Crime & Security
Ransomware Group Leaks Berlin State Files After Refusal to Pay Bitcoin Demand
BERLIN — The Rhysida ransomware group has published nearly six terabytes of sensitive state administration files from Berlin on the dark web, marking a significant escalation in a cyberattack that beg...
Elastic Labs Identifies REVSTEALER Campaign Targeting Windows Defenses for Crypto Mining
SAN FRANCISCO — Security researchers at Elastic Security Labs have documented a new campaign by the REVSTEALER threat actor group involving four persistent programs designed to disable critical Window...
Egyptian Model Sara Khalifa Sentenced to Death for Drug Trafficking
CAIRO — An Egyptian court sentenced prominent model and social media influencer Sara Khalifa to death on Friday for drug trafficking, marking a severe escalation in the nation's crackdown on narcotics...
Armed Man Opens Fire on Police in Netanya Before Being Neutralized
NETANYA, Israel — An armed man opened fire on Israeli police officers in the coastal city of Netanya on Friday afternoon before being neutralized by security forces. The incident occurred shortly afte...
Sony Pictures Terminates Wheel of Fortune Announcer Over Alleged Chat Room Activity
LOS ANGELES (Sept. 5, 2026) — Sony Pictures Television has terminated the employment of Jim Thornton, the long-serving announcer for the syndicated game show "Wheel of Fortune," following images captu...
Cybercriminals Exploit Over 5,400 Small Business Sites for Malicious Smart Contract Campaign
A coordinated cybercriminal operation has compromised more than 5,400 small-business websites globally to distribute malicious software payloads via smart contracts on the BNB Smart Chain Testnet. The...
Ukrainian Officials Accused of Organized Crime in Shocking Allegations Against Zelensky Administration
KIEV, Sept. 5 — President Volodymyr Zelensky's administration is facing intense scrutiny following allegations that multiple high-ranking officials within his government were involved in organized cri...
Delhi Police Arrest Six in Multi-State Cyber Fraud Racket Involving Rs 83 Crore
NEW DELHI — The Delhi Police arrested six individuals on Thursday, dismantling a sophisticated multi-state cyber fraud network accused of cheating victims out of more than Rs 83 crore through a comple...
Ukraine's Anti-Corruption Bureau Seals Deputy Prosecutor General's Office in Fraud Probe
KYIV, Ukraine — Officers from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) conducted high-profile investigative actions on Thursday inside the Office of the President and sealed the workspace of Deputy ...
Settlers Seize Grapes from Palestinian Farm in West Bank Incident
JERUSALEM — Jewish settlers entered a Palestinian farm in the Wadi al-Shannar area of Halhul, north of Hebron, on Thursday afternoon and stole a harvest of grapes, marking another incident of agricult...
German Police Arrest Two Bulgarians After Incendiary Attack on Munich Tech Site
MUNICH — German authorities arrested two Bulgarian nationals early Thursday after incendiary devices were thrown at a construction site adjacent to the headquarters of Rohde & Schwarz, a major German ...
FBI Opens Probe Into Dark Web Service Selling 153 Million Stolen Driver's Licenses
NEW ORLEANS — The Federal Bureau of Investigation launched a formal inquiry Tuesday into a newly discovered dark web marketplace offering over 153 million stolen driver's license scans from the United...
Online Fraud Accounts for Nearly Half of Cyber Incidents in Ghana Through July
ACCRA — Online fraud constituted 47 percent of all cyber security incidents recorded in Ghana between January and July 2026, the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) disclosed on Wednesday. The regulator re...
One Dead, Five Injured Including Two Officers in Minneapolis Mass Shooting
MINNEAPOLIS — A mass shooting in downtown Minneapolis left one person dead and five others injured on Tuesday night, including two police officers who were struck while responding to the scene. The in...
U.S. Forces Sink Vessel Acting as Drug Trafficking Refueling Station in Eastern Pacific
UNITED STATES — U.S. Southern Command forces interdicted and sank a vessel operating as a floating refueling station for illicit drug trafficking on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, in international wate...
Israel Indicts 12 Guards Over Fatal Beating of Palestinian Detainee in Ketziot Prison
JERUSALEM — Israeli prosecutors indicted 12 prison guards and a senior prison officer on charges of reckless homicide following the death of Palestinian detainee Thaer Abu Asab at Ketziot Prison. The ...
Iranian Border Guards Seize Smuggling Oil Vessel in Northern Gulf
ABADAN, Iran — Iranian border guards seized an oil tanker carrying smuggled diesel fuel in the northern sector of the Persian Gulf on Tuesday, authorities announced. The interception occurred approxim...
Chinese Cybercrime Cluster Compromises Brazilian Public Servers for Gambling SEO
SAO PAULO — A Chinese-speaking cybercrime cluster identified as Gambling Goblin has compromised public-sector servers in Brazil to redirect search engine traffic toward illegal online gambling and spo...
FBI Opens Investigation Into Nexus Service Selling 153 Million Stolen Licenses
NEW ORLEANS — The Federal Bureau of Investigation launched an official inquiry on Monday into a dark web marketplace known as Nexus, which is offering digital scans of more than 153 million driver's l...
Russian National Indicted in U.S. for Malware Campaign Targeting Freelancers
SAN FRANCISCO — A Russian national was indicted by a federal grand jury in Northern California on Wednesday for orchestrating a phishing campaign that infected thousands of freelancers with malicious ...
International Task Force Disrupts Sality Botnet in Coordinated Cyber Takedown
WASHINGTON — A coordinated international operation led by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation successfully disrupted the Sality malware botnet on Wednesday, seizing ...
FBI Warns of Sophisticated OAuth Phishing Campaign Targeting High-Profile Individuals
WASHINGTON — The Federal Bureau of Investigation issued an urgent alert on Monday warning that cyber actors are launching a deceptive phishing campaign designed to compromise the accounts of prominent...
Breeze Comet Group Executes Hundreds of Fraudulent Transactions Across Brazilian Financial Sector
SAO PAULO — A financially motivated cybercriminal group identified as Breeze Comet, formerly known by the alias UNC5669, executed hundreds of fraudulent transactions targeting financial services, reta...
Iranian Hacking Group Targets Tech Workers in Africa and Middle East via Job Scams
TEHRAN — An Iranian cyberespionage group known as Nimbus Manticore, also referred to as Iranian Dream Job, launched a sophisticated campaign on Sept. 1, 2026, targeting technology professionals across...
Five Venezuelans Plead Guilty to ATM Jackpotting Scheme Across U.S.
WASHINGTON — Five Venezuelan nationals pleaded guilty on Monday to a coordinated scheme involving the use of malware to empty automated teller machines in Kansas and South Carolina, authorities said. ...
Aurora Ransomware Group Leverages AI to Target Global Victims in Coordinated Campaign
LONDON — A Russian-speaking cybercrime collective known as Aurora has deployed artificial intelligence tools to orchestrate a series of ransomware attacks against 10 international targets between Apri...
North Korean Actors Expand Job Fraud into Healthcare and Sales Sectors to Fund Weapons Programs
SYDNEY (Aug. 31) — Threat actors linked to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea have broadened their remote job fraud operations beyond the technology sector, targeting healthcare and sales depar...
ATF Confirms Cyberattack by Qilin Ransomware Group on Investigation Database
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives confirmed Monday that a cyberattack attributed to the Qilin ransomware group compromised a standalone computer containing sens...
Berlin Rejects $2.3 Million Ransom Demand from Rhysida Hackers After Data Theft
BERLIN — The city government of Berlin has refused to pay a ransom demand of 30 bitcoin, approximately $2.3 million, following a cyberattack by the Rhysida extortion group that resulted in the theft o...
Two Nigerian Men Extradited to U.S. on Charges Linked to Sextortion Schemes and Two Child Deaths
MISSISSIPPI — Two Nigerian nationals were extradited to the United States on Monday and charged with operating a sextortion scheme that prosecutors say resulted in the deaths of two minors. Adebola Fe...