Topic: law enforcement collaboration
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UK & US Charge Alleged Scattered Spider Hackers
Two key members of the Scattered Spider cybercrime group, Thalha Jubair and Owen Flowers, have been arrested and charged in the U.S. and U.K. for their roles in numerous damaging cyber intrusions, including attacks on critical infrastructure and corporate networks. The suspects are accused of usi...
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BlackSuit Ransomware Sites Shut Down in Operation Checkmate
Law enforcement dismantled BlackSuit ransomware's online infrastructure in Operation Checkmate, seizing dark web domains and replacing them with seizure notices. Multiple international agencies and cybersecurity firm Bitdefender collaborated, while BlackSuit may rebrand as Chaos ransomware,...
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FBI Shuts Down BreachForums in Salesforce Extortion Case
Federal authorities, in a joint U.S.-French operation, seized the BreachForums domain used by the ShinyHunters collective to extort businesses affected by Salesforce data theft, redirecting it to FBI-controlled infrastructure. The ShinyHunters group confirmed that law enforcement gained control o...
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INC Ransomware Blunder Exposes Data of 12 US Organizations
An operational security lapse by the INC ransomware gang allowed forensic investigators to discover and access a persistent repository containing stolen, encrypted data from twelve unrelated U.S. organizations. The discovery was made by analyzing attacker infrastructure, which revealed the gang's...
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Operation Sentinel: $3M Recovered, Hundreds Arrested
Operation Sentinel, a major Interpol-coordinated initiative, disrupted cybercrime across Africa, resulting in 574 arrests and the recovery of approximately $3 million in illicit proceeds. The operation successfully targeted business email compromise, ransomware, and digital extortion, interceptin...
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OpenAI Reports Surge in Child Exploitation Content
OpenAI reported an 80-fold increase in child exploitation material incidents to authorities in early 2025, attributing the rise to improved detection systems and greater platform usage, not necessarily a surge in crime. The company submitted over 75,000 reports for the first half of 2025, a drama...
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Vandals Disrupt Spectrum Internet by Cutting Fiber-Optic Lines
Southern California Spectrum customers experienced widespread internet outages after vandals mistakenly cut fiber-optic cables while attempting to steal copper wiring in Van Nuys. Spectrum restored service quickly, offered a $25,000 reward for information on the vandals, and provided affected cus...
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