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    Breaking: Elite Cybercrime Forum “Maza” Breached by Unknown Attacker
    On March 3, 2021, Flashpoint detected a breach of the elite Russian cybercrime forum known as “Maza” ...
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    Cybersecurity to Passport Fraud: How OSINT Supports Airport Security
    How do airport security teams (and their stakeholders) benefit from open-source intelligence?
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    COURT DOC: COVID-19 Unemployment Benefit Fraud Scheme Charged
    On Thursday, Feb. 25, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging two defendants in a scheme that ...
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    The Rise of the “Dry Ice” Method in Retail Fraud
    The scale and scope of shipping and return fraud scams have risen sharply since the global COVID-19 coronavirus ...
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    COURT DOC: Federal Gun and Drug Charges Added to Indictment Accusing Suburban Chicago Man of Attempting to Support ISIS
    The Department of Justice announced: A newly filed federal indictment adds firearm and drug charges against a ...
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    New Mysterious Operators Usurp Elite Russian Hacker Forum “Verified”
    On February 17, 2021, the elite Russian hacker forum, “Verified,” resurfaced abruptly, stood up with new web ...
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    Data Breach Sales: What’s Trending on the Dark Web?
    Every year Flashpoint analyzes all of the activity that we observed in threat actor communities where the ...
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    Law Firm Jones Day Hit with Ransomware Attack, Third-Party Accellion Software Blamed
    One of the largest and highest-grossing international law firms, Jones Day, suffered a massive data breach at the ...
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    Court Documents
    COURT DOC: US charges California man over Shopify data breach
    DoJ indicted California resident Tassilo Heinrich, charging him with aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to ...
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    COURT DOC: Russian National Charged with Attempting to Provide Material Support to a Foreign Terrorist Organization
    A federal grand jury returned a single-count indictment on February 18, 2021 against Murat Kurashev, 34, of ...
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    Court Documents
    COURT DOC: Six Defendants Arrested In Multiple States For Laundering Proceeds From Fraud Schemes Targeting Victims Across The United States Perpetrated By Ghana-Based Criminal Enterprise
    The Department of Justice announced the arrests of FAROUK APPIEDU, FRED ASANTE, CELVIN FREEMAN, LORD ANING, ...
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    Court Documents
    COURT DOC: Three North Korean Military Hackers Charged in Wide-Ranging Scheme to Commit Cyberattacks and Financial Crimes Across the Globe
    A federal indictment unsealed today charges three North Korean computer programmers with participating in a ...
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