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US charges admins of Garantex for allegedly facilitating crypto money laundering for terrorists and hackers

US charges admins of Garantex for allegedly facilitating crypto money laundering for terrorists and hackers

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Friday criminal charges against the administrators of the Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex for allegedly facilitating money laundering by criminal and terrorist organizations, as well as violating U.S. sanctions. … 

US Justice Department says cybercrime forum allegedly affected 17 million Americans

US Justice Department says cybercrime forum allegedly affected 17 million Americans

On Thursday, an international coalition of law enforcement agencies from Australia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Romania, Spain and the United States took down and seized two prominent hacking forums and two other related cybercriminal services. … 

US charges five Russian military hackers with targeting Ukraine’s government with destructive malware

US charges five Russian military hackers with targeting Ukraine’s government with destructive malware

On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice accused five members of Russia’s military intelligence agency of hacking several Ukrainian government agencies, an unnamed U.S. government agency in Maryland, and computers belonging to 26 NATO countries,… 

How a cybersecurity researcher befriended, then doxed, the leader of LockBit ransomware gang

How a cybersecurity researcher befriended, then doxed, the leader of LockBit ransomware gang

Earlier this year, an international coalition of law enforcement agencies took control of the dark web site of the notorious ransomware gang LockBit, replacing its content with the now-familiar message from the authorities: “This site…