Information security could use some good news right now, something to offset the string of bad news about data breaches and system vulnerabilities; so how about this: “Cyber Criminal Forum Taken Down, Members Arrested in 20 Countries”. The best thing about that headline is that I didn’t make it up, that actually happened, earlier this month.
Unfortunately, like a lot of good news, this story quickly disappeared from the front page, due in part by more stories about more yet breaches (like UCLA Health, AshleyMadison, and the US Census Bureau), and vulnerabilities (like the one that caused Fiat Chrysler to recall 1.4 million vehicles for a software update). Fortunately, the Darkode cybercrime forum takedown which generated that great headline is not the only recent win in the fight against criminal abuse of information systems; so I thought it would be helpful to round up the recent stories in one place.
Cybercrime update: take downs, arrests, convictions, and sentences
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