A 20-year-old hacker, known by several aliases online—Sosa, Elijah, Gustavo Fring, and King Bob—has pleaded guilty to his role in a cybercrime wave that swept through dozens of organizations across the U.S. Noah Michael Urban, now a convicted member of the infamous cybercriminal group Sc...
April 2025 — Spain. What started as a flashy investment opportunity backed by celebrity faces ended in financial ruin for over 200 victims worldwide. The twist? None of the endorsements were real. They were deepfakes—AI-generated videos designed to deceive. In an operation dubbed &ldquo...
The Shift Back to Bitcoin The evolving landscape of cryptocurrency usage within darknet marketplaces has once again shifted, with Bitcoin (BTC) reclaiming its position as the primary means of exchange. This resurgence follows the delisting of Monero (XMR), a privacy-focused cryptocurrency, from maj...
Cryptocurrency fraudsters may have believed they could outsmart law enforcement, but they underestimated one key factor: blockchain's transparency. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have successfully recovered over $8.2 million in Tether (USDT) stolen...
Introduction In the ever-evolving landscape of cybercrime, ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) platforms have revolutionized the way attacks are carried out. One of the latest and most alarming entrants into this dark ecosystem is PlayBoy Locker. Emerging in September 2024, this RaaS platform has quickl...
Organized crime is undergoing a profound transformation. Once defined by rigid hierarchies and territorial control, criminal networks now operate fluidly across borders, leveraging technological advancements and global instability to expand their influence. The latest EU-SOCTA 2025 report from Europ...