Crime Syndicates in Southeast Asia Go Global, Defying Crackdowns April 21, 2025 By Patpicha Tanakasempipat Cyber crime syndicates that run multi-billion-dollar scam operations across Southeast Asia are still expanding despite recent law enforcement crackdowns, building...
How Accountants Provide Frontline Defense Against Cybercrime December 16, 2024 Once considered to be simply “bean counters,” accountants now play an important role in the defence, investigation and protection against...
Co-Conspirator Sentenced for Damage, Unauthorized Access to Health System April 15, 2024 A Rutland, Massachusetts man was sentenced in federal court in Worcester to conspiring to access a computer system of his...
‘Spoofing Shop’ Scammer Who Helped Criminals Pose as Bankers Jailed for 13 Years May 19, 2023 By Katharine Gemmell The mastermind behind a global “spoofing shop” that scammed victims out of as much as £100 million ($124 million) has...
FBI Says N. Korea-Related Hacker Group Behind Crypto Firm Heist January 25, 2023 A hacker group associated with North Korea, the Lazarus Group, also known as APT38, was responsible for the theft last...
U.S. Charges Suspect Linked to Notorious Ransomware Gang November 16, 2022 By Eric Tucker A man who authorities say participated in a ransomware campaign that extracted tens of millions of dollars from victims has...
U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Virtual Currency Mixer Tornado Cash August 8, 2022 By Christopher Bing and Daphne Psaledakis The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on virtual currency mixer Tornado Cash, accusing it of helping hackers, including from...
Kentucky Becomes 21st State to Adopt Model Cyber Security Law for Insurers May 2, 2022 Kentucky has become the 21st state to adopt a data security law that will require insurers and larger agencies to...
Criminal Indictments Are Major — But Not Only — Tool of U.S. Cyber Defense Agencies January 20, 2022 By Eric Tucker The FBI and other federal agencies are increasingly looking to counter cyber threats through tools other than criminal indictments, the...
Google Sues Russians for Alleged ‘Borderless’ Organized Cyber Crime Operation December 9, 2021 By Jamie Tarabay Alphabet Inc.’s Google is suing two Russian nationals it claims are part of a criminal enterprise that has silently infiltrated...