Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of New York FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, March 17, 2023 Queens Man Sentenced To 121 Months In Prison For Laundering Millions Of Dollars Of Fraud And Hacking Schemes And Committing Bank Fraud Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District […]
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Sanctioning Illicit Darknet Marketplace PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE APRIL 5, 2023 Today, the United States designated Genesis Market, a hacking group that is also one of the world’s largest illicit marketplaces for stolen device credentials and related sensitive information. Genesis Market is believed to operate out […]
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Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, April 5, 2023 Criminal Marketplace Disrupted in International Cyber Operation Genesis Market Offered Access to Data Stolen From Over 1.5M Compromised Computers Worldwide and Was a Key Enabler of Ransomware The Justice Department announced today a coordinated international operation […]
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PRESS RELEASE Georgia Cyber Fraud Task Force marks two years addressing the laundering of cyber-enabled fraud proceeds in the metro-Atlanta area Monday, March 6, 2023 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Georgia ATLANTA – Cyber-enabled crimes cost Georgia residents almost $144 million in 2021, with losses attributed […]
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PRESS RELEASE Westminster Woman Charged in Federal Indictment Alleging She Acted as ‘Money Mule’ Who Laundered Funds for Cybercriminals Thursday, February 16, 2023 For Immediate Release U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central District of California SANTA ANA, California – An Orange County woman has been charged in a six-count federal grand jury indictment […]
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February 24, 2023 FBI Efforts Since the Russian Invasion of Ukraine Since Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine one year ago today, the FBI has successfully disrupted criminal, cyber, and hostile intelligence activities from Russia that endanger Ukraine, our partners, and American citizens. The FBI has surged personnel and technical resources […]
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Today, OFAC designated the following entities: AMIR KABIR PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY (Arabic: شرکت پتروشیمی امیر کبیر) (a.k.a. AMIR KABIR PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY PUBLIC JOINT STOCK), P.O. Box 1465835661, Tehran, Iran; Derya Blvd – South Sarafahay Street, Ahmad Nafisi East (23) Street, Block 21, Sa’adat Abad, Tehran 1465835661, Iran; No. 21, Saadat Abad […]
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Today, OFAC designated the following entities: AMIR KABIR PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY (Arabic: شرکت پتروشیمی امیر کبیر) (a.k.a. AMIR KABIR PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY PUBLIC JOINT STOCK), P.O. Box 1465835661, Tehran, Iran; Derya Blvd – South Sarafahay Street, Ahmad Nafisi East (23) Street, Block 21, Sa’adat Abad, Tehran 1465835661, Iran; No. 21, Saadat Abad […]
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Rewards for Justice – Reward Offer for Information on Kwek Kee Seng MEDIA NOTE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON NOVEMBER 3, 2022 The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program, which is administered by the Diplomatic Security Service, is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information […]
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FinCEN Analysis Reveals Ransomware Reporting in BSA Filings Increased Significantly During the Second Half of 2021 Immediate Release November 01, 2022 WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today issued its most recent Financial Trend Analysis of ransomware-related Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) filings for 2021, indicating that ransomware continued to pose a significant […]
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