Cases
June 7, 2022
Department of Justice Seizes $2.3 Million in Cryptocurrency Paid to the Ransomware Extortionists Darkside Full Text
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WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice today announced that it has seized 63.7 bitcoins currently valued at approximately $2.3 million. These funds allegedly represent the proceeds of a May 8, ransom payment to individuals in a group known as DarkSide, which had targeted Colonial Pipeline, resulting in critical infrastructure being taken out of operation. The seizure warrant was authorized earlier today by the Honorable Laurel Beeler, U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of California.April 12, 2022
Document: Law Enforcement Seizure and Takedown of Two Major Cybercrime Forums Full Text
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The Department of Justice announced two indictments this past week relating to the seizure and shutdown of two major cybercrime forums and marketplaces. Both operations were the result of extensive collaborations and efforts between numerous U.S. agencies and departments that included the DEA, FBI, IRS, Postal Inspection Service and several more.August 4, 2021
Why Van Buren Is Good News for Cybersecurity Full Text
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After years of uncertainty, the Supreme Court finally shed some light in June on the meaning of a notoriously vague law, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). The CFAA is an important tool for deterring and punishing cybercrime.July 19, 2021
Four Chinese Nationals Working with the Ministry of State Security Charged with Global Computer Intrusion Campaign Targeting Intellectual Property and Confidential Business Information, Including Infectious Disease Research Full Text
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A federal grand jury in San Diego, California, returned an indictment in May charging four nationals and residents of the People’s Republic of China with a campaign to hack into the computer systems of dozens of victim companies, universities and government entities in the United States and abroad between 2011 and 2018.April 13, 2021
Justice Department Announces Court-Authorized Effort to Disrupt Exploitation of Microsoft Exchange Server Vulnerabilities Full Text
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WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced a court-authorized operation to copy and remove malicious web shells from hundreds of vulnerable computers in the United States running on-premises versions of Microsoft Exchange Server software used to provide enterprise-level e-mail service.April 7, 2021
Former College Track and Field Coach Charged in Cyberstalking, Extortion and Fraud Investigation Full Text
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BOSTON – A former track and field coach at various universities was arrested and charged today in connection with a scheme to trick female student-athletes, through sham social media accounts, into sending him nude or semi-nude photos. The defendant also allegedly cyberstalked at least one female student-athlete.February 17, 2021
Three North Korean Military Hackers Indicted in Wide-Ranging Scheme to Commit Cyberattacks and Financial Crimes Across the Globe Full Text
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A federal indictment unsealed today charges three North Korean computer programmers with participating in a wide-ranging criminal conspiracy to conduct a series of destructive cyberattacks, to steal and extort more than $1.3 billion of money and cryptocurrency from financial institutions and companies, to create and deploy multiple malicious cryptocurrency applications, and to develop and fraudulently market a blockchain platform.January 12, 2021
MATERIALS IN SUPPORT OF H. RES. 24, IMPEACHING DONALD JOHN TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS Full Text
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The Constitution grants the House of Representatives the “sole Power of Impeachment,” not merely as a safeguard for the nation between elections, but also in cases where the removal of the President is urgent and necessary to preserve the security of the constitutional order. The House must invoke this power now to impeach President Trump for inciting an insurrection on January 6, 2021. President Trump engaged in high Crimes and Misdemeanors when he urged his supporters to storm the United States Capitol Building and then failed to stop the ensuing violence. His actions marked the culmination of an extensive and unprecedented effort to overturn the results of the presidential election.December 02, 2020
Conspiracy to Commit Computer Fraud, Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins Full Text
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Beginning on an unknown date, but at least as early as in or about April 2020, and continuing through the date of this Indictment, in the Middle District of Florida and elsewhere, the defendant, SEBASTIEN VACHON-DESJARDINS, did knowingly and intentionally conspire and agree with others known and unknown to the Grand Jury to commit offenses against the United States related to NetWalker Ransomware attacks, that is ...October 22, 2019
H.R.4792 - Cyber Shield Act of 2019 Full Text