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Cybercrime is heating up: Brazil shuts down malware-ridden music sites, while investigators chase North Korean hackers and ransomware bosses across the globe. Meanwhile, prison inmates cooked up a $1 million digital scam, and an ex-engineer tried to hold his old employer's servers for ransom.
Crypto crooks face the long arm of justice as Italian police arrest a $14.4M heist crew and Germany raids rogue ATMs. Meanwhile, ex-employees are paying dearly for insider hacks, with one man sentenced to prison for faking his own death to dodge child support.
Global cybercrime bosses face decades behind bars as US and Turkish authorities smash ransomware rings and data brokers. From the arrest of Reveton's mastermind to a Dark Web marketplace bust, the hunt for digital thieves just got much fiercer.
Fraudsters are getting squeezed hard: Singapore recovered $41M from a BEC scam, while US and UK authorities dismantled Crypto wallets and Russian Coms platforms. Meanwhile, a massive SIM swap ring faces over 100 charges, and a hacker was sentenced for sextortion crimes against female social media users.
Cybercrime nets are tightening globally, from French police purging state-sponsored PlugX malware to US authorities indicting a North Korean hacker for breaching NASA systems. Meanwhile, jail time is landing for a Coinbase phishing mastermind, an $88M Avaya license pirate, and a Vietnam-based ring that mass-produced 750 million fake Microsoft accounts.
Law enforcement is dismantling the global ransomware machine, from seizing DDoS-for-hire platforms to arresting teen Scattered Spider members. Meanwhile, LockBit affiliates and identity thieves are finally hitting the courtroom, facing decades of prison and massive restitution bills.
A notorious Ukrainian hacker gets nine years for running Zeus and IcedID malware empires. Meanwhile, global task forces smash West African fraud rings while UK and US courts lock up smaller-scale DDoS and charity cybercriminals.
Cybercriminals are under heavy fire across Asia and the US, from Japanese SIM-swapping bankers to a Korean teen caught leaking exam answers. The crackdown spans a massive $5.8M crypto heist in the Philippines, ATM skimming rings in America, and data brokers in Manila.
Police worldwide are dismantling massive fraud networks, seizing over $257M in assets and arresting hundreds of scammers. Meanwhile, individual hackers face prison sentences for stealing patient records, bank data, and personal info through server takedowns and phishing traps.
Law enforcement is crushing a global digital crime wave with fresh indictments against FIN9 hackers, Jetflicks pirates, and Conti ransomware bosses. Meanwhile, France shuts down the Coco chat site and US authorities hunt down crypto thieves hiding behind fake apps and billion-dollar scams.
Federal agents are cracking down on the dark web, charging Empire Market owners with running a $430M illicit empire. Meanwhile, global manhunts are netting Scattered Spider bosses and Android malware syndicates, while disgruntled insiders face prison for wiping servers and doxing victims.
LockBit devs, exam-cheating students, and SMS blasters face the heat as global authorities crack down on high-tech fraud. From jailed Chinese scammers to cops leaking state secrets, the digital underworld just got a lot less anonymous.

