Four-year sentence for hacker of LockBit ransomware group
A cybercriminal has been sentenced to four years in prison. The man deployed LockBit ransomware software and was involved in the activities of the ransomware group.
A key member of the LockBit ransomware group has been sentenced to four years in prison, Canadian broadcaster CTV News reports. A ... Read more
Netherlands extradites suspect behind Raccoon Infostealer to the US
The suspect arrested in the Netherlands behind the Raccoon Infostealer malware was recently extradited to the United States. The court in The Hague already ordered that the request could be granted last year.
The extradition by the Netherlands is important for the U.S. intelligence community to ... Read more
HPE also infiltrated by the Russian hackers that hit Microsoft
HPE has revealed that it has been infiltrated by hackers employed by Russia. A "small percentage" of HPE email data has been stolen, with affected individuals scattered throughout the company.
The email information came from employees in the cybersecurity, go-to-market and business segments, amo... Read more
Inadequately secured Trello API leads to unwanted data breach
A vulnerability in a Trello API from Atlassian allows private data to be linked with that of Trello accounts. This provides interesting data profiles for hackers. The vulnerability came to light after a hacker tried to sell data from more than 15 million Trello users.
A vulnerable API in Trello,... Read more
Russian state hackers exploit WinRAR vulnerability
Russian state-affiliated hacker gang APT29 is exploiting the CVE-2023-38831 vulnerability in WinRAR 6.23 and older versions. A combined tactic of "old-school phishing and new cloaking capabilities" is used for this purpose. This is what the Ukrainian National Security and Defense Council (NDSC) ind... Read more
Octo Tempest: Microsoft warns of aggressive hacker gang
Microsoft recently published details about the hyper-aggressive Octo Tempest hackers. This hacker gang carries out its attacks through various methods and demands a ransom for stolen data through threats.
According to Microsoft, Octo Tempest is one of the most aggressive hacker gangs it has enco... Read more
Kevin Mitnick, former most wanted hacker, dies at 59
Kevin Mitnick, who became one of the world's most wanted hackers in the 1990s, has died at the age of 59 from pancreatic cancer. Mitnick also made a name for himself as a security consultant, author and speaker.
"Much of his life reads like a fiction story. The word that most of us who knew him ... Read more
‘Dutch hacker steals personal data of millions of Austrian citizens’
The Amsterdam Prosecutor's Office disclosed that a 25-year-old Dutch man was arrested in late November on suspicion of stealing personal data from tens of millions of people worldwide, including most of Austria's population.
The data was allegedly offered for sale. The cybercriminal landed on t... Read more
Data of half a million people at risk in hack on Red Cross
An enormous hack has hit the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The personal data of as many as 515,000 people has been stolen. The perpetrator of the attack is unknown at this time.
According to the IRCR, the hackers managed to steal personal information from databases of at least... Read more
Hacker behind $600-million heist of Poly Network’s assets has returned the stolen crypto
Poly Network, the cross-chain decentralized finance platform provider, had about $600 million cryptocurrency stolen from it earlier this August. In a strange turn of events, the funds have all been returned.
The hack was first reported on August 10 and involved the theft of Ethereum, Polygon, an... Read more