bank Attacks Tie to Suspect, FBI SaysU.S. prosecutors have accused a 34-year-old North Korean man of involvement in some of the most destructive and...