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EU data protection
fromDataBreaches.Net
1 month agoLeakBase seized, arrests made as part of global action - DataBreaches.Net
LeakBase, a major cybercrime forum for trading stolen data and credentials, was dismantled through coordinated international law enforcement operations resulting in approximately 100 enforcement actions and arrests of key users.
EU data protection
fromDataBreaches.Net
1 month agoLeakBase seized, arrests made as part of global action - DataBreaches.Net
LeakBase, a major cybercrime forum for trading stolen data and credentials, was dismantled through coordinated international law enforcement operations resulting in approximately 100 enforcement actions and arrests of key users.
fromKotaku
5 days agoThree Californian Men Arrested In Million Dollar Lego Heist - Kotaku
"Deputies searched the box trucks and discovered a large amount of Lego products. A thorough investigation revealed the trailers were stolen while in transit from Fort Worth, Texas, to Moreno Valley, California."
California
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks agoTonne of cocaine shipped from Panama valued at 80m seized by UK Border Force
This was a fantastic seizure by our colleagues at Border Force, and taking this amount of cocaine out of circulation will have deprived the organised criminals involved of millions in profits.
UK news
Privacy technologies
fromTheregister
1 month agoMeta, cops deploy AI and handcuffs in scam crackdown
Meta deployed anti-scam tools across WhatsApp, Facebook, and Messenger, including device-linking warnings and suspicious friend request alerts, while law enforcement disrupted scam networks and arrested 21 fraudsters.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month agoBurglary probe uncovers $6 million in stolen luxury goods, including Hermes bags, Rolex watches
A man broke into the victim's home and stole more than $600,000 worth of property, including designer handbags and jewelry. After weeks of investigating, including working with San Diego and Glendale police, authorities executed a search warrant on the suspect's home in Temecula on Feb. 25 and found the victim's property and a whole lot more.
California
fromFortune
2 months agoOne way AI won't ruin the world: tools to crack down on the $23 billion animal trafficking trade | Fortune
Historically, enforcement has been largely reactive. There is so much global trade that fewer than 1 in 10 international cargo shipments of any kind are physically inspected. Traffickers also avoid detection by using false or generic names instead of proper species identification, employing coded language in online listings, rerouting shipments and shifting to different messaging platforms when enforcement pressure increases. Emerging digital tools are helping authorities link online monitoring, legal reference tools and on-the-ground investigations.
Environment
Information security
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 month agoInterpol obliterates cyber criminal infrastructure | Computer Weekly
Interpol's Operation Synergia III neutralized 45,000 malicious IP addresses and servers across 72 countries, resulting in 94 arrests and over 100 investigations targeting cyber fraud, phishing, malware, and ransomware infrastructure.
#cybercrime-enforcement
Information security
fromTheregister
1 month agoInterpol sinkholes 45,000 IPs linked to global cybercrime
Interpol arrested 94 cybercriminals across multiple countries during Operation Synergia III, seizing 212 devices and sinkholing over 45,000 malicious IP addresses linked to phishing, romance scams, and credit card fraud.
Information security
fromTheregister
1 month agoInterpol sinkholes 45,000 IPs linked to global cybercrime
Interpol arrested 94 cybercriminals across multiple countries during Operation Synergia III, seizing 212 devices and sinkholing over 45,000 malicious IP addresses linked to phishing, romance scams, and credit card fraud.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
1 month agoEuropol-Led Operation Takes Down Tycoon 2FA Phishing-as-a-Service Linked to 64,000 Attacks
Law enforcement and security companies dismantled Tycoon 2FA, a major phishing-as-a-service toolkit that facilitated credential harvesting attacks affecting nearly 100,000 organizations globally.
fromThe Hacker News
1 month agoFBI Reports 1,900 ATM Jackpotting Incidents Since 2020, $20M Lost in 2025
The jackpotting attacks involve the use of specialized malware, such as Ploutus, to infect ATMs and force them to dispense cash. In most cases, cybercriminals have been observed gaining unauthorized access to the machines by opening an ATM face with widely available generic keys. There are at least two different ways by which the malware is deployed: Removing the ATM's hard drive, followed by either connecting it to their computer, copying it to the hard drive, attaching it back to the ATM, and rebooting the ATM,
Information security
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