Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

A teenager accused of belonging to the hacking group Scattered Spider has been extradited from Finland to face U.S. charges of conspiracy, computer intrusion, and fraud, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on July 1

Also: ZachXBT Uncovers DPRK Worker Scam, Hyperbridge Hack, Coinone FineThis week, Operation Atlantic disrupts $45M phishing fraud, ZachXBT uncovers DPRK crypto worker scheme, Hyperbridge exploit, South Korea fines Coinone $3.5M, Kraken faces extortion attempt over insider data leak and American musician loses $420K in fake Ledger app.

Also, Lloyds Data Leak, Dutch Treasury Breach, Citrix Bug Exploit, Pay2Key ActivityThis week, Lloyds data leak hits 450K, Dutch treasury breach, Citrix flaw exploited, Iran-linked ransomware ops, TrueConf zero-day, Russian fraud ring sentenced, Romania targeted, patch gaps persist, and U.S. hospital breach affects 257K.

Also: Samourai Wallet Founder Sentenced, $128M Balancer Hack Post-MortemThis week, "Bitcoin Queen" sentenced, as was Samourai Wallet co-founder Keonne Rodriguez, Balancer hack post-mortem, Coinbase's 21 million euro fine, mistrial in $25 Million Ethereum exploit case. Spanish authorities detained a crypto influencer and accused the United States of a crypto heist.

Also: Man Denied Bankruptcy Discharge Over $12.5M Crypto Ponzi DebtsU.S. sanctions Iranian shadow banking network, Texas man denied bankruptcy discharge, Nemo blames $2.6M exploit on developer errors, THORChain founder hacked, Shibarium Bridge hit by $2.4M hack, Denver court rules pastor's $3.3M project a fraud and NYDFS tells banks to use blockchain analytics.

Nigerian national Chukwuemeka Victor Amachukwu has been extradited from France to the U.S. to face charges of hacking, fraud, and identity theft for suspected spearphishing attacks on U.S. tax preparation businesses. [...]

A Chinese national has been arrested in Milan, Italy, for his alleged links to a state-sponsored hacking group known as Silk Typhoon and for carrying out cyber attacks against American organizations and government agencies

iSoon CEO, COO and Sales Director Among 10 Indicted for Cyberespionage, Wire FraudA U.S. federal grand jury in Manhattan indicted the senior leadership of a Chinese private sector hacking contractor iSoon for supporting Beijing cyberespionage operations roughly a year after internal documents from the firm leaked online.

Also: Radiant Capital Hack and TD Bank Secrecy Act Guilty PleaThis week, an arrest in the U.S. SEC X account hack, a Radiant Capital hack, market manipulation charges on 18 entities, Bitfinex update, Forcount promoter sentenced, Mt. Gox pushed repayment, an alleged fraudster fled, SEC charged Cumberland and TD Bank pleased guilty to BSA violations.

Also: $3.8 Million Onyx Hack, Conviction in a Crypto ATM CaseThis week, a guilty plea for $37M stolen, a $3.8M Onyx hack, a first conviction for illegal crypto ATM operations, Zort owner fraud, WazirX's post-hack liability, U.S. congressmen ask for Binance exec's release, a U.S. court denied Tornado Cash exec's motion and a SEC-Mango Markets settlement.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged a 39-year-old U.K. national for perpetrating a hack-to-trade fraud scheme that netted him nearly $3.75 million in illegal profits

Also: Pump.fun Hack, Arrests in $73M Pig-Butchering ScamThis week, Gala Games and Pump.fun were hacked; alleged pig-butchering scammers, Incognito admin and illicit banking racketeers were arrested; Pink Drainer was shut down; the U.S. House approved a crypto bill; a man pleaded guilty to wire fraud; and tech companies formed a scam-fighting coalition.

The FBI warned retail companies in the United States that a financially motivated hacking group has been targeting employees in their gift card departments in phishing attacks since at least January 2024. [...]

A former security engineer has been sentenced to three years in prison in the U.S. for charges relating to hacking two decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges in July 2022 and stealing over $12.3 million

Also: Changpeng Zhao's Sentencing; UN Probe of North Korean HacksThis week, the U.S. Treasury reported on crypto in crime, Changpeng Zhao's sentencing was rescheduled, PlayDapp was hacked, the UN probed North Korean hacking, suspicious crypto transactions increased in South Korea, the U.K. blocked fraud sites and Hong Kong warned about crypto phishing sites.

On Jan. 9, 2024, U.S. authorities arrested a 19-year-old Florida man charged with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiring with others to use SIM-swapping to steal cryptocurrency. Sources close to the investigation tell KrebsOnSecurity the accused was a key member of a criminal hacking group blamed for a string of cyber intrusions at major U.S. technology companies during the summer of 2022.

Sebastien Raoult, a 22-year-old from France, has pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court of Seattle to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft as part of his activities in the ShinyHunters hacking group. [...]

A 34-year-old U.K. national has been arraigned in the U.S. for operating a dark web marketplace called The Real Deal that specialized in the sales of hacking tools and stolen login credentials