Neowin News Feed for: Arrests

Game over: Global sting takes down LockBit cybercriminals

Paul Hill — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 15:40:01 +0000

An international task force has nabbed two actors involved with the LockBit ransomware that has been causing a major headache for companies around the world since 2019. Infrastructure was seized too. Read more...

Suspected Lapsus$ hackers rounded up by City of London Police

Paul Hill — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 18:00:02 +0000

A prominent member of the Lapsus$ hacking group has supposedly been identified as a 16-year-old boy; seven of the group's members have also been arrested by the City of London Police. Read more...

24 Microsoft tech support scammers arrested from fake call centers in India

Usama Jawad — Sat, 06 Oct 2018 07:16:01 +0000

After a complaint filed by Microsoft India, 24 tech support scammers have reportedly been arrested from various fake call centers in India, for impersonating Microsoft support officials. Read more...

Two more Megaupload team members arrested

John Callaham — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:02:16 +0000

Two more executives of the now shut down file sharing web site Megaupload have been arrested and charged with online piracy but one more team member is still at large. Read more...

$42 million in Megaupload assets seized in Hong Kong

John Callaham — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:25:00 +0000

Hong Kong customs officials have announced they have seized $42 million in assets from Megaupload as the investigation into the file sharing web site continues. Read more...

Some Megaupload suspects get time in court

John Callaham — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:12:17 +0000

Four of the suspects arrested in the Megaupload piracy case made a quick court appearance in New Zealand on Friday. The judge in the case said they will remain in jail until at least Monday. Read more...

Lawsuit Blasts Yahoo For Role in Chinese Arrests and Torture

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:53:51 +0000

Yahoo is again under fire for turning over Internet records to the Chinese government, action that resulted in the imprisonment and torture of political dissidents in that country, according to a human rights lawsuit filed... Read more...

Arrests Deal Huge Blow to Online Gambling

Sat, 20 Jan 2007 06:58:23 +0000

NETeller founders John Lefebvre and Stephen Lawrence were arrested and charged with processing gambling proceeds. The pair illegally handled and processed billions of dollars generated from online gambling. Details for the arrest are unclear but... Read more...

VoIP theft nets $1M, two arrests

Mon, 12 Jun 2006 11:30:49 +0000

A Miami businessman has been accused of breaking into the computers of VoIP service providers and reselling stolen minutes to unsuspecting customers. Edwin Andres Pena allegedly netted over $1m as a result of the scam.... Read more...

Arrests made in relation to Half-Life 2 Theft

Thu, 10 Jun 2004 20:08:31 +0000

A while back as I'm sure many of you still remember some hackers stole some code from Valve's network (from the Half-Life 2 game). Looks like now after thousands of tips the hackers where... Read more...

Microsoft offers $5 million USD for virus writers' arrests

Wed, 19 May 2004 11:51:45 +0000

Bulked up by a recent arrest in the Sasser worm case, Microsoft is confident that the creators of the infamous MyDoom and Blaster worms will be brought to justice. On Tuesday, Microsoft Deputy General Counsel... Read more...

Saudi Arrests Five After Seizing Bomb-Making CDs

Thu, 25 Dec 2003 21:49:44 +0000

Saudi authorities, facing a wave of militant attacks, have arrested five people after raiding computer shops selling compact disks containing hidden bomb-making instructions, a local newspaper reported on Thursday. Police were questioning... Read more...

Virginia Arrests Man for Spam E-Mail Under New Law

Sat, 13 Dec 2003 12:36:41 +0000

Virginia authorities said on Thursday they had arrested and charged a North Carolina man for sending "spam" e-mail in the first use of a new state law that could bring penalties of up to 20... Read more...

Cyber Crime Sweep Nets Over 100 Arrests

Sun, 23 Nov 2003 01:14:55 +0000

Federal authorities have rounded up and arrested more than 125 individuals on charges including identity theft and computer intrusion as part of a nationwide crackdown on Internet crime, U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft said Thursday.... Read more...