Cyber crime – Page 2 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Pipeline ransom paid! Did Biden approve? (Full show)

Posted on May 14, 2021May 14, 2021By Editor

Gas shortages persist from Maryland to Florida after a six-day shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline due to a ransomware cyberattack sparked panic-buying. Were the hackers paid the ransom they demanded? … Read More >Pipeline ransom paid! Did Biden approve? (Full show)

Asia & Pacific

Indonesia arrests two hackers over $60-million fraud that targeted US jobless during Covid pandemic

Posted on April 17, 2021April 17, 2021By Editor

Indonesia has charged two hackers over a $60-million scam targeting Americans who lost their jobs during the Covid pandemic, directing people to fake websites, stealing data then using it to defraud millions from an aid program. … Read More >Indonesia arrests two hackers over $60-million fraud that targeted US jobless during Covid pandemic

Russia

Putin calls on nations across world to create new ‘legally binding’ global cyberspace treaty, as hack attack row with US escalates

Posted on March 31, 2021March 31, 2021By Editor

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the international community should come together to make a new formal pact governing the use of the internet. It would ban potentially hostile actions in order to maintain peace online. … Read More >Putin calls on nations across world to create new ‘legally binding’ global cyberspace treaty, as hack attack row with US escalates

USA

Google exposes nine-month counter-terror hacking op by ‘friendly’ government, raising questions about what makes an ally

Posted on March 27, 2021March 27, 2021By Editor

A Google hacking team has exposed — and shut down — an expert counterterrorism hacking operation by a supposed US ally. While the report hid most details, it raised troubling questions on what constitutes an ally in cyberspace. … Read More >Google exposes nine-month counter-terror hacking op by ‘friendly’ government, raising questions about what makes an ally

USA

Woman arrested for creating NAKED ‘deepfake’ videos of daughter’s cheerleading rivals

Posted on March 15, 2021March 15, 2021By Editor

A Pennsylvania mother has been charged with multiple counts of cyber harassment after she was caught making and distributing deepfake videos and photos of her daughter’s cheerleading rivals. … Read More >Woman arrested for creating NAKED ‘deepfake’ videos of daughter’s cheerleading rivals

Spanish police arrest bogus Interpol agent who conned & blackmailed women into sending him intimate pics

Posted on February 17, 2021February 17, 2021By Editor

The Spanish national police have identified and arrested a man who posed as an Interpol agent to scare women into allowing him to take nude pictures of them, before blackmailing them. Hundreds may have fallen victim to the ruse. … Read More >Spanish police arrest bogus Interpol agent who conned & blackmailed women into sending him intimate pics

World

Europol detains 10 hackers over $100 million cryptocurrency theft from celebrities

Posted on February 11, 2021February 11, 2021By Editor

8 criminals were arrested by Europol on Tuesday following an international investigation into the theft of $100 million of cryptocurrencies through sim swapping attacks that targeted celebrities and high-profile figures. … Read More >Europol detains 10 hackers over $100 million cryptocurrency theft from celebrities

World

DarkMarket goes down: Europol closes largest dark web marketplace trading in drugs & malware

Posted on January 14, 2021January 14, 2021By Editor

The largest illegal marketplace on the dark web for selling drugs, counterfeit money and malware, DarkMarket, has been taken offline, in a major international operation, the EU’s law enforcement agency Europol said on Tuesday. … Read More >DarkMarket goes down: Europol closes largest dark web marketplace trading in drugs & malware

Europol Launches Decryption Platform to Enhance Cybercrime Investigation

Posted on December 19, 2020December 19, 2020By Editor

The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, known as Europol, on Friday launched a new decryption platform to help decipher encrypted information in criminal investigations. … Read More >Europol Launches Decryption Platform to Enhance Cybercrime Investigation

World

Russian IT specialist sentenced to 9 years in US after being ‘hijacked’ & extradited by Israel

Posted on June 28, 2020June 28, 2020By Editor

Aleksey Burkov, an IT freelancer from Saint Petersburg, has been handed down a nine-year sentence in the US on charges of cyber fraud. The man spent more than four years in Israeli prisons after an arrest on Washington’s request. … Read More >Russian IT specialist sentenced to 9 years in US after being ‘hijacked’ & extradited by Israel