September 5, 2024 at 07:12AM Two Nigerian nationals, Ebuka Raphael Umeti, 35, and Franklin Ifeanyichukwu Okwonna, 34, were sentenced in the US for running a business email compromise (BEC) scheme. Umeti received a 10-year prison term, while Okwonna got five years and three months. They were ordered to pay roughly $5 million in restitution for … Read more
August 13, 2024 at 09:40AM Belarusian-Ukrainian national Maksim Silnikau was extradited to the USA to face charges for creating the Ransom Cartel ransomware operation and running a malvertising operation. He operated under aliases and involved co-conspirators. Silnikau’s arrest was shared by the UK’s National Crime Agency. He is also linked to the Reveton trojan and … Read more
February 13, 2024 at 09:57AM Two US cab drivers, Daniel Abayev and Peter Leyman, have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in a hacking scheme targeting the taxi dispatch system at JFK Airport. They pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit a computer intrusion and worked with two Russian nationals. The Russian hackers remain at … Read more