WASHINGTON — In what authorities are hailing as the largest and most comprehensive multi-national operation of its kind, a coalition of international law enforcement agencies and major private-sector technology firms has dealt a historic blow to transnational cybercrime syndicates. Codenamed "Joint Disruption Week," the intensive, coordinated campaign focused squarely on dismantling sophisticated online scam operations […]
U.S. Law Enforcement Seizes Chinese Hacking Infrastructure Linked to Flax Typhoon and Integrity Technology Group
WASHINGTON — In a coordinated escalation against state-backed cyber espionage, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced the court-authorized seizure of two prominent malicious software domains tied to the Chinese government-linked threat group known as "Flax Typhoon." The targeted domains supported "Microscan," a vulnerability scanning tool, and "FishHub," a specialized […]
International Law Enforcement Operation Seizes Notorious CSAM and Deepfake Websites; French Resident Arrested
WASHINGTON — In a major cross-border cybercrime enforcement action, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), working in tandem with French law enforcement, has dismantled a pair of illicit websites dedicated to the distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and non-consensual artificial intelligence-generated deepfake media. The coordinated international sweep resulted in the seizure of the […]