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From teenage cyber-thug to Europe’s most wanted

May 6, 2024 World Justice News 0

A notorious hacker who was one of Europe’s most wanted criminals has been jailed for blackmailing 33,000 therapy patients with their stolen session notes. Julius Kivimäki’s imprisonment brings to an end an 11-year cyber-crime spree that started […]

Tougher rules for sellers of internet-enabled smart gadget devices in the UK

April 29, 2024 World Justice News 0

Manufacturers will have to follow stricter rules if they want to sell “smart” gadgets in the UK after a new law came into effect. The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 (PSTI Act) is […]

AT&T data breach: Millions of customers caught up in major dark web leak

March 31, 2024 World Justice News 0

Personal data belonging to 73 million current or former AT&T customers has been leaked online. Information including addresses, social security numbers and passcodes was published on the dark web, the US telecoms giant said. AT&T […]

Russia hacking: ‘FSB in years-long cyber attacks on UK’, says government

December 7, 2023 World Justice News 0

The UK is accusing Russia’s Security Service, the FSB, of a sustained cyber-hacking campaign, targeting politicians and others in public life. The government said one group stole data through cyber-attacks, which was later made public, […]

Twitter glitch allows CIA informant channel to be hijacked

October 18, 2023 World Justice News 0

A cyber-security researcher has exploited a glitch on the CIA’s official Twitter account, to hijack a channel used for recruiting spies. The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) account on X, formerly known as Twitter, displays […]

Razzlekhan and husband guilty of $4.5bn Bitcoin launder

August 3, 2023 World Justice News 0

A husband and wife cyber-crime team have pleaded guilty to trying to launder $4.5bn (£3.5bn) of Bitcoin that he had stolen in a hack in 2016. Heather Morgan and Ilya Lichtenstein were arrested last year […]

MOVEit hack: Gang claims not to have BBC, BA and Boots data

June 21, 2023 World Justice News 0

Cyber- criminals have told the BBC they do not have data belonging to large UK organisations thought to be victims of a mass hack. Firms including the BBC, British Airways and Boots have told staff […]

Genesis Market: Popular cybercrime website shut down by police

April 5, 2023 World Justice News 0

One of the world’s biggest criminal marketplaces used by online fraudsters to buy passwords has been closed down in a global law enforcement crackdown. Genesis Market sold login details, IP addresses and other data that […]

Royal Mail hit by Russia-linked ransomware attack

January 12, 2023 World Justice News 0

Severe disruption to Royal Mail’s overseas deliveries has been caused by ransomware linked to Russian criminals, the BBC has been told. The cyber-attack has affected the computer systems Royal Mail uses to despatch deliveries abroad. […]

Stolen $3bn Bitcoin mystery ends with popcorn tin discovery

November 7, 2022 World Justice News 0

The US Department of Justice has revealed it seized $3.36bn (£2.9bn) of Bitcoin last year which was stolen from an infamous darknet website. The stash of 50,676 Bitcoin was found hidden on various devices in […]

Human Rights

Senegal PM proposes tougher anti-LGBT law, doubling prison terms

February 26, 2026 0

Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday […]

Human Rights

Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

February 22, 2026 0

Three Cameroonian soldiers have been sentenced to prison for their role in the killing of at least 21 civilians in the country’s troubled Anglophone region. The jail terms for the crimes, which took place six […]

Human Rights

Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]