German authorities shut down major crypto-swapping platform “eXch,” seizing €34 million in illicit assets
On April 30, 2025, the Frankfurt am Main General Prosecutor’s Office-Central Unit for Combating Internet Crime (ZIT)-in close collaboration with the German Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), executed...
Dismantling “764”: inside the takedown of a sophisticated child exploitation network
In a significant development for cybersecurity and child protection efforts, law enforcement agencies have successfully apprehended two key figures allegedly behind “764,” a highly organized online child exploitation...
Lazarus group’s Billion-Dollar Bybit heist: a cyber forensics analysis
The Lazarus Group, a notorious North Korean state-sponsored hacking collective, has once again demonstrated its sophistication and audacity with a staggering $1.5 billion cryptocurrency heist targeting Bybit, a...
Canadian national faces charges in $65M crypto-hacking spree
A Canadian man is facing charges related to a series of cryptocurrency hacks that siphoned off an estimated $65 million, according to recent reports. While details are still...
Operation Marya: Deep Web Konek investigates online child exploitation networks
The recent investigation known as Operation Marya has shed light on the alarming scale of online child exploitation networks, particularly involving thousands of Filipino minors. This operation, conducted...
Extradition in International Bank Fraud case
On January 31, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced the extradition of Joey Grant Luther, who faces serious charges related to...
Conor Fitzpatrick, Pompompurin on Breachforums, to be resentenced
Conor Fitzpatrick, known in the cyber underworld as “Pompompurin,” is back in the spotlight as he prepares for resentencing after a federal appeals court vacated his previous lenient...
Murdoc_Botnet: researchers have identified a campaign exploiting vulnerabilities in AVTECH IP cameras, in a variant of Mirai
Cybersecurity researchers have raised alarms over the emergence of the Murdoc_Botnet, a new variant of the infamous Mirai botnet that exploits vulnerabilities in AVTECH IP cameras and Huawei...