Owner of Empire dark web market sentenced to 40 years in US prison
Raheim Hamilton, who ran the Empire Market from 2017 to 2020, was sentenced to 40 years after the site facilitated about $430 million in illegal transactions.
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MonsterCloud owner charged with secretly paying ransomware gangs while billing victims
US prosecutors say ransomware recovery firm MonsterCloud claimed to decrypt files without paying criminals but quietly bought keys, facilitating more than $8 million in ransom payments.
US offers $10 million reward for accused Chinese Hafnium hacker Zhang Yu
The State Department is seeking information on Zhang Yu, who US officials say helped lead the Hafnium intrusion campaign and worked with already extradited co-defendant Xu Zewei.
Alleged Qilin ransomware member arrested in Japan, extradited to Germany
A 28-year-old Russian national described as a core Qilin member was detained in Osaka in May and handed over to German authorities on October 2.
Alleged Ploutus ATM malware developer appears in US court after arrest
A Venezuelan man added to the FBI's most wanted list in March has appeared before a Nebraska court over an ATM jackpotting campaign that drained more than $5.4 million.
US Senate passes bipartisan health care cybersecurity bill by unanimous consent
The Health Care Cybersecurity and Resilience Act would fund training, support rural clinics and require HHS to build an incident response plan. It now goes to the House.
IQVIA fined 7 million euros in Italy over health data that could be reidentified
Italy's data protection authority fined IQVIA's Italian arm €7 million, finding that health records gathered from 800 general practitioners were pseudonymised rather than truly anonymised and could be traced back to patients.
US sanctions Tren de Aragua network behind $40.7 million ATM jackpotting scheme
OFAC designated 10 targets tied to a Tren de Aragua ATM jackpotting scheme that used Ploutus malware, including alleged developer Anibal Alexander Canelon Aguirre.
ShinyHunters member 'Rey' reportedly detained in Jordan and cooperating with FBI
A suspected ShinyHunters member known as 'Rey' was detained in Jordan and is helping the FBI track down other members of the extortion group, Reuters reported citing unnamed sources.
Turkish-Iranian hacker tied to IRGC-linked Mabna Institute extradited to US
Montenegro has extradited Amir Barati, an Iranian national who also holds Turkish citizenship, to face US charges over a campaign that allegedly stole 31 TB of university research.