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US charges Garantex admins with money laundering, sanctions violations
2025-03-07 15:40

The administrators of the Russian Garantex crypto-exchange have been charged in the United States with facilitating money laundering for criminal organizations and violating sanctions. [...]

US seizes domain of Garantex crypto exchange used by ransomware gangs
2025-03-06 19:07

The U.S. Secret Service has seized the domain of the sanctioned Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex in collaboration with the Department of Justice's Criminal Division, the FBI, and Europol. [...]

Feds name and charge alleged Silk Typhoon spies behind years of China-on-US attacks
2025-03-06 00:47

Xi's freelance infosec warriors apparently paid up to $75K to crack a single American inbox US government agencies announced Wednesday criminal charges against alleged members of China's Silk...

US charges Chinese hackers linked to critical infrastructure breaches
2025-03-05 17:23

The US Justice Department has charged Chinese state security officers along with APT27 and i-Soon hackers for network breaches and cyberattacks that have targeted victims globally since 2011. [...]

China's Silk Typhoon, tied to US Treasury break-in, now hammers IT and govt targets
2025-03-05 17:22

They're good at zero-day exploits, too Silk Typhoon, the Chinese government crew believed to be behind the December US Treasury intrusions, has been abusing stolen API keys and cloud credentials...

Fake BianLian ransom notes mailed to US CEOs in postal mail scam
2025-03-05 02:18

Scammers are impersonating the BianLian ransomware gang in fake ransom notes sent to US companies via snail mail through the United States Postal Service. [...]

Microsoft unveils finalized EU Data Boundary as European doubt over US grows
2025-03-03 13:15

Some may have second thoughts about going all-in with an American vendor, no matter where their data is stored Microsoft has completed its EU data boundary, however, analysts and some regional...

US Cyber Command reportedly pauses cyberattacks on Russia
2025-03-03 03:31

PLUS: Phishing suspects used fishing gear as alibi; Apple's 'Find My' can track PCs and Androids; and more Infosec In Brief US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reportedly ordered US Cyber...

2024 phishing trends tell us what to expect in 2025
2025-02-27 12:12

Phishing has been the method most often employed by cybercriminals to achieve initial access to targeted organizations in 2024, according to risk advisory firm Kroll, which expects this trend to...

US drug testing firm DISA says data breach impacts 3.3 million people
2025-02-25 16:44

DISA Global Solutions, a leading US background screening and drug and alcohol testing firm, has suffered a data breach impacting 3.3 million people. [...]