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US seizes PopeyeTools cybercrime marketplace, charges administrators
The U.S. has seized the cybercrime website ‘PopeyeTools’ and unsealed charges against three of its administrators, Abdul Ghaffar, Abdul Sami, and Javed Mirza, for selling stolen data. Apart from the seizure of multiple domains associated with the cybercrime platform, the authorities have also confiscated $283,000 worth of cryptocurrency linked to illicit operations. PopeyeTools was a clearnet marketplace dedicated to facilitating…
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Amazon seizes domains used in rogue Remote Desktop campaign to steal data
Amazon has seized domains used by the Russian APT29 hacking group in targeted attacks against government and military organizations to steal Windows credentials and data using malicious Remote Desktop Protocol connection files. APT29, also known as “Cozy Bear” and “Midnight Blizzard,” is a Russian state-sponsored cyber-espionage group linked to Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR). Amazon clarifies that although the phishing pages APT29…
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Finland seizes servers of ‘Sipultie’ dark web drugs market
The Finnish Customs office took down the website and seized the servers for the darknet marketplace ‘Sipulitie’ where criminals sold illegal narcotics anonymously. The agency’s announcement earlier today says that the site catered to both Finnish and English-speaking users, and that its operator claimed a turnover of 1.3 million Euros (approximately $1.42 million). The operation was possible thanks to an international collaboration…
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FBI disrupts the Dispossessor ransomware operation, seizes servers
The FBI announced on Monday that it seized the servers and websites of the Radar/Dispossessor ransomware operation following a joint international investigation. The joint operation was carried out in collaboration with the U.K.’s National Crime Agency, the Bamberg Public Prosecutor’s Office, and the Bavarian State Criminal Police Office (BLKA). Law enforcement seized three U.S. servers, three U.K. servers, 18 German…
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