Tag Justice Department

  • Sort by
‘We hacked the hackers:’ DOJ, FBI take down Hive ransomware after spending months inside gang systems

Jonathan Greig January 26, 2023

‘We hacked the hackers:’ DOJ, FBI take down Hive ransomware after spending months inside gang systems
Romanian man sentenced for laundering $3.5 million in fraudulent online auction proceeds
Brief Romanian man sentenced for laundering $3.5 million in fraudulent online auction proceeds

Jonathan Greig January 10, 2023

DOJ arrests man behind brazen $100 million attack on Mango Markets

Jonathan Greig December 28, 2022

DOJ arrests man behind brazen $100 million attack on Mango Markets
Four indicted after hacking US businesses, filing false tax returns
Brief Four indicted after hacking US businesses, filing false tax returns

Jonathan Greig December 5, 2022

DOJ shuts down ‘pig butchering’ domains responsible for $10 million in victim losses
Brief DOJ shuts down ‘pig butchering’ domains responsible for $10 million in victim losses

Jonathan Greig November 21, 2022

DOJ arrests, indicts Russian nationals behind popular e-book pirating site after shutdown
Brief DOJ arrests, indicts Russian nationals behind popular e-book pirating site after shutdown

Jonathan Greig November 17, 2022

Alleged LockBit operator to be extradited from Canada to U.S.

Jonathan Greig November 10, 2022

Alleged LockBit operator to be extradited from Canada to U.S.
DOJ says it seized billions in Bitcoin stolen by hacker from Silk Road darknet marketplace

Jonathan Greig November 7, 2022

DOJ says it seized billions in Bitcoin stolen by hacker from Silk Road darknet marketplace
Former NSA employee charged with offering to sell cyber secrets to foreign gov’ts
Brief Former NSA employee charged with offering to sell cyber secrets to foreign gov’ts

Jonathan Greig September 29, 2022

FBI, DOJ defend ‘offensive’ actions against Chinese, Russian operations

Jonathan Greig September 8, 2022

FBI, DOJ defend ‘offensive’ actions against Chinese, Russian operations
Official: DOJ probing 2020 federal court system breach

Martin Matishak July 28, 2022

Official: DOJ probing 2020 federal court system breach
DOJ seized ransoms paid by health centers in Kansas, Colorado after 2021 attacks

Jonathan Greig July 19, 2022

DOJ seized ransoms paid by health centers in Kansas, Colorado after 2021 attacks
DOJ sets new goals for responding to ransomware attacks
Brief DOJ sets new goals for responding to ransomware attacks

Jonathan Greig July 1, 2022

Netwalker ransomware affiliate agrees to plead guilty to hacking charges

Jonathan Greig June 28, 2022

Netwalker ransomware affiliate agrees to plead guilty to hacking charges
Twitter apologizes for abusing user security information after $150 million FTC settlement

Jonathan Greig June 22, 2022

Twitter apologizes for abusing user security information after $150 million FTC settlement
FBI, DOJ say less than 25% of NetWalker ransomware victims reported incidents

Jonathan Greig June 11, 2022

FBI, DOJ say less than 25% of NetWalker ransomware victims reported incidents
DOJ, FBI shut down marketplace for stolen Social Security numbers
Brief DOJ, FBI shut down marketplace for stolen Social Security numbers

Jonathan Greig June 7, 2022

DOJ: Congress looked into CFAA updates but effort was stalled by extortion concerns

Jonathan Greig June 6, 2022

DOJ: Congress looked into CFAA updates but effort was stalled by extortion concerns
Justice Department softens enforcement of hacking law in ‘good faith’ cases

Martin Matishak May 19, 2022

Justice Department softens enforcement of hacking law in ‘good faith’ cases
Ukrainian sentenced to 4 years for selling hacked passwords
Brief Ukrainian sentenced to 4 years for selling hacked passwords

Emma Vail May 12, 2022

Three hackers given multiple-year sentences for SSN fraud, identity theft
Brief Three hackers given multiple-year sentences for SSN fraud, identity theft

Jonathan Greig May 11, 2022

DOJ accuses UK man of hacks on brokerage accounts costing more than $5 million in losses
Brief DOJ accuses UK man of hacks on brokerage accounts costing more than $5 million in losses

Jonathan Greig May 10, 2022

US disrupts prolific botnet controlled by Russian military, DOJ says

Jonathan Greig April 6, 2022

US disrupts prolific botnet controlled by Russian military, DOJ says
Senate approves historic cyber incident reporting bill, sends to Biden’s desk

Martin Matishak March 11, 2022

Senate approves historic cyber incident reporting bill, sends to Biden’s desk
Cyber incident reporting bill hitches a ride on $1.5 trillion spending deal

Martin Matishak March 9, 2022

Cyber incident reporting bill hitches a ride on $1.5 trillion spending deal