Security News

Another NetWalker affiliate sentenced to 20 years in prison
2024-12-20 10:50

A 30-year old Romanian man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for leveraging the Netwalker ransomware to extort money from victims, the US Department of Justice announced on Thursday. Daniel...

Romanian Netwalker ransomware affiliate sentenced to 20 years in prison
2024-12-20 07:56

​Daniel Christian Hulea, a Romanian man charged for his involvement in NetWalker ransomware attacks, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to computer fraud conspiracy and wire...

Ukrainian hacker gets prison for infostealer operations
2024-12-19 09:52

Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for one count of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion. According to court documents, he conspired to operate the...

Raccoon Stealer malware operator gets 5 years in prison after guilty plea
2024-12-18 21:58

​​Ukrainian national Mark Sokolovsky was sentenced today to five years in prison for his involvement in the Raccoon Stealer malware cybercrime operation. [...]

Russia sentences Hydra dark web market leader to life in prison
2024-12-02 19:40

Russian authorities have sentenced the leader of the criminal group behind the now-closed dark web platform Hydra Market to life in prison. [...]

SafePay ransomware gang claims Microlise attack that disrupted prison van tracking
2024-11-22 08:34

Fledgling band of crooks says it stole 1.2 TB of data The new SafePay ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the attack on UK telematics biz Microlise, giving the company less than 24...

Bitfinex hacker gets 5 years in prison for 120,000 bitcoin heist
2024-11-15 16:36

A hacker responsible for stealing 119,754 Bitcoin in a 2016 hack on the Bitfinex cryptocurrency exchange was sentenced to five years in prison by U.S. authorities. [...]

Cybercriminal devoid of boundaries gets 10-year prison sentence
2024-11-14 20:27

Serial extortionist of medical facilities stooped to cavernous lows in search of small payouts A rampant cybercrook and repeat attacker of medical facilities in the US is being sentenced to a...

Hacker gets 10 years in prison for extorting US healthcare provider
2024-11-14 16:58

Robert Purbeck, a 45-year-old man from Idaho, has been sentenced to ten years in prison for hacking at least 19 organizations in the United States, stealing the personal data of more than 132,000...

Dark web crypto laundering kingpin sentenced to 12.5 years in prison
2024-11-11 12:38

Prosecutors hand Russo-Swede a half-billion bill The operator of the longest-running money laundering machine in dark web history, Bitcoin Fog, has been sentenced to 12 years and six months in US prison.…