https://cybersecuritytracker.ai/takedownsCurated cybersecurity news and vulnerability intelligence.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 21:30:03 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/us-and-uk-launch-first-its-kind-joint-alliance-dismantle-global-scam-centerscst-doj:894741e7-e31f-41c2-a000-06c8be3cc132The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, together with the Crown Prosecution Service of England & Wales and the National Crime Agency of the United Kingdom announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Scam Center Strike Force and its United Kingdom counterparts. The MOU is the first-of-its kind related to international cooperation on disabling scam centers committing cryptocurrency and cyber-enabled investment fraud (CIF) and other schemes, which are ravaging the American people of approximately $10 billion in losses per year.Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmo/pr/eight-charged-boone-county-cyber-crime-investigation-involving-minors-and-sexcst-doj:e35db365-e470-496d-ad1a-3c5c97d5420fThe United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri announced eight prosecutions arising from a proactive investigation by the Boone County Cyber Crimes Taskforce.Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/usao-ndca/pr/russian-national-indicted-exploiting-online-platform-used-freelance-employment-andcst-doj:05373074-1b71-456f-a8e3-070052b3cda1SAN FRANCISCO – A federal grand jury has indicted Searzhudin Tamirlanovich Aktulaev on charges of Conspiracy, Transmission of a Program, Information, Code, and Command to Cause Damage to a Protected Computer, and Aggravated Identity Theft, among other offensesTue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/sality-malware-disrupted-international-cyber-takedowncst-doj:3f43d302-9086-4919-9f29-5ebf53169eccThe Department of Justice today announced a multinational operation involving actions in the United States, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania, in collaboration with private industry partners CrowdStrike and the Shadowserver Foundation, to disrupt the botnet and malware known as Sality and take down its infrastructure.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr/justice-department-and-fbi-seize-platforms-operated-and-used-china-state-sponsoredcst-doj:0a0787b0-efbd-4215-b06d-2796ffc32191SAN DIEGO — The Justice Department and FBI announced court-authorized domain seizures today to deny malicious cyber actors access to two complementary hacking platforms known as “QScan” and “QTRouter,” used to target U.S. critical infrastructure and other sensitive networks.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-and-fbi-seize-platforms-operated-and-used-china-state-sponsored-hackerscst-doj:5a9da982-741e-47fa-b3da-149cd5d92279The Justice Department and FBI announced court-authorized domain seizures today to deny malicious cyber actors access to two complementary hacking platforms known as “QScan” and “QTRouter,” used to target U.S. critical infrastructure and other sensitive networks.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/17-iranians-charged-conducting-massive-cyber-theft-campaign-behalf-islamiccst-doj:122ae7b1-8a80-4a37-a9f6-5f036fc897c9United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, John A. Eisenberg, and Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), James C. Barnacle, Jr., announced today the unsealing of a 14-count Superseding (“S2”) Indictment charging 17 members of the Mabna Institute, an Iran-based company that, since at least 2013, conducted a coordinated campaign of cyber intrusions into computer systems to 144 U.S.-based universities, 178 foreign universities, at least 42 U.S.-baTue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/17-iranians-charged-conducting-massive-cyber-theft-campaign-behalf-islamic-revolutionarycst-doj:2eb58577-3c3e-4c36-9b76-43d52ae72048A 14-count superseding (S2) indictment was unsealed today charging 17 members of the Mabna Institute, an Iran-based company that, since at least 2013, has conducted a coordinated campaign of cyber intrusions into computer systems for 144 U.S.-based universities, 178 foreign universities, at least 42 U.S.-based private sector companies, at least 11 foreign private sector companies, at least five U.S. federal and state government agencies, and at least two non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The Mabna Institute stole more than 31 terabytes of academic data and intellectual property from theseTue, 18 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/investigations-cryptocurrency-scams-result-seizure-more-25-millioncst-doj:b0214ad3-df1f-4beb-8496-da814fcb628cThe U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, together with the U.S. Secret Service Washington Field Office announced today that multiple investigations conducted by its Cyber Fraud Task Force have resulted in the seizure of more than $25 million in cryptocurrency tied to international fraud schemes targeting residents of the United States and Canada. The seizures represent part of the more than $800 million recovered through the Scam Center Strike Force, launched in 2025 by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro.Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-key-members-chinese-money-laundering-network-charged-laundering-43-million-investmentcst-doj:aecc66d8-8cdc-4231-a8ef-714588585812A New York man and woman made an initial appearance today in Brooklyn, New York on charges of conspiracy to launder money derived from cyber investment fraud scams.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/two-members-chinese-money-laundering-network-charged-laundering-investment-fraudcst-doj:bf88db10-cd46-46fd-b9ef-9c14c07132a2Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, an indictment was unsealed charging Zhuoying Chen, also known as “Jolene,” and Haojie Zhang, also known as “Kevin,” with money laundering conspiracy in connection with their participation in a scheme to launder funds derived from cyber investment fraud scams, or “pig butchering” scams. The defendants were arrested today and will be arraigned this afternoon before United States Magistrate Judge James R. Cho.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/usao-ndoh/pr/three-russian-nationals-indicted-international-cybercrimes-resulting-more-62m-lossescst-doj:05568b60-90fb-470a-946b-17e5bb35820fThe U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio has announced the unsealing of an indictment charging three Russian nationals for their roles in malicious cyber activities against U.S. critical infrastructure affecting victims in 21 states and in several countries, with losses amounting to tens of millions of dollars. These charges are the result of a seven-year-long investigation.Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/usao-vt/pr/over-2-million-stolen-funds-recovered-us-attorneys-office-and-fbicst-doj:25824782-b3d3-4f86-910b-a1e4f4f232f1BURLINGTON – The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced today that it had successfully obtained a judgment in forfeiture for $2,270,202.39 in funds stolen from the Chittenden Solid Waste District (CSWD) in a cyber-enabled fraud scheme. United States District Judge William K. Sessions III signed the order of forfeiture and judgment on July 2, 2026, releasing the funds to the government. According to the settlement agreement in the case, the funds will now be returned to CSWD by the United States Marshals Service. As explained in documents from the case, in laTue, 07 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/alleged-member-criminal-cyber-hacking-group-scattered-spider-arrested-finland-and-extraditedcst-doj:2a18348f-75e5-42e4-8e4f-9eb7c8a03872An alleged member of the criminal cyber hacking group Scattered Spider has been arrested in Finland and extradited to the United States to face federal criminal conspiracy charges in the Northern District of Illinois.Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/usao-ndil/pr/alleged-member-criminal-cyber-hacking-group-scattered-spider-arrested-finland-andcst-doj:5b5508ba-5627-4eae-8365-9d08ef2872da“As Co-Chair of the White Collar, Cyber, and Crypto Subcommittee of Acting Attorney General Blanche’s Advisory Committee, I am acutely aware of the significant and growing threat posed by brazen cyber criminals," said U.S. Attorney Andrew S. Boutros.Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-seizes-backend-infrastructure-used-huione-group-money-laundering-servicescst-doj:f1889360-ecf3-456b-96e3-f7fdee01d910Today, the Justice Department announced the seizure of a cloud computing account used by subsidiaries of the Huione Group, a Cambodia-based corporate conglomerate. These subsidiaries are alleged to have assisted individuals and organizations in transferring proceeds of cryptocurrency investment frauds, cyber scams, and other criminal activities on cryptocurrency blockchains and allowing for the conversion of the proceeds of these schemes to the legitimate banking sector undetected.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/scam-center-strike-force-announces-results-us-private-industry-disruption-weekcst-doj:41ee135c-1e43-428a-a46b-31dbb083d02fThe Department of Justice, through U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro for the District of Columbia and Assistant Attorney General A. Tysen Duva of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, today announced the results of a first-of-its-kind event combining the focus of government entities and private industries to tackle cyber-enabled and cryptocurrency fraud targeting Americans.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/usao-ak/pr/canadian-man-arrested-international-authorities-charged-administrating-kimwolf-ddoscst-doj:1ab71777-5b09-4f27-a530-044f85f8c727ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A criminal complaint was unsealed in the District of Alaska today charging a Canadian man with operating the KimWolf Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Internet of Things (IoT) botnet. The U.S. complaint was unsealed following the defendant’s arrest in Canada by Canadian authorities.Thu, 21 May 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/german-citizen-charged-laundering-funds-linked-prominent-darknet-marketplace-dreamcst-doj:1aa8ff73-24f0-4efc-8d93-c87a57913412Owe Martin Andresen, the suspected main administrator of Dream Market, one of the largest illicit darknet marketplaces before its 2019 shutdown, has been indicted for an alleged scheme to launder funds from Dream Market’s administrator accounts. Andresen was arrested last week in Germany on parallel charges brought by the German government.Wed, 13 May 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/prolific-chinese-state-sponsored-contract-hacker-extradited-italycst-doj:472a2e9f-9799-48a5-b310-b4db259cd1c5A 34-year-old citizen of the People’s Republic of China is set to appear in Houston federal court on a nine-count indictment related to his involvement in computer intrusions between February 2020 and June 2021Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/prolific-chinese-state-sponsored-contract-hacker-extradited-italycst-doj:6c3379e9-1ff3-40e2-a435-626eb903c1edXu Zewei (徐泽伟), 34, of the People’s Republic of China was extradited to the United States this weekend and appeared today in U.S. District Court in Houston on a nine-count indictment related to his involvement in computer intrusions between February 2020 and June 2021. Certain of those computer intrusions allegedly are part of the HAFNIUM computer intrusion campaign that compromised thousands of computers worldwide, including in the United States. Other intrusions targeted U.S. COVID-19 research during the height of the pandemic. Xu is charged along with Zhang Yu (张宇), 44, who is also a PRC naMon, 27 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/usao-ak/pr/us-authorities-conduct-cyber-operations-part-global-crackdown-ddos-hire-servicescst-doj:1001b48e-ba54-4d7a-813c-2f69eac20ad7ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The U.S. Justice Department today announced multiple court-authorized actions taken to disrupt some of the world’s leading Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Internet of Things (IoT) botnet services.Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/usao-az/pr/florida-man-arrested-after-traveling-arizona-pick-600000-gold-victim-phantom-hackercst-doj:261ccba2-9a4d-447d-a318-c1f51ba75d1fPHOENIX, Ariz. – Gary Christopher, 59, of Port Saint Lucie, Florida, was arrested on April 10, and charged by criminal complaint with conspiring to launder money for his role as a courier in a broader fraud scheme that targeted an elderly victim in Phoenix. Christopher made his initial appearance in federal court on April 13.Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/usao-wdtx/pr/armenian-man-extradited-us-faces-charges-role-infostealing-malware-schemecst-doj:aa4839e3-a048-4785-ba98-8c88cc92267cHambardzum Minasyan was extradited to the U.S. where he faces criminal charges related to his alleged role in an infostealer schemeWed, 25 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/usao-sdin/pr/russian-citizen-sentenced-federal-prison-hacking-us-companies-and-enabling-majorcst-doj:48a03b57-7d99-486d-a2e9-56cacb4504ceSOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA- Aleksei Volkov, 26, of St. Petersburg, Russia, has been sentenced to 81 months in federal prison for assisting major cybercrime groups, including the Yanluowang ransomware group, carry out numerous attacks against U.S. companies and other organizations. Volkov facilitated dozens of ransomware attacks throughout the United States, causing over $9 million in actual losses and over $24 million in intended losses. Volkov was indicted for this activity in both the Southern District of Indiana and Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Police in Rome, Italy arrested Volkov aTue, 24 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/usao-edmi/pr/russian-cybercriminal-sentenced-prison-using-botnet-steal-millions-american-businessescst-doj:f06c867f-27eb-4e11-92f6-18c685497455DETROIT – A Russian national was sentenced yesterday to twenty-four months in prison after having pleaded guilty to managing the operation of a botnet (a network of computers infected by malware and controlled remotely by cybercriminals) that was used to launch ransomware attacks on the networks of dozens of U.S. corporations, announced United States Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon Jr. and Special Agent in Charge Jennifer Runyan of the FBI Detroit Field Division. Ilya Angelov, 40, of Tolyatti, Russia was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Nancy Edmunds, who also fined Angelov $100,000 and entereTue, 24 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/justice-department-disrupts-iranian-cyber-enabled-psychological-operationscst-doj:660a6147-b89f-4583-9159-c2d8b3f6ad7eWASHINGTON – Today, the Justice Department announced the seizure of four domains as part of an ongoing effort to disrupt hacking and transnational repression schemes conducted by the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security.Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-disrupts-iranian-cyber-enabled-psychological-operationscst-doj:e00d69ae-c86f-4c26-8e4e-7953380fcab6Today, the Justice Department announced the seizure of four domains as part of an ongoing effort to disrupt hacking and transnational repression schemes conducted by the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). The affidavit supporting the seizure warrant can be foundThu, 19 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/usao-ak/pr/authorities-disrupt-worlds-largest-iot-ddos-botnets-responsible-record-breaking-attackscst-doj:e6f25599-37f5-4173-b7bc-ac95c9b72f88ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The U.S. Justice Department participated in a court-authorized law enforcement operation today to disrupt Command and Control (C2) infrastructure used by the Aisuru, KimWolf, JackSkid and Mossad Internet of Things (IoT) botnets.Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr/georgia-felon-indicted-targeting-professional-athletes-fraud-and-sex-traffickingcst-doj:5d060b1f-ea56-4f2e-8143-596e066b2db5Kwamaine Jerell Ford has been charged with targeting professional athletes through a phishing scam and thereafter engaging in a fraud and sex trafficking scheme. In 2019, in the Northern District of Georgia, Ford was convicted of computer fraud and aggravated identity theft for perpetrating similar phishing attacks and spending nearly $325,000 by using his victims’ stolen financial information.Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/usao-edca/pr/authorities-dismantle-global-malicious-proxy-service-deployed-malware-and-defraudedcst-doj:b9fc415a-b315-4b63-8137-3aeebf31fc4aA court-authorized international law enforcement operation led by the U.S. Justice Department disrupted SocksEscort, a residential proxy network used to exploit thousands of residential routers worldwide and commit large-scale fraud.Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/usao-ut/pr/united-states-leads-dismantlement-one-worlds-largest-hacker-forumscst-doj:c119ce69-2d57-4a6f-af5c-47cc38af3deeWASHINGTON — The Department of Justice announced today the seizure of the LeakBase database, one of the world’s largest online forums for cybercriminals to buy and sell stolen data and cybercrime tools.Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/united-states-leads-dismantlement-one-worlds-largest-hacker-forumscst-doj:dcd9560f-fd81-4d99-9568-2304f878ef92The Department of Justice announced today the seizure of the LeakBase database, one of the world’s largest online forums for cybercriminals to buy and sell stolen data and cybercrime tools.Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/alleged-tren-de-aragua-gang-members-charged-connection-atm-jackpotting-schemecst-doj:9a52e85c-1013-4764-b0b5-b169d17d77fdBOSTON – Two Venezuelan nationals, alleged to be members of the violent transitional criminal organization Tren De Aragua, have been charged in connection with an ATM jackpotting conspiracy that included robberies and attempted robberies in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Rhode Island. ATM jackpotting schemes typically involve a crew of individuals who travel to targeted ATMs and install malware directly to the ATM’s software programming to force the ATM to dispense all its cash.Thu, 26 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-general-manager-us-defense-contractor-sentenced-87-months-selling-stolen-tradecst-doj:ceca2280-9587-4f82-8ec0-b92c300a51f8Peter Williams, 39, an Australian national, was sentenced in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to 87 months in prison for selling his employer’s trade secrets — sensitive and protected cyber-exploit components — to a Russian cyber-tools broker, announced the Department of Justice. In addition to the 87-month prison term, U.S. District Court Judge AliKhan for the District of Columbia ordered Williams to serve three years of supervised release with special conditions, to forfeit a money judgment of $1.3 million, cryptocurrency and property to include a house, and luxury items Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/usao-ne/pr/six-more-defendants-charged-international-atm-jackpotting-schemecst-doj:b1644bb6-9519-4d25-ad8b-12b533783a49[UPDATED] OMAHA — A federal grand jury in the District of Nebraska returned an indictment Wednesday charging six individuals for their roles in a large conspiracy to deploy malware and steal millions of dollars from ATMs in the United States, a crime commonly referred to as “ATM jackpotting.”Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/six-more-defendants-charged-international-atm-jackpotting-schemecst-doj:bf7ac15c-25e8-4061-8d57-80f2aa525f1fA federal grand jury in the District of Nebraska returned an indictment Wednesday charging six individuals for their roles in a large conspiracy to deploy malware and steal millions of dollars from ATMs in the United States, a crime commonly referred to as “ATM jackpotting.”Fri, 20 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/government-forfeits-over-400m-assets-tied-helix-darknet-cryptocurrency-mixercst-doj:11421328-80a6-40cc-b0b4-48370b673854Last week, the government obtained legal title over more than $400 million in seized cryptocurrencies, real estate, and monetary assets tied to the operation of the darknet mixing service, Helix.Thu, 29 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/us-obtains-legal-title-400-million-assets-tied-helix-cryptocurrency-mixercst-doj:f35adc67-6cfa-4478-8296-2b727c9237fbThe United States last week obtained legal title to more than $400 million worth of seized cryptocurrencies, real estate, and monetary assets tied to the operation of the darknet mixing service Helix.Thu, 29 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/investigation-international-atm-jackpotting-scheme-and-tren-de-aragua-results-additionalcst-doj:7db34f96-2beb-46e3-9155-348c0cd8fb0fA federal grand jury in the District of Nebraska returned an additional indictment Thursday charging 31 individuals for their roles in a large conspiracy to deploy malware and steal millions of dollars from ATMs in the United States, a crime commonly referred to as “ATM jackpotting.”Mon, 26 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/usao-ne/pr/investigation-international-atm-jackpotting-scheme-and-tren-de-aragua-results-additionalcst-doj:f2eff67a-0992-4e94-af17-ca5a70050818[UPDATED] OMAHA – A federal grand jury in the District of Nebraska has returned an additional indictment last week charging 31 individuals for their roles in a large conspiracy to deploy malware and steal millions of dollars from ATMs in the United States, a crime commonly referred to as “ATM jackpotting.”Mon, 26 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/illinois-man-charged-snapchat-hacking-investigationcst-doj:b434f1d3-98e6-4eb4-b342-5898c2686160BOSTON – An Illinois man has been charged in federal court in Boston with phishing the Snapchat access codes of nearly 600 women in an effort to hack their Snapchat accounts and steal nude photos, which he kept, sold, or traded on the internet.Wed, 07 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/ukrainian-national-pleads-guilty-conspiracy-use-ransomware-0cst-doj:24638cfb-be7b-42d4-aabc-1b884e0d7371Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Artem Stryzhak pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud and related activity, including extortion, in connection with computers, for his role in a series of international ransomware attacks. Stryzhak, a Ukrainian citizen, was arrested in Spain in June 2024 and extradited to the United States on April 30, 2025.Fri, 19 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/usao-ne/pr/tren-de-aragua-members-and-leaders-indicted-multi-million-dollar-atm-jackpotting-schemecst-doj:0e99f94a-6007-4cf2-a53d-7d29895cde77United States Attorney Lesley A. Woods announced that a federal grand jury in the District of Nebraska has returned two indictments charging 54 individuals for their roles in a large conspiracy to deploy malware and steal millions of dollars from ATMs in the United States, a crime commonly referred to as “ATM jackpotting.”Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/usao-edmi/pr/fbi-disrupts-virtual-money-laundering-service-used-facilitate-criminal-activitycst-doj:a1f3c994-9052-4fa7-8ee9-87d6fb2934b9DETROIT - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan announced today a coordinated action with international partners and the Michigan State Police to disrupt and take down the online infrastructure used to operate E-Note, a cryptocurrency exchange that allegedly facilitated money laundering by transnational cyber-criminal organizations, including those targeting U.S. healthcare and critical infrastructure. Since 2017, the FBI identified more than $70,000,000 of illicit proceeds of ransomware attacks and account takeovers transferred via E-Note payment service andWed, 17 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/senior-manager-government-contractor-charged-cybersecurity-fraud-schemecst-doj:af1f3965-c52f-4cc3-ac15-241ba5de0a23A federal grand jury in the District of Columbia returned an indictment yesterday charging a former senior manager at a Virginia-based government contractor with major government fraud, wire fraud, and obstructing federal audits for allegedly carrying out a multi-year scheme to mislead federal agencies about the security of a cloud-based platform used by the U.S. Army and other government customers.Wed, 10 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/justice-department-announces-actions-combat-two-russian-state-sponsored-cyber-criminalcst-doj:493e7f85-c857-49b8-a862-ff1a65c1d760A Ukrainian national has been federally charged with participating in dozens of cyberattacks and computer intrusions against critical infrastructure and other victims around the world, in support of Russia’s geopolitical interests, the Justice Department announced today.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-actions-combat-two-russian-state-sponsored-cyber-criminalcst-doj:56c194a7-bc51-4188-a46f-bd7f0572245aThe Justice Department announced two indictments in the Central District of California charging Ukrainian national Victoria Eduardovna Dubranova, 33, also known as Vika, Tory, and SovaSonya, for her role in conducting cyberattacks and computer intrusions against critical infrastructure and other victims around the world, in support of Russia’s geopolitical interests.Tue, 09 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/usao-mdtn/pr/ukrainian-national-extradited-ireland-connection-conti-ransomwarecst-doj:4bb3f6e0-733e-44b4-9c53-c3beac32d206WASHINGTON – Following his extradition from Ireland, a Ukrainian man had his initial appearance today in the Middle District of Tennessee on a 2023 indictment charging him with conspiracy to deploy Conti, a ransomware variant that infected victim computers and networks, encrypting their data. According to court documents, from in or around 2020 and continuing until about June 2022, Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko, 43, of Cork, Ireland, conspired with others to deploy Conti ransomware to extort victims and steal their data. Court filings allege the conspirators hacked into victims’ computer netThu, 30 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMThttps://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/ukrainian-national-extradited-ireland-connection-conti-ransomwarecst-doj:e7229899-cd9e-4d03-b9c2-ba271aa5abfbFollowing his extradition from Ireland, a Ukrainian man had his initial appearance today in the Middle District of Tennessee on a 2023 indictment charging him with conspiracy to deploy Conti, a ransomware variant that infected victim computers and networks, encrypting their data.Thu, 30 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMT