Topic: fbi investigation
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FBI Demands Archive.is Reveal Owner in Legal Showdown
The FBI is using a subpoena to demand that domain registrar Tucows reveal the identity behind Archive.is as part of a federal criminal investigation. Tucows is legally required to comply with the subpoena, which seeks subscriber details for archive.today, and failure to do so could result in cont...
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FBI Subpoenas Archive.is Web Registrar in Data Probe
The FBI has subpoenaed domain registrar Tucows for records to identify the operator of Archive.today, seeking subscriber and contact details as part of a federal criminal investigation. Archive.today's owner remains anonymous, with registration listing a "Denis Petrov" in Prague, but it's unclear...
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FBI: China's Salt Typhoon Hacked Over 200 US Companies
A China-linked cyber espionage campaign called Salt Typhoon has compromised over 200 US companies and organizations in 80 countries, targeting critical infrastructure and telecommunications providers. The attackers focused on intercepting call records of high-ranking US officials to reconstruct c...
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AI Vigilantes Wrongly Accuse in Charlie Kirk Shooter Hunt
The FBI's release of grainy photos related to the Charlie Kirk shooting led to AI-upscaled versions that invented false details, spreading dangerous misinformation. AI tools like X's Grok and OpenAI's ChatGPT generated these altered images, often creating implausible results that strayed from rea...
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Yanluowang Ransomware Broker Pleads Guilty in Landmark Case
Aleksey Volkov, a Russian national, admitted to providing initial network access for Yanluowang ransomware attacks on at least eight U.S. companies from 2021 to 2022, facilitating ransom demands ranging from $300,000 to $15 million. The FBI identified Volkov through his Apple iCloud, cryptocurren...
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GoFundMe Hosts Legal Fund for ICE Agent Who Killed Renee Good
A GoFundMe campaign raising legal defense funds for an ICE agent involved in a fatal shooting appears to violate the platform's policy, which prohibits fundraisers for individuals accused of violent crimes. GoFundMe is reviewing the fundraiser but has not removed it, citing that the agent has not...
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Ex-L3Harris Cyber Chief Pleads Guilty in Russian Trade Secrets Plot
Peter Williams, a former cybersecurity director at L3Harris Trenchant, pleaded guilty to selling classified trade secrets valued at over $1 million to a Russian entity. He faces a potential prison sentence of 87 to 108 months, financial penalties up to $300,000, and $1.3 million in restitution, w...
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U Penn Hacker Says Motive Was Money, Not Anti-DEI Stance
The University of Pennsylvania data breach was financially motivated, with the hacker aiming to access and potentially sell the wealthy donor database, not driven by ideological opposition to diversity initiatives. Compromised data includes sensitive personal information from donors, internal uni...
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DOJ Seizes Starlink Systems Used in Scam Compound
US authorities have seized Starlink satellite internet terminals used by criminal networks in Southeast Asia to disrupt their global fraud operations. At least 108 Starlink terminals were identified across scam compounds in Myanmar, enabling money laundering and wire fraud targeting American citi...
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Conti Ransomware Suspect Extradited to Face Court
Oleksii Lytvynenko has been extradited from Ireland to the U.S. for his alleged role in the Conti ransomware group, accused of hacking systems and extorting ransom payments. The Conti ransomware targeted over 1,000 entities globally, causing at least $150 million in damages and posing a significa...
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Penn Data Breach: 1.2 Million Donor Records Stolen by Hacker
A data breach at the University of Pennsylvania exposed personal information of about 1.2 million donors, students, and alumni, compromising systems like Salesforce and SAP through an employee's SSO account. Hackers accessed sensitive donor data including names, addresses, donation histories, and...
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MAGA Influencers Urge Violence After Charlie Kirk's Death
Conservative media figures and MAGA-aligned voices immediately blamed political opponents for Charlie Kirk's shooting, demanding retaliation before the shooter's identity or motive was known. The incident prompted aggressive rhetoric and threats from prominent conservatives, who framed it as a de...
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The Group Behind the US University Swatting Attacks
An online group called Purgatory is orchestrating paid swatting attacks, including fake active shooter reports to schools, which have disrupted campuses across the U.S. as students return for the fall semester. The group, linked to a violent extremist network, has escalated its pricing for these ...
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Disney Employee Hacked Using Malicious AI in Guilty Plea
A California man, Ryan Mitchell Kramer, pleaded guilty to hacking a Disney employee by disguising malware as an AI image generation tool, marking an early case of AI weaponization for cybercrime. Kramer's malicious software, falsely presented as an AI art tool extension, stole sensitive data and ...
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California Man Admits Laundering $230M in Stolen Crypto
Kunal Mehta pleaded guilty to laundering at least $25 million from a $230 million cryptocurrency theft, becoming the eighth person to do so in a DOJ case initiated in May 2025. The criminal network used social engineering to hack accounts over 18 months, formed through online gaming, and involved...
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