Army Hacker Extortion Case: U.S. Soldier Pleads Guilty in Tech Firm Attacks
A U.S. Army soldier has pleaded guilty to a shocking cyber extortion scheme that targeted major tech and telecom companies while he was actively serving. The Army hacker extortion case reveals how Cameron John Wagenius, 21, exploited his military status and technical tools to breach company networks, steal data, and demand ransom payments. Who Is Cameron Wagenius? Wagenius was stationed
Operation Secure by Interpol Seizes Malicious 20,000 IPs
From January to April 2025, INTERPOL coordinated “Operation Secure,” a concerted strike on the technical backbone that fuels the global trade in stolen credentials. Working with cyber‑crime units from 26 Asia‑Pacific countries and telemetry from Group‑IB, Kaspersky and Trend Micro, investigators mapped more than 20,000 IP addresses and domains that funnelled loot from 69 different infostealer strains. By April’s end,
ViLE Members Sentenced for Breaching DEA Portal and Doxxing
In a chilling reminder of how digital tools can be weaponized for harassment and extortion, two members of the cybercrime group "ViLE" have been sentenced to federal prison after breaching a U.S. law enforcement portal and using stolen data to terrorize victims. Sagar Steven Singh, a 21-year-old from Rhode Island who operated under the alias “Weep,” and Nicholas Ceraolo, a
Play Ransomware Breaches 900 Victims Worldwide, FBI Confirms
The FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) have issued a joint advisory revealing that the Play ransomware group (also known as Playcrypt) has compromised over 900 organizations globally as of May 2025. This marks a sharp increase from the 300 known victims in October 2023, underscoring the escalating threat posed by the group.
Operation Endgame: Europol Strikes a Blow to Ransomware
In a coordinated international crackdown, Europol, alongside law enforcement agencies from around the globe, has executed a sweeping operation that disrupted some of the world's most notorious ransomware operations. “Operation Endgame”, this large-scale effort resulted in the takedown of 300 servers, the neutralization of 650 domains, and the seizure of €3.5 million in cryptocurrency between May 19 and May 22,
