The FBI has seized a sequence of domains that had been utilized by a large-scale botnet to coordinate and launch China-backed cyberattacks towards American targets. Based on the Justice Department’s statement on Wednesday, the seizures of the botnet’s domains deny the operators entry to the platforms. The botnet was allegedly utilized by the Chinese language…
Florida man Angelo Martino has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for conspiring with hackers to deploy ransomware during his job as a ransomware negotiator for a U.S. cybersecurity company. The U.S. Department of Justice confirmed the sentence on Thursday, noting that the government seized more than $10 million worth of cryptocurrency…
Group of Seven (G7) leaders have renewed their name for joint motion towards North Korean cryptocurrency thefts and cybercrime. In a press release adopted at this week’s G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France, the leaders expressed “deep concern” over North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile applications. The United Nations and safety researchers have linked North Korea’s…
