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U.S. intel vets helped crypto firm soar, unaware of infamous hacker behind it
You may not always know who your partners are. The Washington Post reports: An innovative company lionized for devising ways to crack passwords to huge cryptocurrency accounts has fallen into disarray since it began emerging that the firm was secretly co-founded by a once-celebrated hacker publicly accused of repeated sexual assaults. The previously unreported role […]
Dual Russian And Israeli National Extradited To The United States For His Role In The LockBit Ransomware Conspiracy
The U.S. Department of Justice announced: A dual Russian and Israeli national was extradited to the United States on charges that he was a developer of the LockBit ransomware group, United States Attorney John Giordano announced. In August, Rostislav Panev, 51, was arrested in Israel pursuant to a U.S. provisional arrest request. Today, Panev was […]
China’s Volt Typhoon Hackers Dwelled in US Electric Grid for 300 Days
SecurityWeek reports that Dragos has published an interesting case study about an attack by the Chinese threat actors known as Volt Typhoon on the electric grid. The target was Littleton Electric Light and Water Departments (LELWD), a small public power utility in Massachusetts that serves Littleton and Boxborough. The utility had been in the process […]
Cybersecurity Advisory: Medusa Ransomware
From CISA.gov, a #StopRansomware advisory: Medusa is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) variant first identified in June 2021. As of February 2025, Medusa developers and affiliates have impacted over 300 victims from a variety of critical infrastructure sectors with affected industries including medical, education, legal, insurance, technology, and manufacturing. The Medusa ransomware variant is unrelated to the MedusaLocker variant […]
“Script kiddie” hackers behind cyberattack on Musk’s X, security researcher says
Dark Storm, the big scary-sounding group that took down X (formerly Twitter) in a DDoS attack was just an Egyptian college kid? Cybernews reports: A French security researcher on Tuesday claims to have uncovered the identity of the Dark Storm hacker behind the hours-long DDoS cyberattack on Elon Musk’s X social media platform – and […]
Attorney General James Sues National General and Allstate Insurance for Failing to Protect New Yorkers’ Personal Information
The following is a press release issued yesterday by NY Attorney General Letitia James: NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today filed a lawsuit against several insurance companies doing business as National General and Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate) for failing to protect New Yorkers’ personal information from cyberattacks. In 2020 and 2021, National General […]
Iranian Hackers Leak Israeli Gun Owners’ Data in Breach and Leak That Puts Them at Risk
Since the Hamas attack in October 2023, more and more Israelis have armed themselves with guns. Now the Sri Lanka Guardian reports that Israeli gun owners are in a state of heightened alert, fearing for their safety due to a breach and leak of their personal information and details: In a severe cybersecurity breach with […]
North Korean hackers cash out £300,000,000 after billion-pound crypto heist
It was the biggest heist in history and hackers are already cashing out. MSN reports: North Korean hackers who orchestrated a billion-pound cryptocurrency heist have successfully cashed out over £232,000,000 of their loot. The hackers, known as the Lazarus Group, pulled off the biggest heist in history during a raid on crypto exchange ByBit two weeks ago, […]