May 15, 2025

Beyond the kill chain: What cybercriminals do with their money (Part 5)

In the last of our five-part series, Sophos X-Ops explores the implications and opportunities arising from threat actors’ involvement in real-world industries and crimes

Threat Research

May 15, 2025

Beyond the kill chain: What cybercriminals do with their money (Part 4)

In the fourth of our five-part series, Sophos X-Ops explores threat actors’ real-world criminal business interests

Threat Research

May 15, 2025

Beyond the kill chain: What cybercriminals do with their money (Part 3)

In the third of our five-part series, Sophos X-Ops explores the more legally and ethically dubious business interests of financially motivated threat actors

Threat Research

May 15, 2025

Beyond the kill chain: What cybercriminals do with their money (Part 2)

In the second of our five-part series, Sophos X-Ops investigates the so-called ‘white’ (legitimate) business interests of threat actors

Threat Research

May 15, 2025

Beyond the kill chain: What cybercriminals do with their money (Part 1)

Sophos X-Ops investigates what financially motivated threat actors invest their ill-gotten profits in, once the dust has settled

Threat Research

January 26, 2023

Dutch suspect locked up for alleged personal data megathefts

Undercover Austrian "controlled data buy" leads to Amsterdam arrest and ongoing investigation. Suspect is said to steal and sell all sorts of data, including medical records.

Naked Security

March 14, 2022

Cryptocoin ATMs ruled illegal – “Shut down at once”, says regulator

If you live in the UK and hadn't yet heard of cryptocoin ATMs... it's too late now!

Naked Security

July 07, 2020

Flashy Nigerian Instagram star extradited to US to face BEC charges

It's a short jump from a Rolls Royce ride to extradition from the UAE. Goodbye, Dubai, goodbye, Palazzo Versace, hello, Chicago jail cell.

Naked Security

February 17, 2020

Police bust alleged operator of Bitcoin mixing service Helix

The Ohio man is charged with running a Bitcoin mixer to launder over $300m—now worth $3.6b—on behalf of Dark Net crooks trying to hide out.

Naked Security