Russian hackers who were sanctioned for targeting hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic couldn’t be prosecuted because the National Crime Agency (NCA) lacks the legal power, the head of the agency said. NCA Director General Graeme Biggar told a joint committee of parliamentarians that the agency would “very much like” its extraterritorial jurisdiction expanded so it can…

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled against an Alabama man whose trade secrets theft conviction in Florida for stealing proprietary fishing information from a Florida-based website was vacated because his trial took place in the wrong state. The ruling means that the government is free to retry an already convicted defendant even if he was tried in the wrong venue….

Australian hospitals could be forced to pay ransoms to criminals to keep patients safe as the cyber security threat escalates in the aftermath of “wake-up call” attacks. The troubling warning is high on the list of predictions offered by cyber security experts heading into 2023 and in the wake of unprecedented hacks affecting millions of…

The United States Department of Justice has announced the seizure of over $1 billion in stolen bitcoin. The DOJ announced on Nov. 7, that it had earlier seized the stolen bitcoin on Nov. 9 2021, after an unannounced IRS raid on the Gainesville, Ga. home of James Zhong, a 32-year-old investor. Federal authorities took 50,676…

Australian cyber authorities have warned people and local businesses to take precautions against cybercriminals as they have become more sophisticated in using digital currencies and other methods in their exploit schemes. The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC), which is responsible for detecting, deterring, and disrupting criminal abuse of the financial system, has released…

The Australian federal government has launched a new cybercrime centre backed by federal law enforcement to deal with ongoing cyberattacks, online scams, and criminal activities on the darknet. The AU$89 million (US$66 million) Joint Policing Cybercrime Coordination Centre (JPC3) will be based at the Australian Federal Police’s (AFP) headquarters in the state of New South…

UK police have arrested 21 people and warned another 69 individuals in a crackdown on cybercrime, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said on Friday. All 21 arrested are men aged between 18-38, the NCA said in a statement, “nine were detained on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences, nine for Fraud offences, and three are…