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Bulgarian law enforcement has shut down a criminal network that supplied dual-use goods to Russia, which were then used in the war against Ukraine, Bulgarian outlet The Sofia Globe reported on Oct. 10.
Bulgarian law enforcement has shut down a criminal network that supplied dual-use goods to Russia, which were then used in the war against Ukraine, Bulgarian outlet The Sofia Globe reported on Oct. 10.
The FBI and its European partners have removed a malicious software agent from thousands of infected computers after seizing control of a global malware network, US officials have said. The agent - known as Qakbot - was used as part of online crimes, including ransomware attacks, for more than 15 years. The criminal network made around $58m (£45.8m) from victims, between October 2021 and April 2023, officials said.
U.S. officials said Tuesday that the FBI and its European partners infiltrated and seized control of a major global malware network used for more than 15 years to commit a gamut of online crimes including crippling ransomware attacks. Cybersecurity experts said they were impressed by the deft dismantling of the network but cautioned that any setback to cybercrime would likely be temporary. “Nearly ever sector of the economy has been victimized by Qakbot,” Martin Estrada, the U.S. attorney in Los Angeles, said Tuesday in announcing the takedown. He said the criminal network had ...
Police have charged 19 men in Australia with child sex abuse offenses and rescued 13 children from further harm following tips from the American FBI of an international online criminal network, officials said Tuesday. Two of the 19 men already were convicted and sentenced to prison terms of almost 15 years in the Australian Capital Territory and five years in New South Wales state, Australian Federal Police Commander Helen Schneider said. “We will allege that these men were members of a technologically sophisticated online child abuse network that was operating across the country,...