Crimeware server used by NetWalker ransomware seized and shut down

The site was running from 2014 and allegedly raked in more than $20m, which the DOJ is seeking to claw back...

S3 Ep147: What if you type in your password during a meeting?

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S3 Ep141: What was Steve Jobs’s first job?

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UK hacker busted in Spain gets 5 years over Twitter hack and more

Not just that infamous Twitter hack, but SIM-swapping, stalking and swatting too...

S3 Ep139: Are password rules like running through rain?

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Gozi banking malware “IT chief” finally jailed after more than 10 years

Gozi threesome from way back in the late 2000s and early 2010s now all charged, convicted and sentenced. The DOJ got there in the end...

History revisited: US DOJ unseals Mt. Gox cybercrime charges

Though the mills of the Law grind slowly/Yet they grind exceeding small/Though with patience they stand waiting/With exactness grind they all...

S3 Ep137: 16th century crypto skullduggery

Lots to learn, clearly explained in plain English... listen now! (Full transcript inside.)

S3 Ep136: Navigating a manic malware maelstrom

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Ransomware tales: The MitM attack that really had a Man in the Middle

Another traitorous sysadmin story, this one busted by system logs that gave his game away...

Phone scamming kingpin gets 13 years for running “iSpoof” service

Site marketing video promised total anonymity, but that was a lie. 170 arrested already. Potentially 1000s more to follow.

US offers $10m bounty for Russian ransomware suspect outed in indictment

"Up to $10 million for information that leads to the arrest and/or conviction of this defendant."

Google wins court order to force ISPs to filter botnet traffic

CryptBot criminals are alleged to have plundered browser passwords, illicitly-snapped screenshots, cryptocurrency account data, and more.

Ex-CEO of breached pyschotherapy clinic gets prison sentence for bad data security

Did the sentence fit the crime? Read the backstory, and then have your say in our comments! (You may post anonymously.)

S3 Ep125: When security hardware has security holes [Audio + Text]

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DoppelPaymer ransomware supsects arrested in Germany and Ukraine

Devices seized, suspects interrogated and arrested, allegedly connected to devastating cyberattack on University Hospital in Düsseldorf.

Dutch police arrest three cyberextortion suspects who allegedly earned millions

Ever paid hush money to crooks who broke into your network? Wondered how much you can trust them?

S3 Ep121: Can you get hacked and then prosecuted for it? [Audio + Text]

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S3 Ep118: Guess your password? No need if it’s stolen already! [Audio + Text]

As always: entertaining, informative and educational... and not bogged down with jargon! Listen (or read) now...

S3 Ep117: The crypto crisis that wasn’t (and farewell forever to Win 7) [Audio + Text]

Tell us in the comments... What's the REAL reason there was no Windows 9? (No theory too far-fetched!)

S3 Ep108: You hid THREE BILLION dollars in a popcorn tin?

Patches, busts, leaks and why even low-likelihood exploits can be high-severity risks - listen now!

Silk Road drugs market hacker pleads guilty, faces 20 years inside

Jurisprudence isn't like arithmetic... two negatives never make a positive!

S3 Ep107: Eight months to kick out the crooks and you think that’s GOOD? [Audio + Text]

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S3 Ep103: Scammers in the Slammer (and other stories) [Audio + Text]

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NetWalker ransomware affiliate sentenced to 20 years by Florida court

Judge tells the accused that if he hadn't pleaded guilty, "I would have given you life."

BEC fraudster and romance scammer sent to prison for 25 years

Two years of scamming + $10 million leeched = 25 years in prison. Just in time for #Cybermonth.

Last member of Gozi malware troika arrives in US for criminal trial

His co-conspirators went into and got out of prison years ago, while he remained free. Now the tables have turned...

S3 Ep90: Chrome 0-day again, True Cybercrime, and a 2FA bypass [Podcast + Transcript]

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Canadian cybercriminal pleads guilty to “NetWalker” attacks in US

Bust in Canada, now bust in the USA as well.

S3 Ep88: Phone scammers, hacking bust, and data breach fines [Podcast + Transcript]

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Interpol busts 2000 suspects in phone scamming takedown

Friends don't let friends get scammed. Not everyone knows how typical scams unfold, so here are some real-world examples...

SSNDOB Market domains seized, identity theft “brokerage” shut down

The online identity "brokerage" SSNDOB Market didn't want people to be in any doubt what it was selling.

S3 Ep83: Cracking passwords, patching Firefox, and Apple vulns [Podcast]

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He sold cracked passwords for a living – now he’s serving 4 years in prison

Crooks don't need a password for every user on your network to break in and wreak havoc. One could be enough...

US cryptocurrency coder gets 5 years for North Korea sanctions busting

Cryptocurrency expert didn't take "No" for an answer when the US authorities said he couldn't pursue cryptocoin opps in North Korea.

Serious Security: Darkweb drugs market Hydra taken offline by German police

Why are Tor sites hard to locate and therefore difficult to take down? We explain in plain English...

LAPSUS$ hacks continue despite two hacker suspects in court

Do you know where in your company to report security anomalies? If you receive such reports, do you have an efficient way to process them?

UK police arrest 7 hacking suspects – have they bust the LAPSUS$ gang?

Seven alleged hackers have been arrested in the UK. But who are they, and which hacking crew are they from?

Alleged Kaseya ransomware attacker arrives in Texas for trial

The US Independence Day weekend of 2021 wasn't much of a holiday for cybersecurity staff. That was when the Kaseya attack unfolded...

S3 Ep70: Bitcoin, billing blunders, and 0-day after 0-day after 0-day [Podcast + Transcript]

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S3 Ep69: WordPress woes, Wormhole holes, and a Microsoft change of heart [Podcast + Transcript]

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Self-styled “Crocodile of Wall Street” arrested with husband over Bitcoin megaheist

The cops say they've recovered 80% of a $72 million cryptocoin heist... but the recovered funds alone are now worth over $4 billion!

Alleged carder gang mastermind and three acolytes under arrest in Russia

The motto of the gang was "In Fraud We Trust", and they went by a dizzying range of online nicknames.

Kaseya ransomware suspect nabbed in Poland, $6m seized from absent colleague

Suspects nabbed, millions seized, in ransomware busts across the globe.