cybercrime

Man gets 10 years for stealing $20M in nest eggs from 400 US home buyers

A Nigerian man living in the United Kingdom has been sentenced to 10 years for his role in a phishing scam that snatched more than $20 million from over 400 would-be home buyers in the US, including some savers who…

Law enforcement operation takes down 22,000 malicious IP addresses worldwide

An international coalition of police agencies has taken a major whack at criminals accused of running a host of online scams, including phishing, the stealing of account credentials and other sensitive data, and the spreading of ransomware, Interpol said recently….