Tag: Hacker

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Four-year sentence for hacker of LockBit ransomware group

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

date1 month ago
Netherlands extradites suspect behind Raccoon Infostealer to the US

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

date2 months ago
HPE also infiltrated by the Russian hackers that hit Microsoft

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

date3 months ago
Inadequately secured Trello API leads to unwanted data breach

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

date3 months ago
Russian state hackers exploit WinRAR vulnerability

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

date5 months ago
Octo Tempest: Microsoft warns of aggressive hacker gang

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

date6 months ago
Kevin Mitnick, former most wanted hacker, dies at 59

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

date9 months ago
Data of half a million people at risk in hack on Red Cross

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

date2 years ago
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