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Former US Air Force members sent to prison over BEC attacks

Sep 29, 2026 // 21:18

Two former members of the United States Air Force were sentenced to a combined 189 months in federal prison for their roles in a multi-year […]

New StormEncryptor ransomware used by former Medusa affiliate

Aug 10, 2026 // 20:57

A financially motivated threat actor previously associated with the Medusa ransomware operation is now deploying a new ransomware strain called StormEncryptor. Microsoft Threat Intelligence is […]

Former ransomware negotiator gets 4 years for BlackCat attacks

Jul 10, 2026 // 16:57

A former employee of cybersecurity incident response company DigitalMint was sentenced to 70 months in prison for targeting U.S. companies in BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware attacks. […]

Ex-school district employee jailed for hacks on former employer

Jun 13, 2026 // 23:57

A former  IT employee at an Iowa school district was sentenced to 21 months in prison for conducting a prolonged cyberattack against the former employer that […]

Former US execs plead guilty to aiding tech support scammers

May 22, 2026 // 18:37

Two former executives of a call-tracking and analytics company pleaded guilty to concealing a years-long tech support fraud scheme that victimized individuals worldwide. Former CEO […]

Former govt contractor convicted for wiping dozens of federal databases

May 8, 2026 // 11:57

A 34-year-old Virginia man was found guilty of conspiring to destroy dozens of government databases after getting fired from his job as a federal contractor. […]

Former ransomware negotiator pleads guilty to BlackCat attacks

Apr 21, 2026 // 13:16

41-year-old Angelo Martino, a former employee of cybersecurity incident response company DigitalMint, has pleaded guilty to targeting U.S. companies in BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware attacks in […]

Former L3Harris Cyber Chief Sentenced to 7 Years for Selling Zero-Days to Russia

Feb 25, 2026 // 11:30

Peter Williams, the 39-year-old former General Manager of L3Harris Technologies‘ cyber division, Trenchant, was sentenced to seven years and three months in prison for stealing and selling sensitive zero-day […]

AI Espionage: Former Google Engineer Indicted for Heist of Cutting-Edge Secrets

Feb 21, 2026 // 12:46

In a major corporate espionage case, federal prosecutors have charged former Google software engineer Linwei (Leon) Ding with stealing sensitive Artificial Intelligence (AI) trade secrets while secretly working for […]