Yuriy Rybtsov, a Ukrainian hacker known as "MrICQ," was arrested in Italy and extradited to the U.S. for his role in the Jabber Zeus cybercrime group. The gang stole millions from businesses using a customized ZeuS trojan that intercepted banking credentials and facilitated money laundering through recruited mules. Rybtsov's arrest follows a long investigation into the group's operations and their notorious methods.

France's Interior Ministry confirmed a significant cyberattack that compromised its email systems and potentially sensitive internal files. The hacker, known as Indra, claims deeper access to law enforcement databases and has threatened to sell the data unless contacted by the government. A 22-year-old suspect has been arrested, but authorities have not confirmed if he is Indra.

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.

Ethan J. Foltz, a 22-year-old from Oregon, has been arrested for allegedly operating "Rapper Bot," a large botnet used for launching DDoS attacks, including a significant attack that disrupted Twitter/X in March 2025. Federal investigators tracked Foltz's activities through financial records and chat logs, revealing that he and a co-conspirator extorted online businesses using the botnet's capabilities, which could generate massive amounts of junk data per second. Foltz now faces criminal charges that could lead to a maximum of 10 years in prison if convicted.

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.