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Kenya Restores President’s Website Following 5 Bitcoin Ransom Demand
The official website of Kenyan President William Ruto has been successfully restored following a sophisticated cyberattack that took place over the weekend. On July 21, 2026, government technicians regained control of t…
ZachXBT and Binance Help Freeze Assets in French Kidnapping Case
The well-known on-chain investigator ZachXBT has successfully assisted in freezing a portion of the funds stolen during the high-profile kidnapping of the family of French streamer TeufeurS. The incident, which took pla…
German Hacker Arrested in Bangkok Over Global Crypto Extortion Network
A high-profile cybercriminal operation has come to an end following the arrest of a 27-year-old German national in Bangkok, Thailand. The suspect, identified as Noah Christopher, is allegedly linked to an extensive netw…
Russian National Sentenced to 81 Months for Ransomware Access Crimes
A federal court in the Southern District of Indiana has sentenced Aleksei Volkov, a Russian citizen, to 81 months in prison for his role as an "Initial Access Broker" for various ransomware syndicates. According to cour…
ZachXBT Uncovers $15.7M Crypto Laundering by Russian OTC Broker
The prominent on-chain investigator known as ZachXBT has exposed an extensive money laundering operation allegedly orchestrated by Aleksandr (Aleks) Khinkis, a Russian Over-the-Counter (OTC) broker. According to the inv…