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8.3.26 Ghanain man pleads guilty to role in $100 million fraud ring A Ghanaian national pleaded guilty to his role in a massive fraud ring that stole over $100 million from victims across the United States through business email compromise attacks and romance scams. CyberCrime BleepingComputer
7.3.26 Hacker mass-mails HungerRush extortion emails to restaurant patrons Customers of restaurants using the HungerRush point-of-sale (POS) platform say they received emails from a threat actor attempting to extort the company, warning that restaurant and customer data could be exposed if HungerRush fails to respond. CyberCrime

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5.3.26 Compromised Site Management Panels are a Hot Item in Cybercrime Markets Compromised cPanel credentials are being sold in bulk across underground channels as plug-and-play phishing and scam infrastructure. Flare explains how analyzing 200,000 underground posts reveals a commoditized market for hacked site management panels. CyberCrime

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5.3.26 Alabama man pleads guilty to hacking, extorting hundreds of women A 22-year-old Alabama man pleaded guilty to extortion, cyberstalking, and computer fraud charges after hijacking the social media accounts of hundreds of young women (including minors). CyberCrime

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5.3.26 Florida woman imprisoned for massive Microsoft license fraud scheme A Florida woman was sentenced to 22 months in prison for running a massive years-long scheme to traffic thousands of stolen Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity (COA) labels. CyberCrime

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26.2.26 Malicious StripeApi NuGet Package Mimicked Official Library and Stole API Tokens Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new malicious package discovered on the NuGet Gallery, impersonating a library from financial CyberCrime The Hacker News
22.2.26 Nigerian man gets eight years in prison for hacking tax firms A Nigerian national was sentenced to eight years in prison for hacking multiple tax preparation firms in Massachusetts and filing fraudulent tax returns seeking over $8.1 million in refunds. CyberCrime

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22.2.26 Police arrests 651 suspects in African cybercrime crackdown African authorities arrested 651 suspects and recovered over $4.3 million in a joint operation targeting investment fraud, mobile money scams, and fake loan applications. CyberCrime

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21.2.26 Glendale man gets 5 years in prison for role in darknet drug ring A Glendale man was sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison for his role in a darknet drug trafficking operation that sold cocaine, methamphetamine, MDMA, and ketamine to customers across the United States. CyberCrime

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20.2.26 INTERPOL Operation Red Card 2.0 Arrests 651 in African Cybercrime Crackdown An international cybercrime operation against online scams has led to 651 arrests and recovered more than $4.3 million as part of an effort led by law CyberCrime The Hacker News
19.2.26 Man arrested for demanding reward after accidental police data leak Dutch authorities arrested a 40-year-old man after he downloaded confidential documents that had been mistakenly shared by the police and refused to delete them unless he received "something in return." CyberCrime

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15.2.26 Turning IBM QRadar Alerts into Action with Criminal IP Criminal IP now integrates with IBM QRadar SIEM and SOAR to bring external IP-based threat intelligence directly into detection and response workflows. See how risk scoring and automated enrichment help SOC teams prioritize high-risk IPs and accelerate investigations without leaving QRadar. CyberCrime

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14.2.26 Police arrest seller of JokerOTP MFA passcode capturing tool The Netherlands Police have arrested a a 21-year-old man from Dordrecht, suspected of selling access to the JokerOTP phishing automation tool that can intercept one-time passwords (OTP) for hijacking accounts. CyberCrime

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3.2.26 Empire cybercrime market owner pleads guilty to drug conspiracy ​A Virginia man who co-created Empire Market, one of the largest dark web marketplaces at the time, pleaded guilty to federal drug conspiracy charges for facilitating $430 million in illegal transactions from 2018 to 2020. CyberCrime

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3.2.26 Slovakian man pleads guilty to operating darknet marketplace A Slovakian national admitted on Tuesday to helping operate a darknet marketplace that sold narcotics, cybercrime tools and services, fake government IDs, and stolen personal information for more than two years. CyberCrime

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18.1.26 Microsoft disrupts massive RedVDS cybercrime virtual desktop service Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it disrupted RedVDS, a massive cybercrime platform linked to at least $40 million in reported losses in the United States alone since March 2025. CyberCrime

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17.1.26 Hacker gets seven years for breaching Rotterdam and Antwerp ports The Amsterdam Court of Appeal sentenced a 44-year-old Dutch national to seven years in prison for multiple crimes, including computer hacking and attempted extortion. CyberCrime

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16.1.26 Microsoft Legal Action Disrupts RedVDS Cybercrime Infrastructure Used for Online Fraud Microsoft on Wednesday announced that it has taken a " coordinated legal action " in the U.S. and the U.K. to disrupt a cybercrime subscription service called RedVDS that has allegedly CyberCrime The Hacker News
14.1.26 Long-Running Web Skimming Campaign Steals Credit Cards From Online Checkout Pages ybersecurity researchers have discovered a major web skimming campaign that has been active since January 2022, targeting several major payment networks like American Express, CyberCrime The Hacker News
11.1.26 Spain arrests 34 suspects linked to Black Axe cyber crime Authorities in Spain have arrested 34 individuals allegedly part of a criminal network involved in cyber fraud and believed to be connected to the Black Axe group responsible for illicit activities across Europe. CyberCrime

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10.1.26 Europol Arrests 34 Black Axe Members in Spain Over €5.9M Fraud and Organized Crime Europol on Friday announced the arrest of 34 individuals in Spain who are alleged to be part of an international criminal organization called Black Axe . As part of an operation conducted CyberCrime The Hacker News
2.1.26 Cybercriminals Abuse Google Cloud Email Feature in Multi-Stage Phishing Campaign Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a phishing campaign that involves the attackers impersonating legitimate Google-generated messages by abusing Google Cloud's CyberCrime The Hacker News