#FBI
All CosmicBytez Labs articles tagged #FBI, across news, security advisories, how-to guides, and projects.
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FBI Seizes Seven Domains, Disrupts Flax Typhoon's MicroScan and FishHub Hacking Tools
FBI and DOJ seized seven domains used by China's Flax Typhoon to run MicroScan and FishHub, tools tied to critical infrastructure intrusions worldwide.
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Ransomware Response Expert Arrested in ShinyHunters FBI Hack Probe
Canadian cybersecurity executive Edward Dubrovsky, 54, was arrested in Pennsylvania on extortion charges amid the FBI's ShinyHunters breach probe.
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Canadian Cybersecurity Executive Arrested in Federal Extortion Case Tied to ShinyHunters Probe
CYPFER co-founder Edward Dubrovsky, 54, was arrested on federal extortion charges as prosecutors probe ShinyHunters' breach of FBI systems.
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Cyber Exec Arrested in Case Allegedly Tied to ShinyHunters Hackers
Canadian cybersecurity exec Edward Dubrovsky, a CYPFER co-founder, was arrested on extortion charges multiple outlets link to the FBI's ShinyHunters probe.
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FBI Arrests Another Suspected ShinyHunters Hacker After Agency Breach
FBI Director Kash Patel announced a third arrest tied to ShinyHunters' breach of the bureau's own FBIjobs.gov site.
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FBI Arrests Ransomware Negotiation Firm Co-Founder in ShinyHunters Probe
Krebs identifies the previously unnamed Pennsylvania arrestee as Cypfer co-founder Edward Dubrovsky, accused of aiding ShinyHunters.
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FBI Seizes Seven Domains Behind Flax Typhoon's MicroScan and FishHub Hacking Tools
The FBI seized seven domains used by China-linked Flax Typhoon to run MicroScan and FishHub, tools tied to breaches of global critical infrastructure.
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Dual Ukrainian-Russian Citizen Admits to Running 15,000-Mule Laundering Network for Cybercriminals
Oleg Korniev, 42, pleaded guilty to leading Your Mule Cashout, which used 15,000+ U.S. money mules to launder funds stolen from 750+ bank accounts.
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FBI Blames Contractor's Missed Patch for ShinyHunters Breach of Employee Data
The FBI says an Accenture contractor's failure to patch an Oracle PeopleSoft system let ShinyHunters steal employee personal data.
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Alert: FortiBleed Remains an Active Campaign, Can Lock Out Users or Lead to Ransomware
The FBI and Secret Service warn FortiBleed is still active, now tied to 400,000+ Fortinet devices and causing lockouts that precede ransomware attacks.
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FBI Removes Accenture Contractor After Patch Failure Led to ShinyHunters Breach
The FBI fired an Accenture contractor who skipped a required patch, letting ShinyHunters breach its jobs portal via an Oracle PeopleSoft flaw.
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Alleged Ploutus ATM Malware Developer Appears in US Court After Arrest
FBI's first-ever cyber fugitive, accused Ploutus malware developer "Prometheus," pleaded not guilty in Nebraska over a $5.4M ATM jackpotting spree.
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Alleged ShinyHunters Member Reportedly Detained in Jordan, Assisting FBI
Saif al-Din Khader, allegedly a top ShinyHunters figure, was detained in Jordan and is reportedly assisting the FBI after the group's FBI data-breach claims.
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Dutch Police Arrest 'Reformed' Hacker in ShinyHunters Investigation
Dutch police arrested a 24-year-old convicted hacker tied to ShinyHunters, and the group then breached the FBI's job site and extorted Cl0p.
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ShinyHunters Suspect 'Rey' Reportedly Detained in Jordan, Helping FBI Identify Group Members
Suspected ShinyHunters member Saif al-Din Khader ('Rey') was detained in Jordan and is reportedly helping the FBI identify other group members, sources say.
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ShinyHunters Hacker Reportedly Detained in Jordan, Aiding FBI
ShinyHunters member "Rey" was reportedly detained in Jordan on Oct. 1 and is cooperating with the FBI to identify other members of the group.
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Mississippi Mayor Says Ransomware Incident Led City to Shut Down Systems
A ransomware attack forced Vicksburg, Mississippi to shut down city computer systems; Mayor Willis Thompson says the FBI and DHS are investigating.
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Alleged ShinyHunters Leader Arrested in the Netherlands
Dutch police arrested a 24-year-old Amsterdam man tied to ShinyHunters on Sept. 15 — a week before the group claimed to hack the FBI.
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ShinyHunters Trades Financial Extortion for a Reckless War of Ego With the FBI
ShinyHunters skips its usual ransom demand, instead threatening the FBI to retract a report — alarming experts who warn agent and family safety is at risk.
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ShinyHunters Claims FBI Breach, Says It Stole Data on Agents and Job Applicants
ShinyHunters claims it breached FBI systems via an Oracle PeopleSoft flaw, stealing 2-3TB of data on agents, applicants, and Director Patel.
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FBI's CJIS Security Policy v6.1: What Security Teams Need to Know
CJIS v6.1 raises encryption to 256-bit and doubles vulnerability scan frequency, tightening requirements for agencies handling criminal justice data.
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FBI Warns of North Korean 'WaterPlum' Campaign Infecting Devices Across 100 Countries
FBI, DoD, and allied agencies detail 'WaterPlum,' a North Korean fake-recruiter scheme that stole $10.5M and infected 30,000+ devices.
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CISA Calls for More Guidance, Less Spin, as Cyber Outages Escalate
CISA, FBI, and Five Eyes partners publish joint crisis-comms guidance urging providers to drop PR spin and disclose outage root causes transparently.
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FBI Probes Dark Web Service Selling 153M+ Drivers Licenses
A new dark web service called Nexus sells 153M+ US and Canadian drivers licenses, reportedly sourced from ID verification firm idscan.net.
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Five Plead Guilty in Latest Federal ATM Jackpotting Case
Five Venezuelan nationals pleaded guilty to a malware-based ATM jackpotting plot in Kansas, part of a nationwide scheme tied to Tren de Aragua funding.
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CISA: Medusa Ransomware Hit Over 500 Critical Infrastructure Orgs
FBI and CISA warn that Medusa ransomware has breached 500+ US critical infrastructure organizations since 2021, demanding ransoms up to $15 million.
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FBI: Hackers Using Social Engineering to Breach Accounts and Steal Explicit Content
The FBI warns hackers are breaching social media accounts to steal explicit content via credential stuffing, impersonation, and fake clone sites.
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FBI, South Korea Warn of Gunra Ransomware Gang Targeting Critical Infrastructure
The FBI and South Korea's government have jointly warned that the Gunra ransomware gang is breaching critical infrastructure through vulnerabilities in...
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FBI: Breaking Affiliate Trust Was Key to LockBit's Takedown
An FBI agent reveals how Operation Cronos dismantled the world's largest ransomware group by exploiting fractures in LockBit's affiliate trust model —...
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US Charges Two New Yorkers for Laundering $43 Million in Pig Butchering Investment Fraud
Federal prosecutors charged Zhuoying Chen and Haojie Zhang with conspiracy to commit money laundering after the pair allegedly moved $43 million in pig...
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NetNut Proxy Network Disrupted, 2 Million Infected Devices Cut Off
Google's Threat Intelligence Group and the FBI have dismantled NetNut, a residential proxy network built on 2 million compromised Android smart TVs and...
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Google Disrupts NetNut Residential Proxy Network Spanning 2 Million Home Devices
Working alongside the FBI and Lumen Technologies, Google's Threat Intelligence Group has significantly degraded NetNut — one of the largest networks that...
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FBI and Google Dismantle 'Outsider Enterprise' Phishing Service
A joint FBI and Google operation took down the Outsider Enterprise phishing platform — responsible for over 9,000 fake sites, nearly 4 million stolen...
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FBI and Google Dismantle 'Outsider Enterprise' Phishing-as-a-Service Platform
A joint FBI and Google operation has dismantled the 'Outsider Enterprise' phishing-as-a-service platform responsible for over 9,000 phishing sites, nearly...
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FBI Dismantles Massive AI-Powered Chinese Phishing-as-a-Service Operation
The FBI, Google, and Black Lotus Labs jointly dismantled Outsider Enterprise, a massive Chinese phishing-as-a-service platform that operated over one...
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Ransomware Actors Show Up In Person to Steal Law Firm Data
FBI warns the Silent Ransom Group is targeting law firms by physically arriving on-site and social-engineering access to sensitive client databases.
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''First VPN'' Cybercrime Service Disrupted, Administrator
The FBI and international partners have disrupted First VPN, a criminal VPN service used by dozens of ransomware groups for network reconnaissance and...
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FBI: Americans Lost Over $388 Million to Crypto ATM Scams
The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center reports that Americans lost more than $388 million to cryptocurrency kiosk scams in 2025 alone, marking a...
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FBI Links Cybercriminals to Sharp Surge in Cargo Theft
The FBI has issued a warning to the transportation and logistics industry about a sharp rise in cyber-enabled cargo theft, with estimated losses reaching...
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Hackers Earning Millions from Hijacked Cargo, FBI Says
The FBI's new advisory reveals that cyber actors have spent the last two years systematically breaching freight broker and carrier systems, then posing as...
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US & China Partner on Scam Center Takedown in Dubai
In a rare show of bilateral cooperation, the US Justice Department and Chinese authorities jointly dismantled a major cryptocurrency investment fraud scam...
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FBI: Cybercrime Losses Neared $21 Billion in 2025
The FBI received over 1 million complaints of malicious activity in 2025, with investment scams, business email compromise, and tech support fraud causing...
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FBI: Americans Lost a Record $21 Billion to Cybercrime Last
The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center reports that U.S. victims lost nearly $21 billion to cyber-enabled crimes in 2025 — an all-time record — driven...
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Apr 7 Digest: Medusa Ransomware Surge, FBI $21B Record
Storm-1175 runs sub-24-hour Medusa ransomware campaigns using zero-days; the FBI IC3 reports a record $21 billion in US cybercrime losses for 2025; North...
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State Department Reissues $10 Million Reward for Info on Iranian Hackers
Hours after the FBI confirmed that Iranian hackers gained access to Director Kash Patel's personal email account, the U.S. State Department reissued a $10...
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FBI Confirms Hack of Director Patel's Personal Email Inbox
Iran-linked Handala hackers have breached the personal email account of FBI Director Kash Patel, publishing stolen photos and documents in a high-profile...
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Iran-Linked Hackers Breach FBI Director's Personal Email
Iran's Handala Hack Team breached the personal email of FBI Director Kash Patel, leaking photos and documents online, while simultaneously launching a...
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FBI Warns Russian Intelligence Targeting Signal and WhatsApp in Mass Phishing Campaign
FBI and CISA alert warns Russian state actors have compromised thousands of messaging accounts belonging to US government officials, military personnel,...
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Ransomware Forces University of Mississippi Medical Center
A ransomware attack detected February 19 has taken down UMMC's EPIC EMR system and forced all 35 health clinics across Mississippi to close, canceling...
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FBI Warns of ATM Jackpotting Surge as Losses Top $20
The FBI has issued an urgent warning about a significant increase in ATM jackpotting incidents across the United States, with total losses exceeding $20...
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FBI Warns of AI-Generated Deepfake Phishing Targeting
The FBI and CISA issue joint advisory on sophisticated AI-generated deepfake voice and video attacks targeting C-suite executives in financial...