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From $400M Bitcoin washes to thousands of Starlink dishes bought on stolen cards, cybercriminals are getting caught in a global crackdown. Expect major prison sentences for the masterminds behind these massive digital heists and data breaches.
Police smashed a massive dark-web crime marketplace and busted 53 betting mules fixing matches across 20 countries. Meanwhile, US and Dutch authorities targeted high-level hackers and ATM skammers for stealing millions in cash and data.
From Italy's €322M telecom fraud bust to a Spanish cop's 40M license plate heist, digital crime is hitting hard. Meanwhile, US hackers face decades in prison for streaming theft and explicit image leaks.
LockBit's empire crumbles as global cops seize its servers and freeze thousands in crypto, while a wave of extraditions brings Zeus, Raccoon, and AstroStress masterminds to justice.
Law enforcement is crushing global cybercrime with a $15M bounty for Hive leaders, the dismantling of the Warzone RAT network, and a massive sweep of 41 money mules in Singapore. Meanwhile, prison sentences are stacking up for NYC cab dispatch hackers and a fraudster who stole $2M via fake eBay listings.
Interpol just swept away 31 global hackers while US prosecutors indicted a crypto mogul and a former CIA hacker for massive leaks. It’s a brutal week for cybercriminals, with fresh charges dropping over $400M SIM-swap frauds and a sneaky $2.5M Apple gift card scam.
From a decade behind bars for the OneCoin fraud lawyer to Germany seizing a staggering €2 billion in pirated movie Bitcoin, the digital heists keep getting bigger. Meanwhile, US officials lock up a DHS insider data thief and DraftKings hacker, while Brazilian police dismantle the Grandoreiro bank malware ring.
Hacker forums are falling: BreachForums' Pompompurin got 20 years of supervised release, while a Baltimore data broker faces 20 years for selling stolen PII. Meanwhile, Australia sanctioned a Russian REvil hacker over the Medibank breach, and US courts locked up a Trickbot mastermind for five years.
Cybercrime bosses are falling as authorities across five continents net global fraud syndicate heads and cryptojackers. From airport busts to massive card data leaks, the hunt for digital thieves is turning up millions in stolen cash.
Dutch police just cracked the Babuk Tortilla case, handing victims free decryption keys after grabbing the hacker's private keys. Meanwhile, the US is locking up dark web market admins, forum bosses, and money launderers with multi-year prison sentences for stealing credentials and scamming millions.
From Dark Web loan fraud in Poland to ChatGPT-powered ransomware in China, global scammers are hitting their peak creativity. Police are finally cracking down, busting billion-dollar call centers in Ukraine and locking up extortionists in Colombia and Ghana.
Cybercrime justice hits hard: a teen hacker gets a lifelong secure hospital stay, a dark market boss faces decades in prison, and 443 shops were caught skimming credit cards. Meanwhile, Kazakhstan surprises everyone by extraditing a US-wanted hacker to Russia for a mere $6,000 crypto extortion.

