Smashing Security podcast #446: A hacker doxxes himself, and social engineering-as-a-service
A teenage cybercriminal posts a smug screenshot to mock a sextortion scammer… and accidentally hands over the keys to his...
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Meet Rey, the Admin of ‘Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters’
A prolific cybercriminal group that calls itself “Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters” has dominated headlines this year by regularly stealing data from...
Google sues cybercriminal group Smishing Triad
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“Jingle Thief” Hackers Exploit Cloud Infrastructure to Steal Millions in Gift Cards
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a cybercriminal group called Jingle Thief that has been observed targeting cloud environments associated...
ShinyHunters Wage Broad Corporate Extortion Spree
A cybercriminal group that used voice phishing attacks to siphon more than a billion records from Salesforce customers earlier this...
Inside the Hacker’s Playbook—Adversarial AI Up Close
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Cybercriminal services target end-of-life routers, FBI warns
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U.S. Wins One, Maybe Two, Extradition Petitions in Unrelated Cases
U.S. prosecutors in recent days won an extradition case to bring a suspected cybercriminal from Spain to the United States...
U.S. Offered $10M for Hacker Just Arrested by Russia
In January 2022, KrebsOnSecurity identified a Russian man named Mikhail Matveev as “Wazawaka,” a cybercriminal who was deeply involved in...
Caught Russian Cybercriminal Connected to Hive and LockBit Ransomware Apprehended
A Russian hacker sought after in the United States related to LockBit and Hive ransomware activities has been apprehended by...
Protective Computing: Advantages and Optimal Approaches
The existence of cyber outlaws is on the rise. It's not a question of whether an assault will occur, but...
Young Briton detained over MGM Resorts ransomware attack involvement
British authorities have apprehended a 17-year-old individual suspected to have connections with a cybercriminal syndicate responsible for launching destructive ransomware...
British teenager apprehended in relation to MGM Resorts ransomware breach
A 17-year-old British youth has been captured by authorities on suspicions of involvement with a cybercrime syndicate that executed damaging...
British youth apprehended regarding MGM Resorts ransomware incident
Law enforcement in Britain have taken into custody a 17-year-old teenager suspected to be affiliated with a cybercrime syndicate that...
