CyberCrime List - 2026 2025 2024 2023 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
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| 14.5.26 | Police shut down reboot of Crimenetwork marketplace, arrest admin | German authorities have shut down a relaunch version of the criminal marketplace 'Crimenetwork' that generated more than 3.6 million euros, and arrested its operator. | CyberCrime | BleepingComputer |
| 9.5.26 | Karakurt extortion gang ‘cold case’ negotiator gets 8.5 years in prison | A Latvian national extradited to the United States was sentenced to 8.5 years in prison for his "cold case" negotiator role in the Russian Karakurt ransomware group. | CyberCrime | BleepingComputer |
| 8.5.26 | The Duality of the Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) | The Group-IB DFIR Team has identified a new technique not yet included in the MITRE ATT&CK framework, which could lead to use the module pam_exec to obtain a privileged shell on a host and grant a full persistence to a threat actor. | CyberCrime | GROUP-IB |
| 3.5.26 | Romanian leader of online swatting ring gets 4 years in prison | A Romanian national who led an online swatting ring that targeted more than 75 public officials, multiple journalists, and four religious institutions was sentenced to 4 years in federal prison. | CyberCrime | BleepingComputer |
| 3.5.26 | FBI links cybercriminals to sharp surge in cargo theft attacks | The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned the transportation and logistics industry of a sharp rise in cyber-enabled cargo theft, with estimated losses in the United States and Canada reaching nearly $725 million in 2025. | CyberCrime | BleepingComputer |
| 2.5.26 | US reportedly charges Scattered Spider hacker arrested in Finland | A 19-year-old dual United States and Estonian citizen arrested in Finland earlier this month faces federal charges in the U.S. alleging he was a prolific member of the notorious Scattered Spider hacking collective. | CyberCrime | BleepingComputer |
| 2.5.26 | Alleged Silk Typhoon hacker extradited to US for cyberespionage | A Chinese national accused of carrying out cyberespionage operations for China's intelligence services has been extradited from Italy to the United States to face criminal charges | CyberCrime | BleepingComputer |
| 1.5.26 | Cybercrime Groups Using Vishing and SSO Abuse in Rapid SaaS Extortion Attacks | Cybersecurity researchers are warning of two cybercrime groups that are carrying out "rapid, high-impact attacks" operating almost within the | CyberCrime | The Hacker News |
| 29.4.26 | Brazilian LofyGang Resurfaces After Three Years With Minecraft LofyStealer Campaign | A cybercrime group of Brazilian origin has resurfaced after more than three years to orchestrate a campaign that targets Minecraft players with a new | CyberCrime | The Hacker News |
| 28.4.26 | Checkmarx Confirms GitHub Repository Data Posted on Dark Web After March 23 Attack | Checkmarx has disclosed that its ongoing investigation tied to the supply chain security incident has revealed that a cybercriminal group published data | CyberCrime | The Hacker News |
| 26.4.26 | Spain dismantles major $4.7M manga piracy platform, arrests four | The Spanish police have dismantled the largest Spanish-language manga piracy platform, operating since 2014, with millions of monthly users from around the globe. | CyberCrime | |
| 25.4.26 | Stopping Fraud at Each Stage of the Customer Journey Without Adding Friction | Fraud prevention and user experience don't have to be a tradeoff. IPQS shows how combining identity, device, and network signals stops fraud without adding friction. | CyberCrime | BleepingComputer |
| 23.4.26 | British Scattered Spider hacker pleads guilty to crypto theft charges | A British man, believed to be the leader of the Scattered Spider cybercrime collective, has pleaded guilty in the United States to charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. | CyberCrime | |
| 19.4.26 | Inside an Underground Guide: How Threat Actors Vet Stolen Credit Card Shops | In cybercrime markets, trust isn't assumed, it's verified. Flare reveals how underground guides teach actors to evaluate carding shops based on data quality, reputation, and survivability. | CyberCrime | |
| 19.4.26 | Man gets 30 months for selling thousands of hacked DraftKings accounts | 23-year-old Kamerin Stokes of Memphis, Tennessee, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for selling access to tens of thousands of hacked DraftKings accounts. | CyberCrime | |
| 18.4.26 | $13.74M Hack Shuts Down Sanctioned Grinex Exchange After Intelligence Claims | Grinex, a Kyrgyzstan-incorporated cryptocurrency exchange sanctioned by the U.K. and the U.S. last year, said it's suspending operations after it blamed | CyberCrime | The Hacker News |
| 11.4.26 | FBI: Americans lost a record $21 billion to cybercrime last year | U.S. victims lost nearly $21 billion to cyber-enabled crimes last year, driven primarily by investment scams, business email compromise, tech support fraud, and data breaches, the Federal Bureau of Investigation says. | CyberCrime | |
| 29.3.26 | Inside a Modern Fraud Attack: From Bot Signups to Account Takeovers | Multi-stage fraud attacks chain bots, proxies, and stolen credentials from signup to takeover. IPQS shows why correlating IP, device, identity, and behavior is critical to stop it. | CyberCrime | BleepingComputer |
| 29.3.26 | Russia arrests suspected owner of LeakBase cybercrime forum | Russian police arrested a Taganrog resident believed to be the owner of LeakBase, a major online forum used by cybercriminals to buy and sell stolen data and hacking tools. | CyberCrime | |
| 29.3.26 | PolyShell attacks target 56% of all vulnerable Magento stores | Attacks leveraging the 'PolyShell' vulnerability in version 2 of Magento Open Source and Adobe Commerce installations are underway, targeting more than half of all vulnerable stores. | CyberCrime | |
| 26.3.26 | WebRTC Skimmer Bypasses CSP to Steal Payment Data from E-Commerce Sites | Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new payment skimmer that uses WebRTC data channels as a means to receive payloads and exfiltrate data, | CyberCrime | The Hacker News |
| 26.3.26 | LeakBase Admin Arrested in Russia Over Massive Stolen Credential Marketplace | The alleged administrator of the LeakBase cybercrime forum has been arrested by Russian law enforcement authorities, state media reported | CyberCrime | The Hacker News |
| 22.3.26 | Police take down 373,000 fake CSAM sites in Operation Alice | An international law enforcement action called Operation Alice has shut down over 373,000 dark web sites that offered fake CSAM packages. | CyberCrime | |
| 15.3.26 | Police sinkholes 45,000 IP addresses in cybercrime crackdown | An international law enforcement action codenamed "Operation Synergia III" has sinkholed tens of thousands of IP addresses and seized servers linked to cybercrime operations worldwide. | CyberCrime | |
| 15.3.26 | Fake enterprise VPN sites used to steal company credentials | A threat actor tracked as Storm-2561 is distributing fake enterprise VPN clients from Ivanti, Cisco, and Fortinet to steal VPN credentials from unsuspecting users. | CyberCrime | |
| 15.3.26 | Going the Extra Mile: Travel Rewards Turn into Underground Currency. | Stolen airline miles are converted into flights and hotel stays, then resold as discounted travel. Flare shows how cybercriminals and underground markets treat loyalty accounts like tradable currency. | CyberCrime | |
| 14.3.26 | INTERPOL Dismantles 45,000 Malicious IPs, Arrests 94 in Global Cybercrime | INTERPOL on Friday announced the takedown of 45,000 malicious IP addresses and servers used in connection with phishing, malware, and | CyberCrime | The Hacker News |
| 8.3.26 | Ghanain man pleads guilty to role in $100 million fraud ring | A Ghanaian national pleaded guilty to his role in a massive fraud ring that stole over $100 million from victims across the United States through business email compromise attacks and romance scams. | CyberCrime | BleepingComputer |
| 7.3.26 | Hacker mass-mails HungerRush extortion emails to restaurant patrons | Customers of restaurants using the HungerRush point-of-sale (POS) platform say they received emails from a threat actor attempting to extort the company, warning that restaurant and customer data could be exposed if HungerRush fails to respond. | CyberCrime | |
| 5.3.26 | Compromised Site Management Panels are a Hot Item in Cybercrime Markets | Compromised cPanel credentials are being sold in bulk across underground channels as plug-and-play phishing and scam infrastructure. Flare explains how analyzing 200,000 underground posts reveals a commoditized market for hacked site management panels. | CyberCrime | |
| 5.3.26 | Alabama man pleads guilty to hacking, extorting hundreds of women | A 22-year-old Alabama man pleaded guilty to extortion, cyberstalking, and computer fraud charges after hijacking the social media accounts of hundreds of young women (including minors). | CyberCrime | |
| 5.3.26 | Florida woman imprisoned for massive Microsoft license fraud scheme | A Florida woman was sentenced to 22 months in prison for running a massive years-long scheme to traffic thousands of stolen Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity (COA) labels. | CyberCrime | |
| 26.2.26 | Malicious StripeApi NuGet Package Mimicked Official Library and Stole API Tokens | Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new malicious package discovered on the NuGet Gallery, impersonating a library from financial | CyberCrime | The Hacker News |
| 22.2.26 | Nigerian man gets eight years in prison for hacking tax firms | A Nigerian national was sentenced to eight years in prison for hacking multiple tax preparation firms in Massachusetts and filing fraudulent tax returns seeking over $8.1 million in refunds. | CyberCrime | |
| 22.2.26 | Police arrests 651 suspects in African cybercrime crackdown | African authorities arrested 651 suspects and recovered over $4.3 million in a joint operation targeting investment fraud, mobile money scams, and fake loan applications. | CyberCrime | |
| 21.2.26 | Glendale man gets 5 years in prison for role in darknet drug ring | A Glendale man was sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison for his role in a darknet drug trafficking operation that sold cocaine, methamphetamine, MDMA, and ketamine to customers across the United States. | CyberCrime | |
| 20.2.26 | INTERPOL Operation Red Card 2.0 Arrests 651 in African Cybercrime Crackdown | An international cybercrime operation against online scams has led to 651 arrests and recovered more than $4.3 million as part of an effort led by law | CyberCrime | The Hacker News |
| 19.2.26 | Man arrested for demanding reward after accidental police data leak | Dutch authorities arrested a 40-year-old man after he downloaded confidential documents that had been mistakenly shared by the police and refused to delete them unless he received "something in return." | CyberCrime | |
| 15.2.26 | Turning IBM QRadar Alerts into Action with Criminal IP | Criminal IP now integrates with IBM QRadar SIEM and SOAR to bring external IP-based threat intelligence directly into detection and response workflows. See how risk scoring and automated enrichment help SOC teams prioritize high-risk IPs and accelerate investigations without leaving QRadar. | CyberCrime | |
| 14.2.26 | Police arrest seller of JokerOTP MFA passcode capturing tool | The Netherlands Police have arrested a a 21-year-old man from Dordrecht, suspected of selling access to the JokerOTP phishing automation tool that can intercept one-time passwords (OTP) for hijacking accounts. | CyberCrime | |
| 3.2.26 | Empire cybercrime market owner pleads guilty to drug conspiracy | A Virginia man who co-created Empire Market, one of the largest dark web marketplaces at the time, pleaded guilty to federal drug conspiracy charges for facilitating $430 million in illegal transactions from 2018 to 2020. | CyberCrime | |
| 3.2.26 | Slovakian man pleads guilty to operating darknet marketplace | A Slovakian national admitted on Tuesday to helping operate a darknet marketplace that sold narcotics, cybercrime tools and services, fake government IDs, and stolen personal information for more than two years. | CyberCrime | |
| 18.1.26 | Microsoft disrupts massive RedVDS cybercrime virtual desktop service | Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it disrupted RedVDS, a massive cybercrime platform linked to at least $40 million in reported losses in the United States alone since March 2025. | CyberCrime | |
| 17.1.26 | Hacker gets seven years for breaching Rotterdam and Antwerp ports | The Amsterdam Court of Appeal sentenced a 44-year-old Dutch national to seven years in prison for multiple crimes, including computer hacking and attempted extortion. | CyberCrime | |
| 16.1.26 | Microsoft Legal Action Disrupts RedVDS Cybercrime Infrastructure Used for Online Fraud | Microsoft on Wednesday announced that it has taken a " coordinated legal action " in the U.S. and the U.K. to disrupt a cybercrime subscription service called RedVDS that has allegedly | CyberCrime | The Hacker News |
| 14.1.26 | Long-Running Web Skimming Campaign Steals Credit Cards From Online Checkout Pages | ybersecurity researchers have discovered a major web skimming campaign that has been active since January 2022, targeting several major payment networks like American Express, | CyberCrime | The Hacker News |
| 11.1.26 | Spain arrests 34 suspects linked to Black Axe cyber crime | Authorities in Spain have arrested 34 individuals allegedly part of a criminal network involved in cyber fraud and believed to be connected to the Black Axe group responsible for illicit activities across Europe. | CyberCrime | |
| 10.1.26 | Europol Arrests 34 Black Axe Members in Spain Over €5.9M Fraud and Organized Crime | Europol on Friday announced the arrest of 34 individuals in Spain who are alleged to be part of an international criminal organization called Black Axe . As part of an operation conducted | CyberCrime | The Hacker News |
| 2.1.26 | Cybercriminals Abuse Google Cloud Email Feature in Multi-Stage Phishing Campaign | Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a phishing campaign that involves the attackers impersonating legitimate Google-generated messages by abusing Google Cloud's | CyberCrime | The Hacker News |