Ex-Cybersecurity Workers Confess to $1.2 Million Bitcoin Ransomware Extortion Scheme
Two former cybersecurity employees, including a ransomware negotiator, admit to carrying out attacks and extorting $1.2 million in Bitcoin.
posted on 12/30/2025Two former cybersecurity employees, including a ransomware negotiator, admit to carrying out attacks and extorting $1.2 million in Bitcoin.
posted on 12/30/2025Five individuals admit guilt in a scheme that helped North Korean IT workers get jobs in the US by using fake identities. US DoJ is working hard to uncover these schemes.
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posted on 05/19/2025A massive cryptocurrency black market operating on Telegram has been shut down after facilitating over $27 billion in illicit transactions.
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