Vilius Petkauskas

Vilius Petkauskas

Deputy Editor

Vilius Petkauskas is the deputy editor at Cybernews, covering information security, data breaches, ransomware, and cybercrime. With 13 years of journalism experience, he specializes in investigating large-scale data breaches and explaining how cybercriminals operate. Before joining Cybernews, Vilius worked as an economics and politics journalist at IQ magazine and as a journalist and fact-checker at 15min.lt. His work has been cited by Forbes, Fox, Time, and the Guardian.

finger pushing delete — SECURITY

Wiping 96 US government databases after being fired may cost ex-hackers two decades in prison

tokee app data leak — SECURITY

1.2M messaging app profiles leaked online: Were you impacted?

foxconn data breach — SECURITY

Hackers claim 11M files from major Apple and Nvidia partner days after Wisconsin plant suffers “IT outage”

money cat arrest — CYBERCRIME

Crypto gang's “muscle” helped steal $250M, then splashed out on designer clothes, Hermès Birkins, and $500K club nights

SECURITY

US Army contractor leaks military base photos, personnel information for over a year

person controls drone — TECH

"We got military drone training in GTA V before GTA VI:" gamers lament as Ukraine UAV maker shows off

roblox hacker arrest — CYBERCRIME

Roblox account hackers make $225K profit, but end up in handcuffs

social media anonymous — PRIVACY

Greece moves towards banning anonymity on social media, quoting toxicity

Payment card with a human hand. — SECURITY

Scammers vibecode server to verify stolen credit cards, leak details of 345K cards

Hackers arrested — CYBERCRIME

Teen hacker’s lavish lifestyle curtailed after feds uncover Scattered Spider links

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