Alleged member of ShinyHunters group extradited to the US, could face 116 years in jail

An alleged member of the ShinyHunters cybercrime gang has been extradited from Morocco to the United States. Sebastien Raoult, a French national who is suspected of being a member of ShinyHunters cybercrime gang known as “Seyzo Kaizen,” has been extradited from Morocco to the United States. The 22-year-old man was arrested in Morocco at Rabat […]

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January 29, 2023
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Copycat Criminals mimicking Lockbit gang in northern Europe

Recent reports of Lockbit locker-based attacks against North European SMBs indicate that local crooks started using Lockbit locker variants. Executive Summary Incident Insights Recently, there has been a significant increase in ransomware attacks targeting companies in northern Europe. These attacks are being carried out using the LockBit locker, which is known to be in use […]

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January 29, 2023
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Hacker accused of having stolen personal data of all Austrians and more

A Dutch hacker who was arrested at the end of last year claims to have stolen the personal data of almost all Austrians.  At the end of November 2022, the Amsterdam police arrested a 25-year-old man from Almere who is suspected of having stolen or traded the personal data of tens of millions of people […]

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January 27, 2023
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BlackCat Ransomware gang stole secret military data from an industrial explosives manufacturer

The BlackCat Ransomware group claims to have hacked SOLAR INDUSTRIES INDIA and to have stolen 2TB of “secret military data.” The BlackCat Ransomware gang added SOLAR INDUSTRIES INDIA to the list of victims published on its Tor leak site. The company is a globally recognised industrial explosives manufacturer, it provides complete blasting solutions, including packaged, […]

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January 27, 2023
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An unfaithful employee leaked Yandex source code repositories

A source code repository allegedly stolen by a former employee of the Russian tech giant Yandex has been leaked online. A Yandex source code repository allegedly stolen by a former employee of the Russian IT giant has been leaked on a popular cybercrime forum. The announcement published on BreachForums includes a magnet link to the alleged […]

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January 26, 2023
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Hive Ransomware Tor leak site apparently seized by law enforcement

The leak site of the Hive ransomware gang was seized due to an international operation conducted by law enforcement in ten countries. The Tor leak site used by Hive ransomware operators has been seized as part of an international operation conducted by law enforcement in 10 countries. “The Federal Bureau of Investigation seized this site […]

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January 26, 2023
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Massive Ad fraud scheme VASTFLUX targeted over 11 million devices

Researchers dismantled a sophisticated ad fraud scheme, dubbed VASTFLUX, that targeted more than 11 million devices. HUMAN’s Satori Threat Intelligence and Research Team dismantled a sophisticated ad fraud operation dubbed VASTFLUX. The name VASTFLUX comes from the evasion technique “fast flux” and VAST, the Digital Video Ad Serving Template that was abused by threat actors in this fraudulent scheme. The researchers […]

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January 23, 2023
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