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Bognor Regis Man Arrested Over Major Twitter Hack
Man arrested in Bognor Regis along with two others in Florida over hack that compromised dozens of prominent Twitter accounts to spread Bitcoin scam
NCA Arrests 57 Suspects In Cybercrime Clampdown
National Crime Agency arrests dozens in cybercrime clampdown on suspected hackers and other online criminals
UK Coppers Crack $200m Carder Crew
Carder website mattfeuter.ru is taken offline and 11 arrests made
Five Arrested Over £500k American Express Cyber Theft
Cyber crooks spent stolen funds on Rolex watches, wine, diamonds, designer luggage and fine dining
Cheeseburger Loving £1m Cyber Crooks Convicted
They stole a woman's life savings to buy cheeseburgers and gold - now they're facing jail
Three Charged In Global Gozi Cybercrime Bust
UK cops help catch alleged Gozi banking malware pushers
Seven Arrested In PCeU Phishing Probe
Police cracking down on phishing activity as major operation with SOCA yields results
Met Makes Three Arrests In Ransomware Crackdown
The Metropolitan Police looks to combat rise of the ransomware
SOCA Makes Arrest In £527m Butterfly Botnet Investigation
FBI, SOCA and Facebook looking to bring Yahos malware pushers down
Met Arrests Three On London Phishing Trip
PCeU and SOCA collaborating on phishing investigation
Another Journalist Arrested On Computer Hacking Charges
Ex-News of the World journalist believed to be suspect
Cyber Crime Sting Sees 357 Arrested In Philippines
Chinese and Taiwanese nationals arrested in major crackdown
China Arrests 10,000 Suspected Of Internet-Related Crimes
Spring cleaning, Beijing-style
Global Credit Card Fraud Bust Sees 24 Arrested
FBI sting brings in 24 credit card scammers around the world, including six taken down in the UK
Anonymous Team: Anonymous Is Destroying Itself
The voice of the ATeam says Anonymous is failing in its mission and is tearing itself apart
Teenagers Arrested After SOCA DDoS
Two teens are arrested following the hit on SOCA and others
Alleged TeaMp0ison Member Charged With Computer Misuse
A 17-year-old is charged for two offences, one relating to the Anti-Terror Hotline hoax calls, another to the Computer Misuse Act
Hacker Jailed After Stealing 8m Customers’ Data
Hacker gets prison time after getting hold of a raft of customer data
Met Arrests 14 Over £1m Phishing Scam
PCeU strikes again, taking in 14 people during an investigation into a major phishing operation
Megaupload File Storage Site Closed By FBI For IPR Breaches
Megaupload has been closed down and its organisers arrested in a multinational action led by the US Justice Department
FBI Smashes $14 Million Click-Fraud Cyber-Gang
US and Estonian law enforcement officers have arrested six people for a sophisticated clickjacking scam
LulzSec And Anonymous Suspects Arrested By FBI
Two more people have been arrested for attacks against Sony and California government Websites
Anonymous Does ‘Italian Job’ Data Heist On Police
Anonymous has reportedly hacked the servers of the Italian cyber police in revenge for recent arrests
Suspected Anonymous Hackers Arrested
One arrest in the UK, four in the Netherlands and 16 in the US, as authorities clamp down on Anonymous