18-year-old Brit arrested in international raid on hacker-for-hire sites Cybercrime An 18-year-old in Devon has been arrested by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) following a series of international raids on DDoS-for-hire websites. The international operation – dubbed Operation PowerOFF – saw the FBI, NCA, Europol, and Netherlands Police shut down 48 of the world’s most popular DDoS-for-hire sites. DDoS-for-hire sites – also known as [...]
Sham crypto apps have defrauded investors of £35.6m since October, FBI says Crypto fraud FBI Investors have been scammed out of about $42.7m (£35.6m) through fraudulent crypto apps since October last year, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation said. The FBI identified 244 victims and warned of cyber criminals creating fraudulent crypto investment apps that exploit legitimate cryptocurrency investments. “Cyber criminals seek to take advantage of the increased interest in [...]
US spy couple accused of selling nuclear secrets US spy couple accused of selling nuclear secrets US nuclear engineer Jonathan Toebbe and his wife Diana were arrested on espionage-related charges on Saturday, announced the US Department of Justice. The couple, who was apprehended by the FBI and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, stands accused of selling restricted data regarding the design of nuclear-powered warships. The Toebbes will appear in a West [...]