Admins of MFA bypass service plead guilty to fraud

September 3, 2024 at 11:00AM Three individuals pleaded guilty to running OTP.Agency, an online platform that provided social engineering help to obtain one-time passcodes from customers of various banks and services in the U.K. They targeted more than 12,500 people, promising to deliver OTPs for over 30 online services for weekly subscriptions ranging from £30 … Read more

Laundering cash from healthcare, romance scams lands US man in prison for a decade

May 22, 2024 at 02:05PM Malachi Mullings, a Georgia resident, has been sentenced to a decade in prison for laundering $4.5 million obtained from scams targeting healthcare providers, private companies, and individuals. Facilitating business email compromise and romance scams, he defrauded victims, including elderly individuals, and used the money to make extravagant purchases while concealing … Read more

DoJ Shakes Up North Korea’s Widespread IT Freelance Scam Operation

May 20, 2024 at 08:06PM North Korean tech workers are being deployed to non-sanctioned countries, misrepresenting themselves and using falsified documents to gain remote-work access for cyberattacks and fraud schemes, netting millions for the regime. US agencies have indicted individuals involved in this operation, attempting to evade sanctions and victimize US companies. North Korea operates … Read more

Owner of Incognito dark web drugs market arrested in New York

May 20, 2024 at 03:40PM Rui-Siang Lin, the owner of Incognito Market, a dark web marketplace for selling illegal narcotics, was arrested at JFK Airport. The market facilitated over $100 million in illegal drug sales. Lin had ultimate control over employees, vendors, and customers. He could face life in prison for several criminal charges. Lin … Read more

Pirate IPTV network in Austria dismantled and $1.74 million seized

October 29, 2023 at 08:00PM Austrian police have arrested 20 people involved in an illegal IPTV network that decrypted copyright-protected broadcasts and distributed them to customers. The investigation started in Germany and uncovered a criminal enterprise comprising 80 Turkish citizens. The network operated through suppliers and resellers, with customers being reached primarily via word of … Read more