U.S. authorities have charged Ukrainian national Volodymyr Viktorovich Tymoshchuk for his involvement in managing the LockerGoga, MegaCortex, and Nefilim ransomware operations, which targeted over 250 companies globally, causing significant financial damage. Tymoshchuk faces multiple charges including conspiracy for computer fraud and unauthorized access, while a reward of up to $11 million is offered for information leading to his arrest.

A 21-year-old hacker was arrested in Spain for illegally accessing a government website to alter high school and university entrance exam grades for himself and classmates. The suspect, with a history of hacking, compromised accounts of at least 13 university professors and had a notebook detailing manipulated grades, leading to increased security measures on the educational platform used in the region.

Jeffrey Bowie, CEO of Veritaco, was arrested for allegedly installing malware on hospital computers at St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City. The malware was designed to take screenshots and send them to an external address, raising concerns about insider threats in healthcare cybersecurity.

A 27-year-old former student of Western Sydney University has been arrested for allegedly hacking the university's systems to obtain cheaper parking and access confidential data, affecting hundreds of staff and students. Birdie Kingston faces 20 charges, including unauthorized access and data theft, and is accused of stealing over 100GB of data and manipulating academic records. Despite prior warnings from police, she continued her hacking activities, even threatening to sell stolen student information on the dark web.

Brazilian police have arrested João Roque, an IT employee at C&M, for allegedly aiding a cyberattack that diverted over 540 million reais (approximately $100 million) from the country's banking systems. The hack targeted the PIX payment system, which is widely used across Brazil, and was linked to unauthorized access obtained through social engineering techniques.

Spanish authorities have arrested a 25-year-old Brazilian national known as GoogleXcoder, who is accused of leading the GXC Team crime-as-a-service operation that sold phishing kits and Android malware. The GXC Team targeted banks and other organizations, contributing to significant financial losses through their phishing campaigns.

A 45-year-old individual has been arrested in Moldova for alleged involvement in DoppelPaymer ransomware attacks, extortion, and money laundering targeting organizations in the Netherlands. This arrest follows a coordinated operation involving multiple law enforcement agencies in February 2023 that identified several members of the ransomware group.