Police Cracked Encrypted Messaging Platform led to Hundreds of Arrests
Europol has recently arrested 78 people, among which 48 people are from Belgium and 30 from the Netherlands in an operation against several
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Europol Credits Sweeping Arrests to Cracked Sky ECC Comms
Sky ECC claims that cops cracked a fake version of the app being passed off by disgruntled reseller.
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Egregor Arrests a Blow, But Ransomware Will Likely Bounce Back
Similar to previous ransomware takedowns, this disruption to the ransomware-as-a-service model will likely be short-lived, security experts say.
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The FBI Has Made Over 100 Arrests Related to the Capitol Riot
Plus: A dark web takedown, a bitcoin scam, and more of the week’s top security news.
Source: Wired – The FBI Has
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Major BEC Phishing Ring Cracked Open with 3 Arrests
Some 50,000 targeted victims have been identified so far in a massive, global scam enterprise that involves 26 different malwares.
Source: Threat
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A Spate of Arrests Sends the Piracy World Reeling
Plus: ATM hacks, the Belarus internet shutdown, and more of the week’s top security news.
Source: Wired – A Spate of Arrests
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Brit cops admit facial recognition trial resulted in, er, zero arrests
And controversial software only made one (wrong) ‘match’
Source: The Inquirer – Brit cops admit facial recognition trial resulted in, er,
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US Announces Arrests in Ghanian Fraud Schemes
Eight individuals in the US and Ghana are charged with stealing more than $15 million through computer-based fraud.
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FBI’s BEC Crackdown Leads To 74 Arrests Globally
The operation also resulted in the seizure of nearly $2.4 million and the recovery of about $14 million in fraudulent wire transfers, said
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