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A British national arrested earlier this year in France was charged by the US Department of Justice in connection with a string of major cyberattacks.
Also: CoinMarketCap Attack, BitPro Blames Lazarus for $11M HackThis week, a new malware targeted crypto wallets via photos, CoinMarketCap faced attack, BitoPro blamed Lazarus for heist, Trezor warned of phishing scam, France saw another crypto kidnapping, cops re-arrested teen after second theft, Hacken blamed human error for exploit and Self Chain ousted CEO.
The hackers are also suspected of being behind several cyber-attacks, including against the French Football Federation
'IntelBroker' Faces Four-Count Indictment in Manhattan Federal CourtA hacker known online as "IntelBroker" and who has a history of spilling sensitive information faces a four-count criminal indictment in the United States after French police arrested him in February. IntelBroker's true identity is British national Kai West, U.S. federal Manhattan prosecutors said.
Notorious Site Facilitated Buying and Selling of Breached Databases, Hacking ToolsFrench police have reportedly busted five suspected hackers - "IntelBroker," "ShinyHunters," "Hollow," "Noct" and "Depressed" - tied to the operation of the notorious cybercrime site BreachForums, which facilitated the buying and selling of stolen databases and hacking tools.
Twentysomethings claimed to be linked to spate of high-profile cybercrimes The Paris police force's cybercrime brigade (BL2C) has arrested a further four men as part of a long-running investigation into the criminals behind BreachForums.…
The French police have reportedly arrested five operators of the BreachForum cybercrime forum, a website used by cybercriminals to leak and sell stolen data that exposed the sensitive information of millions. [...]
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a Go-based malware called XDigo that has been used in attacks targeting Eastern European governmental entities in March 2025