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Karen Vardanyan faces up to 15 years in federal prison and agreed to pay nearly $1.2 million in restitution. The post Armenian national pleads guilty to Ryuk ransomware attacks appeared first on CyberScoop.

A major credential leak spurred the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to strengthen protections for its sensitive materials, improve how researchers can report agency vulnerabilities and develop plans for similar incidents, the agency said in a forensic report released Thursday. The blog post outlines CISA’s response to the leak that the researcher who discovered it The post CISA looks to remedy ailments from big May credential leak appeared first on CyberScoop.

Angelo Martino exploited his insider position and fed confidential information to ransomware co-conspirators to extort a combined $75.3 million from five U.S.-based victims. The post Former DigitalMint ransomware negotiator who duped clients sentenced to 70 months in jail appeared first on CyberScoop.

The anti-fraud crackdown, dubbed Operation First Light, identified more than 142,000 victims of various social-engineering scams. The post Interpol cybercrime crackdown nets 5,800 arrests across 97 countries appeared first on CyberScoop.

Alexis Chavez coerced multiple girls to commit self harm and produce child sexual abuse material for notoriety in a sprawling violent extremist collective affiliated with the Com. The post 764 splinter group leader sentenced to 40 years in jail appeared first on CyberScoop.

One of the project’s top goals is stitching together an international, quick response coalition of governments, businesses and civil experts for AI-related threats. The post French nonprofit starts global intelligence and research hub for AI cyber threats  appeared first on CyberScoop.

The government’s new AI clearinghouse risks becoming a committee that discovers more problems than it solves — unless it’s designed around patching, not just scanning. The post Found fast, fixed slow: The gap the AI clearinghouse must close appeared first on CyberScoop.

Authorities didn’t name the man or file formal charges, but accuse him of participating in attacks linked to Cyber Army of Russia Reborn and NoName. The post Spain arrests suspected hacker linked to Russian hacktivist campaign appeared first on CyberScoop.

Two new alleged victims detailed how Grok was used by friends and family to generate sexual images of them as minors. The suit also adds Stability AI as a defendant. The post Deepfake CSAM lawsuit against xAI, Grok expands appeared first on CyberScoop.

Proofpoint researchers said attackers targeted physics and engineering departments, and warn that the campaign is likely ongoing. The post Suspected Chinese espionage group used a Roundcube exploit chain to burrow into universities appeared first on CyberScoop.