Cybercrime Investigations
Weekly™ Cyber Law Review
Weekly™
Issue #8 | September 2026, Week 1
Read also: Türkiye fines a global company 1M lira over a data breach; GS Retail fined 12.8B won over a data breach; and more.
Former IT Contractor Sentenced In $2.5M Extortion Scheme
Read also: Four arrested over €30M theft from German bank customers; a hacker behind malware attacks on Israeli firms apprehended; and more.
Former Exec Gets 7+ Years For Selling Hacking Tools To Russian Exploit Broker
Read also: Spain arrests four alleged members of Anonymous Fénix, an IAB sentenced for selling access to the US networks, and more.
A College Student Behind The Massive PowerSchool Hack Sentenced To 4 Years
Read also: Spain dismantles GXC Team cybercrime group, arrests lead developer, BreachForums seized yet again, and more.
A Suspected Chinese Hacker Cuffed In Italy
Read also: Brazilian police arrest suspect in $100 million PIX hack, five arrested in the Netherlands over QR code bank phishing scheme, and more.
Notorious hacker ‘USDoD’ arrested in Brazil
Read also: Finnish police shut down Sipulitie Dark Web market, Dutch police arrest two suspects linked to a massive SMS scam, and more.
Brazil Launches ‘Operation Redirect’ To Combat Malware Distribution
Read also: A money launderer for the Lazarus hackers arrested in Argentina, US offers $2.5M for the Angler hacker, and more.
Police Dismantle Grandoreiro Bank Fraud Operation, Responsible For Theft Of Over 3.6M Euros
Read also: OneCoin’s lawyer gets 10 years in prison, DHS employees sentenced for stealing government software and databases, and more.
Brazilian Court Sentences Telegram Hacker to 20 Years in Prison
Read also: Two men suspected of railway hacks arrested in Poland, Qakbot botnet dismantled, and more.