Category: Cybercrime

  • Charlotte Man Guilty of $2.5M Tech Firm Extortion

    Charlotte Man Guilty of $2.5M Tech Firm Extortion

    ⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Machinegun Trafficker Gets 8+ Years SEE ALSO: Charlotte Man Guilty of $2.5M Tech Firm Extortion CHARLOTTE, NC – A Charlotte man is staring down a federal sentence after a jury slammed him yesterday for a cold-blooded cyber extortion plot against a major D.C.-based tech company. Cameron Curry, 27, was convicted…

  • Iran’s Spies Hit US Soil: Domains Seized

    Iran’s Spies Hit US Soil: Domains Seized

    ⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Jailhouse Shank: Inmate Facing Time SEE ALSO: Medicare Hit: FL Man Gets 5 Years Federal investigators just took down four web domains linked to the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS), exposing a clear attempt to reach into the United States and mess with people’s heads. This isn’t about…

  • Iran’s Digital Thugs: Websites Used to Harass Americans Seized

    Iran’s Digital Thugs: Websites Used to Harass Americans Seized

    Alabama just became ground zero in a quiet war. Federal agents shut down a network of websites allegedly operated by Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS), revealing a years-long campaign of online harassment targeting individuals within the United States. This wasn’t about data breaches or ransomware; it was a calculated psychological operation, designed to…

  • Iran’s Spies Hit U.S. Soil: Domains Seized

    Iran’s Spies Hit U.S. Soil: Domains Seized

    ⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Medicare Hit: FL Man Gets 5 Years SEE ALSO: Meth Ring Busted: Deported Man Faces Time Federal authorities today moved to shut down four internet domains used by the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) in a shadowy campaign of hacking and psychological operations targeting people inside the U.S.…

  • Charlotte Crook Dished Out Cyber Extortion Against D.C. Tech Giant

    Charlotte Crook Dished Out Cyber Extortion Against D.C. Tech Giant

    ⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Jailhouse Shank: Inmate Facing Time SEE ALSO: Medicare Hit: FL Man Gets 5 Years It’s a tech heist with a twist: A North Carolina man faces federal charges after being caught red-handed in a massive digital shakedown. The D.C.-based international technology firm became the unsuspecting target of his cyber extortion…

  • Iran’s Spies Hit Alabama: Domains Seized

    Iran’s Spies Hit Alabama: Domains Seized

    ⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Medicare Hit: FL Man Gets 5 Years SEE ALSO: Meth Ring Busted: Deported Man Faces Time Federal authorities moved today to shut down four internet domains used by Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) as part of a long-running scheme to hack and harass people inside the United States.…

  • Iran’s Spies Targeted Americans Online

    Iran’s Spies Targeted Americans Online

    ⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Jailhouse Shank: Inmate Facing Time SEE ALSO: Medicare Hit: FL Man Gets 5 Years Federal authorities today moved against a shadowy network of websites used by Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) to spy on and potentially manipulate Americans. The DOJ announced the seizure of four internet domains –…

  • Iran Spies Targeted Americans Online

    Iran Spies Targeted Americans Online

    ⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Iran’s Spies Targeted Americans Online SEE ALSO: Iran Spies Targeted U.S. Citizens Online Federal authorities moved today to silence online assets linked to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS), seizing four web domains allegedly used to conduct a long-running campaign of hacking and psychological warfare against targets inside the…

  • Iran’s Spies Hit Alabama: Domains Seized

    Iran’s Spies Hit Alabama: Domains Seized

    ⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Jailhouse Shank: Inmate Facing Time SEE ALSO: Medicare Hit: FL Man Gets 5 Years Alabama just became a focal point in a quiet cyber war. Federal authorities today moved to seize four internet domains used by the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) to run psychological operations targeting people…

  • Iran Spies Targeted U.S. Citizens Online

    Iran Spies Targeted U.S. Citizens Online

    ⏱ 2 min read RELATED: Iran’s Spies Targeted Americans Online SEE ALSO: Iran’s Spies Hit Alabama: Domains Seized Federal authorities in Alabama have pulled the plug on four websites allegedly used by Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) to conduct online surveillance and psychological operations targeting people within the United States. The DOJ isn’t…