The U.S. government on Tuesday unsealed charges against a Chinese national for allegedly breaking into thousands of Sophos firewall devices globally in 2020. Guan Tianfeng (aka gbigmao and gxiaomao), who is said to have worked at Sichuan Silence Information Technology Company, Limited, has been charged with conspiracy to commit computer fraud and conspiracy to commit…
U.S. authorities are cracking down on crypto scammers by turning their own tactics against them. For the first time, the Federal Bureau of Investigation has disclosed that it created a cryptocurrency to bait and capture fraudsters. The FBI claims the strategy worked, spurring market-manipulation and fraud charges against several crypto companies, including Gotbit, CLS Global, MyTrade, and…
CYBER CRIME International CBI, in collaboration with the FBI and INTERPOL, has dismantled a transnational cyber-enabled financial crime network under Operation CHAKRA-III. Raids across Delhi, Gurgaon, and Noida led to the seizure of significant evidence and the arrest of 43 individuals. The investigation revealed extensive cyber fraud operations targeting victims worldwide, with proceeds funneled…
