Topic: law enforcement action
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Law Enforcement Takedown Hits SocGholish: 106 Servers Down, 15,000 Sites Cleaned
An international law enforcement operation called "Operation Endgame" seized 106 servers and domains and cleaned nearly 15,000 compromised websites, dealing a severe blow to the "SocGholish malware operation", which tricked users via fake browser update prompts. The "TA569" group, linked to...
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Google Analyst Infiltrates Notorious Supply Chain Hacking Gang
Google’s Threat Intelligence Group infiltrated TeamPCP, a supply chain hacking collective, allowing the company to monitor attacks from within and assist in disrupting their operations. This covert operation culminated in the arrest of two alleged leaders in Australia, supported by intelligence g...
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Authorities Shut Down 'AudiA6' Ransomware Crypto-Laundering Ring
Law enforcement from 11 countries, coordinated by Europol, dismantled the "AudiA6" cryptocurrency laundering network, which processed over $380 million for ransomware groups and other cybercriminals between 2022 and 2025. The operation, triggered by the arrest of a Ukrainian national in Poland, l...
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FBI Shuts Down Major Ransomware Hub, RAMP Forum
The FBI has seized control of the RAMP forum, a major online hub for ransomware operations, removing a key criminal marketplace and gaining access to user data. The forum was founded as a sanctuary for ransomware activity after other platforms banned it, and was operated by a Russian national ind...
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UK, US, Australia Sanction Russian Cyber Host Media Land
The United Kingdom, United States, and Australia have jointly sanctioned three bulletproof hosting providers and four Russian executives for enabling ransomware operators and cybercriminals by supplying critical infrastructure. These services are essential to the cybercrime underworld, allowing t...
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Cybercriminals Lose Control: Rhadamanthys Infostealer Shut Down
The Rhadamanthys infostealer malware service has been disrupted, with criminal subscribers losing access to their data-collection servers, possibly due to law enforcement actions by German authorities. Subscribers reported that their administrative panels now require certificate-based authenticat...
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FBI Warns of Malware Hidden in Steam Games
The FBI is investigating eight specific Steam games that contained malware, primarily active from mid-2024 to early 2026, and is seeking information from affected users via a confidential questionnaire. The malware was designed for cryptocurrency theft and account hijacking, with incidents like a...
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US Charges Operators of Russian Bulletproof Hosting Service
Three Russian nationals, Aleksandr Volosovik, Yulia Pankova, and Kirill Zatolokin, have been indicted in the U.S. for operating bulletproof hosting services that enabled ransomware syndicates to cause over $62 million in damages globally. The defendants' companies, Media Land and ML.Cloud, provid...
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UK Warns of Ongoing Russian Hacktivist Cyber Attacks
The UK's NCSC warns that Russian-aligned hacktivist groups are persistently targeting critical infrastructure and government with disruptive DDoS attacks, causing significant operational and financial harm. A key group, NoName057(16), uses a crowdsourced "DDoSia" platform to launch distributed at...
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Ex-Ransomware Negotiators Accused of Targeting US Firms
Two former cybersecurity professionals have been charged with conspiring to deploy the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware against U.S. companies, allegedly partnering with the criminals they were meant to fight and extorting nearly $1.3 million from one victim. The indictment names Ryan Clifford Goldberg ...
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