Justice Department seizes infrastructure used by cyber scam and criminal marketplace
lso Tuesday, the Treasury Department took action against the same Cambodian company, Huione Group, and affiliates.
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Meta accuses NSO Group of defying spyware injunction, files contempt of court complaint
The company said it spotted a spearphishing campaign linked to the Israeli spyware maker targeting WhatsApp users, despite a court order prohibiting it.
Ex-L3Harris executive sentenced to 87 months in prison for selling zero-day exploits to Russian broker
Additionally, the U.S. Treasury sanctioned the Russian zero-day brokerage that Peter Williams sold the exploits to.
Treasury removes Intellexa spyware-linked trio from sanctions list
The three had only just been added to the list in 2024, but a U.S. official said they had separated themselves from the company.
Legislation would designate ‘critical cyber threat actors,’ direct sanctions against them
The bill is a bid at further deterring cyberattacks, a sentiment with growing focus on the Hill and in the Trump administration.
North Korean companies, people sanctioned for money laundering from cybercrime, IT worker schemes
The Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned eight people and two companies it accused of laundering money obtained from cybercrime and IT worker schemes to fund North Korean…
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Treasury Department targets Southeast Asia scam hubs with sanctions
Cybercrime hubs in Southeast Asia scammed Americans out of at least $10 billion last year, a 66% increase from 2023, officials said.
Top FBI official says Chinese reliance on domestic firms for hacking is a weakness
Jason Bilnoski with the FBI’s cyber division told CyberScoop that investigators seized on the mistakes of companies China has used in its widespread cyberespionage.
Treasury sanctions North Korea IT worker scheme facilitators and front organizations
As the sanctions-evading scheme has grown, so too has the U.S. government’s response.
US widens sanctions on Russian crypto exchange Garantex, its successor and affiliate firms
The State Department also announced financial rewards totaling up to $6 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Garantex’s leaders.