FBI Warns Scammers Are Impersonating IC3 to Revictimize Cybercrime Victims
The FBI says scammers are posing as bureau personnel and IC3 representatives while targeting people who have already filed online-crime complaints.
The FBI says scammers are posing as bureau personnel and IC3 representatives while targeting people who have already filed online-crime complaints.
Angelo Martino, a former cyber incident-response employee, was sentenced after conspiring with BlackCat/ALPHV operators to extort five ransomware victims and helping target additional victims.
The Justice Department announced indictments against three Russian nationals and two companies in an international cybercrime case involving more than $62 million in alleged victim losses.
The FBI logged 1,008,597 internet-crime complaints in 2025. Reported losses reached $20.877 billion, with people 60 and older reporting the largest total.
A federal indictment unsealed July 14 identifies an unnamed Elyria business as an alleged 2020 ransomware victim; officials have not disclosed the company or damage.