FBI Arrests Canadian Ransomware Negotiator; MonsterCloud CEO Charged; Qilin Leader Extradited
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FBI Arrests Canadian Ransomware Negotiator; MonsterCloud CEO Charged; Qilin Leader Extradited

C1AdvancedOctober 11, 202612 min
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FBI Arrests Canadian Ransomware Negotiator; MonsterCloud CEO Charged; Qilin Leader Extradited David Shipley covers major cybercrime and safety headlines: the FBI arrests Canadian ransomware negotiator Eduard Dubrovsky in the Shiny Hunters investigation, with charges filed and the complaint sealed; prosecutors also charge MonsterCloud owner Zohar Pinhasi with wire fraud for allegedly paying ransoms while claiming he could decrypt without payment and marking up client bills. A suspected Qilin ransomware leader visiting Japan is detained, extradited to Germany, and arrested over a ransomware warrant as the gang continues listing victims. In extremist-crime news, 764 figure Prasan Nepal ("Trippy") pleads guilty to...

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The FBI arrests the Canadian ransomware negotiator. A ransomware recovery CEO is charged with secretly paying the online gangs. A suspected killing leader's trip to Japan ends in a German jail cell. A leader of the violent extremist network 764 pleads guilty.

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And a woman says her ex used her BMW's app to stalk her. This is Cybersecurity Today, and I'm your host, David Shipley. Let's get started. The FBI has arrested a high-profile Canadian ransomware negotiator in its shiny hunters

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investigation. Krebs on Security reports agents arrested Edward Dubrovsky, 54, in Pennsylvania on Thursday. He was in Philadelphia for the Cyber Risk Summit, a cyber insurance conference that wrapped up the day before.

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