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New Charges Derail COVID Release for Hacker Who Aided ISIS

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military and government employees and giving it to an Islamic State hacker group in 2015 has been charged once again with fraud and identity theft. In January 2016, Ferizi pleaded guilty to providing material support to a terrorist group and to unauthorized access. The Pentagon Crew forum founded by Ferizi.

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Kosovo authorities extradited admin of the cybercrime marketplace BlackDB.cc

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has been active sunce 2018, the platform offered for sale compromised credentials and PII used by crooks for tax fraud, credit card fraud, and identity theft. to facilitate a wide range of illegal activity, including tax fraud, credit card fraud, and identity theft.” The online criminal marketplace BlackDB.cc

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Nine Charged in Alleged SIM Swapping Ring

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They face a fifteen count indictment, including charges of wire fraud, conspiracy and aggravated identity theft (a charge that carries a mandatory two-year sentence). Six of those charged this week in Michigan federal court were alleged to have been members of The Community of serial SIM swappers.

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A Light at the End of Liberty Reserve’s Demise?

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Federal officials charged that Liberty Reserve facilitated a “broad range of criminal activity, including credit card fraud, identity theft, investment fraud, computer hacking, child pornography, and narcotics trafficking.” Internal Revenue service finally got in touch to discuss my claim.

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U.S. authorities seized cybercrime marketplace Rydox

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The Rydox marketplace has been active since February 2016, it facilitated over 7,600 sales of stolen PII, access devices, and cybercrime tools, generating $230,000 since 2016. If convicted, each could face a maximum of 20 years in prison for money laundering, 10 years for access device fraud, and 5 years for each identity theft charge.

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From Cybercrime Saul Goodman to the Russian GRU

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The forum’s member roster includes a Who’s Who of top Russian cybercriminals, and it featured sub-forums for a wide range of cybercrime specialities, including malware, spam, coding and identity theft. Mr. Safronov posted this image of himself on Facebook in 2016. One representation of the leaked Mazafaka database.

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U.S. authorities charged an Iranian national for long-running hacking campaign

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According to DoJ, from at least in or about 2016 through or about April 2021, Nasab and other co-conspirators carried out a coordinated multi-year campaign to breach computers worldwide. Departments of the Treasury and State, defense contractors, and more than a dozen US companies, including firms based in New York.

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