A press release from Europol today: An unprecedented, international law enforcement operation has dismantled a complex, globally operating and organised cybercrime network. The criminal network used GozNym malware in an attempt to steal an estimated $100 million from more than 41 000 victims, primarily businesses and their financial institutions. A criminal Indictment returned by a…
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A Closer Look: SEC’s Edgar Hacking Case
Craig A. Newman writes: Last month, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged nine defendants with hacking into the agency’s EDGAR system – the online platform used by public companies for making their public filings – and stealing material nonpublic information to use for illegal trading purposes. While the charges are new, the insider trading…
Authorities shut down xDedic marketplace for buying hacked servers
Catalin Cimpanu reports: The FBI, together with authorities from several European countries, have seized the domain and servers of xDedic, a notorious online marketplace where cyber-criminals would sell and buy access to hacked servers. Three suspects were also arrested in Ukraine. The site has been around since 2014, but it became widely known after a…
U.S. authorities charge several people in SEC hacking scheme
Jonathan Stempel reports: U.S. authorities on Tuesday charged several individuals and companies in a scheme to trade on information in nonpublic corporate press releases by hacking into a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission database. In a filing with the U.S. District Court in Newark, New Jersey, the SEC said individuals in the United States, Russia…
Ukrainian police arrest hacker who infected over 2,000 users with DarkComet RAT
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Ukrainian police have arrested a 42-old-man on charges of infecting over 2,000 users across 50 countries with the DarkComet remote access trojan (RAT). The man was arrested this week after police executed a search warrant at his residence in the city of Lviv, in Western Ukraine. Read more on ZDNet.
Hackers accused of ties to Russia hit three East European companies: ESET researchers
Jack Stubbs reports: Hackers have infected three energy and transport companies in Ukraine and Poland with sophisticated new malware and may be planning destructive cyber attacks, a software security firm said on Wednesday. Read more on Reuters.