DataBreaches.Net

Menu
  • About
  • Breach Notification Laws
  • Privacy Policy
  • Transparency Report
Menu

Ukraine arrests 51 for selling data of 300 million people in US, EU

Posted on December 13, 2021 by Dissent

Sergiu Gatlan reports:

Ukrainian law enforcement arrested 51 suspects believed to have been selling stolen personal data on hacking forums belonging to hundreds of millions worldwide, including Ukraine, the US, and Europe.

“As a result of the operation, about 100 databases of personal data relevant for 2020-2021 were seized,” the Cyberpolice Department of the National Police of Ukraine said.

“The seized databases contained information on more than 300 million citizens of Ukraine, Europe and the United States”

Read more at BleepingComputer.


Related:

  • National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in 324 Defendants Charged in Connection with Over $14.6 Billion in Alleged Fraud
  • Major trial underway for data leak that left 72,000 victims in France
  • WMATA Train Operators Arrested in Health Care Fraud Scheme
  • Nigerian National Sentenced To More Than Five Years For Hacking, Fraud, And Identity Theft Scheme
  • Two Men Sentenced to Prison for Aggravated Identity Theft and Computer Hacking Crimes
  • Administrator Of Online Criminal Marketplace Extradited From Kosovo To The United States
Category: ID Theft

Post navigation

← Kronos hit with ransomware, warns of data breach and ‘several week’ outage
ID: Ransomware attacks Shelley School District computers →

Now more than ever

"Stand with Ukraine:" above raised hands. The illustration is in blue and yellow, the colors of Ukraine's flag.

Search

Browse by Categories

Recent Posts

  • Florida prison data breach exposes visitors’ contact information to inmates
  • Experian Wins Appeal to Send Data Breach Victim to Arbitration
  • ICANN sends breach notice to domain registrar Webnic about failure to deal with DNS abuse compliants properly
  • Canadian cybercriminal sentenced to a year in prison for NFT theft scheme
  • Oops! Catasauqua employees’ Social Security numbers, other data accidentally sent to government watchdog group
  • EU-wide Breach Notification Template on the Horizon
  • Sex toy maker Lovense caught leaking users’ email addresses and exposing accounts to takeovers
  • Hackers wipe out Rs 384 crore from Bengaluru cryptocurrency firm Neblio Technologies; firm says inside job
  • Intelligence cyberattack on Crimea. Documents confirming abduction of children from Ukraine found
  • Seminole County Schools recovers money taken by hackers

No, You Can’t Buy a Post or an Interview

This site does not accept sponsored posts or link-back arrangements. Inquiries about either are ignored.

And despite what some trolls may try to claim: DataBreaches has never accepted even one dime to interview or report on anyone. Nor will DataBreaches ever pay anyone for data or to interview them.

Want to Get Our RSS Feed?

Grab it here:

https://databreaches.net/feed/

RSS Recent Posts on PogoWasRight.org

  • Attorney General James Takes Action to Protect Sensitive Personal Information of Tens of Millions of People
  • Searches of Your Private Data in the Cloud Amount to Illicit State Action
  • How a Tax Subpoena in Ohio Tests European Privacy Law
  • Cambodia moves to enact comprehensive data privacy law
  • White House ordered to restore Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood clinics
  • California Attorney General Announces $1.55M CCPA Settlement with Healthline.com
  • Canada’s Bill C-2 Opens the Floodgates to U.S. Surveillance

Have a News Tip?

Email: Tips[at]DataBreaches.net

Signal: +1 516-776-7756

Contact Me

Email: info[at]databreaches.net

Mastodon: Infosec.Exchange/@PogoWasRight

Signal: +1 516-776-7756

DMCA Concern: dmca[at]databreaches.net
© 2009 – 2025 DataBreaches.net and DataBreaches LLC. All rights reserved.