Sat.Jul 11, 2020

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15 Billion Stolen Logins Are Circulating on the Dark Web

WIRED Threat Level

Plus: Facebook's Roger Stone takedown, the BlueLeaks server seizure, and more of the week's top security news.

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Yevgeniy Nikulin, Russian hacker behind Dropbox and LinkedIn hacks found guilty

Security Affairs

The Russian hacker Yevgeniy Nikulin found guilty for LinkedIn, Dropbox, and Formspring data breach back in 2012 and the sale of their users’ data. A jury found Russian hacker Yevgeniy Nikulin guilty for the hack of LinkedIn, Dropbox, and Formspring back in 2012 and for the sale of the stolen data on cybercrime black marketplaces. The Russian criminal was arrested in Prague in October 2016 in an international joint operation with the FBI.

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US Secret Service Forms Cyber Fraud Task Force

Data Breach Today

Newly Formed Task Force Combines Electronic and Financial Crimes Units The U.S. Secret Service is combining its electronic and financial crimes units into a single task force that will focus on investigating cyber-related financial crimes such as BEC schemes and ransomware attacks. The move comes as lawmakers want the Secret Service to take a more active role in fighting cybercrime.