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SF parents
fromLos Angeles Times
1 day ago

Authorities arrest 42 in sweeping Inland Empire child sex exploitation operation

Operation Volcano arrested 42 people tied to child sexual exploitation, identifying over 500 suspected distributors and targeting highest-risk offenders across Inland Empire cities.
East Bay (California)
fromABC7 San Francisco
6 days ago

23 people charged after illegal Bay Bridge sideshow with dozens of ATVs, dirt bikes seized: police

Twenty-three people face charges following an illegal Bay Bridge sideshow that resulted in 77 confiscated vehicles worth $200,000 and required over 100 officers to stop.
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
2 months ago

Authorities Disrupt SocksEscort Proxy Service Powered by AVrecon Botnet

Law enforcement disrupted SocksEscort, a proxy service that facilitated cybercrime through 363,000 compromised IP addresses across 163 countries, seizing 34 domains, 23 servers, and $3.5 million in cryptocurrency.
Information security
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

Law enforcement shuts down botnet made of tens of thousands of hacked routers | TechCrunch

Law enforcement agencies globally shut down SocksEscort, a botnet compromising over 369,000 routers across 163 countries used for financial crimes, ransomware, DDoS attacks, and CSAM distribution.
Information security
fromTheregister
2 months ago

SocksEscort fraud-enabling proxy service taken down

Law enforcement from eight countries dismantled SocksEscort, a residential proxy service that compromised hundreds of thousands of routers and facilitated tens of millions of dollars in criminal fraud losses.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Dozens of missing, abused and trafficked minors rescued in and around Southern California

Operation Safe Return rescued 37 missing minors aged 14-17 across Southern California, Arizona, and Nevada, with seven arrests made during the four-day law enforcement operation.
Law
fromQNS
2 months ago

Flushing man accused of running criminal enterprise that flooded Oklahoma's black market with $1.5 billion worth of medical marijuana - QNS

A Flushing man was extradited to Oklahoma to face 18 felony counts for leading a fraudulent medical marijuana licensing scheme that distributed approximately 1 million pounds of marijuana worth $1.5 billion from 2021 to 2025.
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Privacy professionals
fromSecurityWeek
2 months ago

LeakBase Cybercrime Forum Shut Down, Suspects Arrested

International law enforcement shut down LeakBase, a cybercrime forum with 142,000 users trading stolen credentials and financial data, seizing its database and identifying multiple offenders.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
2 months ago

FBI and Europol Seize LeakBase Forum Used to Trade Stolen Credentials

Law enforcement dismantled LeakBase, a major cybercriminal forum with 142,000 members that traded stolen data and hacking tools, seizing all content and accounts for evidence.
Privacy professionals
fromSecurityWeek
2 months ago

LeakBase Cybercrime Forum Shut Down, Suspects Arrested

International law enforcement shut down LeakBase, a cybercrime forum with 142,000 users trading stolen credentials and financial data, seizing its database and identifying multiple offenders.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
2 months ago

FBI and Europol Seize LeakBase Forum Used to Trade Stolen Credentials

Law enforcement dismantled LeakBase, a major cybercriminal forum with 142,000 members that traded stolen data and hacking tools, seizing all content and accounts for evidence.
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Privacy technologies
fromSecurityWeek
2 months ago

Tycoon 2FA Phishing Platform Dismantled in Global Takedown

Europol and Microsoft led a coordinated takedown of Tycoon 2FA, a phishing-as-a-service platform responsible for 62% of phishing attempts blocked by Microsoft and affecting 96,000 victims worldwide.
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Poker
fromReadWrite
2 months ago

Flagler County illegal gambling machines seized crackdown

A coordinated undercover operation seized 20 illegal gambling machines and $16,856.80 in cash from four Flagler County businesses operating outside state law.
Poker
fromReadWrite
2 months ago

Flagler County illegal gambling machines seized crackdown

A coordinated undercover operation seized 20 illegal gambling machines and $16,856.80 in cash from four Flagler County businesses operating outside state law.
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fromABC7 San Francisco
3 months ago

Massive law enforcement operation busts statewide fuel theft ring believed to be based in Oakland

The Greenfield Police Department in Monterey County is leading the operation. The department said it is part of a statewide theft ring in which people stole fuel from gas stations. Greenfield's police chief said two of his officers first discovered what was going on by chance. "We were lucky enough to have some officers that were on point and made an arrest during one of the several fuel thefts here in Greenfield, and that opened the box to this larger investigation,"
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