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Meridian Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Cyber Hacking and Extortion Scheme

Robert Purbeck, a 45-year-old resident of Meridian, Idaho, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for conducting a series of cyberattacks and extortion schemes targeting victims...

T-Mobile Also Hit in China-linked Telecom Network Breaches

T-Mobile has confirmed that it was hit during a recent wave of telecom network breaches attributed to...

Distributor of ANOM Encrypted Devices Sentenced to Over 5 Years in Prison

A critical player in one of the world’s largest law enforcement sting operations has been sentenced to...

Bomb threats targeted Oregon election offices days after election day

The FBI confirmed it is “aware” of bomb threats that targeted election offices in several Oregon counties. Local...

New CISA Website Tracks Threats to US 2024 Election Security

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has launched a dedicated website to...

Law Enforcement Puts a Damning Dent in RedLine and Meta Infostealer Operations

International law enforcement disrupts operations of two of the most widely used infostealer malware around the globe – RedLine...

Iran Targets Critical Infrastructure with Brute-Force Attacks: CISA and FBI

U.S. security agencies joined with international counterparts today to warn about a year-old Iranian campaign that uses brute-force attacks and other techniques to...

SEC Charges Companies and Individuals in Major Crypto Asset Fraud

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced fraud charges against three companies and nine individuals involved in crypto market manipulation schemes....

Time to Act: CISA & FBI Call for Vigilance Against Iranian Cyberattacks

In a joint effort to fortify the security of U.S. democratic institutions, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)...

From Heroes to Suspects: The Betrayal of the Anti-ISIS International Brigade

Once they were heroes. From 2014 on, hundreds of U.S. and international volunteers travelled to Syrian Kurdistan to join Kurdish-led forces battling the Islamic...

U.S. Intelligence Agencies Say Chinese Botnet Compromised 260,000 Devices

U.S. intelligence agencies issued a warning today about a Chinese botnet that has compromised 260,000 devices around the globe, including small office/home office...