Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Demers speaks May 31, 2018, at the Cyber Threat Intelligence Forum presented by FireEye and produced by CyberScoop and FedScoop. (CyberScoop) DOJ didn’t ask for Russia’s help tracking down Colonial Pipeline hackers, senior official says John Demers equated such an ask to a waste of time. Jun 16, 2021 By Sean Lyngaas
(Pixabay) Two accused email scammers brought to US to face fraud-related charges One case involves alleged co-conspirators in the Bronx, and the other involves theft from a Memphis business. Aug 26, 2020 By Jeff Stone
(Getty) Accused Cypriot scammer threatened to publish stolen data if victims didn’t pay huge extortion fees Victims included the Ripoff Report and a sporting news site owned by TBS. Jul 20, 2020 By Jeff Stone
Canadian judge OKs extradition proceedings for Huawei CFO It's a blow to Huawei’s efforts to shield Meng Wanzhou from the U.S. justice system. May 27, 2020 By Sean Lyngaas
(Getty Images) The Dark Overlord hacking suspect who’s fighting extradition to the U.S. is running out of options Nathan Wyatt could be on his way to the U.S. before the end of the year. The group known as the Dark Overlord has been tied to… Nov 15, 2019 By Jeff Stone
The Kiev, Ukraine skyline. (Getty) Ukrainian cops just arrested an alleged hacker in one of Kyiv’s ‘most expensive’ hotels The mystery man was taken into custody at the behest of the FBI. Oct 25, 2019 By Jeff Stone
The Department of Justice wants to make sure Edward Snowden doesn’t receive any profits from his newly-released book. (Flickr Mike Mozart) U.S. files civil suit against Edward Snowden over new memoir The suit alleges he violated his non-disclosure agreements with both the NSA and CIA by publishing his memoir. Sep 17, 2019 By Shannon Vavra
The FIN7 hacking group stole more than 15 million payment cards from businesses throughout the U.S., according to the FBI (Flickr/Vilson Frangaj). Alleged FIN7 hacking director Andrii Kolpakov set to be extradited to the U.S. Prosecutors say Andrii Kolpakov posed as a legitimate, high-level penetration tester as part of the FIN7 group's crime spree, which included the theft of 15 million payment… May 9, 2019 By Jeff Stone
[Flickr/Boaz Guttman] Lawyers for alleged LinkedIn hacker appear ready to fight results of psychiatric evaluation Court documents suggest Nikulin's defense strategy has been dealt a blow. Mar 11, 2019 By Jeff Stone
(Getty Images) U.S. busts Romanian cybercrime ring that phished Americans, laundered millions of dollars The scheme involved an elaborate amount of social-engineering with a dose of phishing. Feb 7, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas