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Mann festgenommen, der sich angeblich als NSA-Beamter und Oberster Richter ausgegeben hatte

Colorado police have arrested a man accused of pretending to be both a Supreme Court chief justice and an officer of the US National Security Agency.

Joshua Culver, also known as “Maverick Young,” appeared in a Colorado court Tuesday. He was arrested over an Indiana indictment from July that includes charges of false impersonation and using a forged judge’s signature.

According to the indictment, Culver allegedly claimed to be an NSA officer and threatened to take action against the Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Office if officials did not give him information, including the location of his biological daughter.

He is also accused of sending a document to an Indiana court that was supposedly from the head of the NSA’s elite Tailored Access Operations (TAO) hacking unit. The unit has been known as the Office of Computer Network Operations since 2017.

Culver is further accused of forging the signature of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on an order seeking to dismiss a case against him in Indiana.

58 apprehended in a global cybercrime crackdown

Law enforcement agencies from 22 countries have identified 263 suspects and arrested 58 people linked to cybercrime networks operated by African organized crime groups.

The international operation, called ‘Operation Jackal IV,’ ran from November 2025 to June 2026. It targeted West African criminal networks, including the Black Axe cybercrime syndicate.

Black Axe and similar groups are known for large-scale financial fraud, including romance scams, cryptocurrency and investment scams, and business email compromise (BEC). Some groups have also been linked to violent crimes.

In Argentina, police arrested 17 people and identified 196 suspects linked to a Crime-as-a-Service network. The network provided criminal groups with web domains and money-laundering services.

In South Africa, authorities arrested 39 people, blocked 257 bank accounts, and seized $2.67 million from a group that targeted retirees in English-speaking countries with investment and romance scams.

Police in Romania arrested 11 suspects linked to a call center that used promises of high returns from stocks and cryptocurrencies to target victims. Italian authorities also identified a suspect linked to a money-laundering network that used shell companies, remittance services, and cash withdrawals.

Between December 2025 and January 2026, 651 suspects were arrested across 16 African countries as part of Operation Red Card 2.0. In July of this year, nearly 6,000 people were arrested and $293 million seized across 97 countries in Operation First Light 2026.

Spanish police arrest seven cybercriminals over high-end phone scam

Spanish police have arrested seven people and are investigating six others for allegedly obtaining more than 150 high-end mobile phones without paying for them.

The group allegedly used the personal data of around 50 people to open phone lines and bank accounts without permission. Some of the victims were over 100 years old. In some cases, the suspects reportedly pretended to be the victims during identity checks.

Police say the group hacked a telecommunications company’s online sales system and exploited a security flaw, which allowed them to order phones for delivery without payment.

The phones were sent to different locations across Spain using the personal details of other people. The suspects then collected the devices and sold them for profit. The scheme caused estimated losses of more than €50,000.

The alleged leader fled Spain after learning that he was being investigated. He was arrested in Italy only one hour after a European arrest warrant was issued.

Police searches in Madrid and Italy found around €13,000 in cash, official documents belonging to other people, and a large amount of electronic equipment. The suspects face charges including membership in a criminal organization, illegal computer access and computer fraud.

A China-based voice phishing ring disrupted in a joint police operation

Chinese and South Korean police have reportedly disrupted a voice phishing group operating in China that allegedly stole more than $7.2 million from elderly South Koreans.

Police arrested 10 suspects, including six South Koreans and four Chinese nationals. The group is accused of defrauding 118 people, mainly in their 60s and older, between January 2025 and March 2026.

The suspects allegedly called victims under the guise of police officers, credit card delivery drivers, bank security staff and prosecutors. They told victims that a card had been issued in their name and persuaded them to install malicious apps. The apps were used to intercept calls and help the criminals steal money.

The arrests followed a joint investigation by South Korea's Gangwon Provincial Police Agency and China's Jilin Provincial Public Security Department. The six South Korean suspects have been returned to South Korea and sent to prosecutors.

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US seizes Chinese botnet domains used in cyber-attacks against American orgs

The US government has seized domains linked to a large Chinese botnet that was allegedly used to carry out cyber-attacks against American organizations.

The Justice Department and FBI said the botnet was operated by a Chinese company. The network included thousands of hacked internet-connected devices and was used to hide the source of cyber-attacks.

Officials said the Chinese state-sponsored group known as QTFY provided hacking services to customers, including hackers working for China’s Ministry of State Security.

The attacks reportedly began in 2018 and targeted organizations including NASA, the Federal Reserve, the Departments of Energy, Justice, and Health and Human Services, as well as the US Senate.