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FBI: Spike in Hacked Police Emails, Fake Subpoenas

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is urging police departments and governments worldwide to beef up security around their email systems, citing a recent increase in cybercriminal services that use hacked police email accounts to send unauthorized subpoenas and customer data requests to U.S.-based based technology companies.

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Sudanese Brothers Arrested in ‘AnonSudan’ Takedown

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government on Wednesday announced the arrest and charging of two Sudanese brothers accused of running Anonymous Sudan (a.k.a. AnonSudan ), a cybercrime business known for launching powerful distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against a range of targets, including dozens of hospitals, news websites and cloud providers.

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How Cryptocurrency Turns to Cash in Russian Banks

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A financial firm registered in Canada has emerged as the payment processor for dozens of Russian cryptocurrency exchanges and websites hawking cybercrime services aimed at Russian-speaking customers, new research finds. wtf, and PQHosting ; -sites selling aged email, financial, or social media accounts, such as verif[.]work com and rdp[.]monster;

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U.S. Sanctions Cloud Provider ‘Funnull’ as Top Source of ‘Pig Butchering’ Scams

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government today imposed economic sanctions on Funnull Technology Inc. , ISPs, and that Ivan Neculiti for many years sold “bulletproof” hosting services that told Russian cybercrime forum customers they would proudly ignore any abuse complaints or police inquiries. Image: Shutterstock, ArtHead.

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Big Tech’s Mixed Response to U.S. Treasury Sanctions

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government sanctioned a Chinese national for operating a cloud provider linked to the majority of virtual currency investment scam websites reported to the FBI. The government says Lizhi was born November 13, 1984, and used the nicknames “ XXL4 ” and “ Nice Lizhi.” government.” In May 2025, the U.S.

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Pakistani Firm Shipped Fentanyl Analogs, Scams to US

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People who purchased fake certifications were subsequently blackmailed by Axact employees posing as government officials , who would demand additional payments under threats of prosecution or imprisonment for having bought fraudulent unauthorized academic degrees. Mr. Bilwani did not respond to requests for comment.

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U.S. Indicts 2 Top Russian Hackers, Sanctions Cryptex

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The United States today unveiled sanctions and indictments against the alleged proprietor of Joker’s Stash , a now-defunct cybercrime store that peddled tens of millions of payment cards stolen in some of the largest data breaches of the past decade. Joker’s sold cards stolen in a steady drip of breaches at U.S.