Cybercrime
Record-breaking $75M ransom paid to Dark Angels gang
An undisclosed victim has paid $75 million to the Dark Angels ransomware group, which is nearly double the amount of the highest publicly known ransomware payout.
Read more about Record-breaking $75M ransom paid to Dark Angels gang
Online sadist “Rabid” guilty of child exploitation, faces decades in prison
A member of the online group ‘764,’ a decentralized network that targets children and forces them to engage in self-harming and pornographic activity, has pleaded guilty to sexually exploiting a child
Read more about Online sadist “Rabid” guilty of child exploitation, faces decades in prison
BreachForums leak lets hackers attack each other
In a twist of irony, private details of the original BreachForums website users, collected by its now-sentenced admin, Conor Fitzpatrick, were leaked online, giving hackers a taste of their own medicine.
Read more about BreachForums leak lets hackers attack each other
The biggest hacker alliance so far is determined to target NATO
Over 50 hacktivist gangs declare that they have joined the biggest cybercrime alliance with the sole purpose of attacking NATO, Europe, Ukraine, and Israel.
Read more about The biggest hacker alliance so far is determined to target NATO
Illegal gambling and slavery kingpins funneled millions to European football clubs
A Chinese cybercrime syndicate running a trillion-dollar illegal gambling business and responsible for human trafficking in Southeast Asia has sponsored European football clubs to promote unlawful gambling sites, a new report exposes.
Read more about Illegal gambling and slavery kingpins funneled millions to European football clubs
UK arrests MGM Resorts hack-linked 17-year-old
West Midlands Police arrested a Walsall resident suspected of targeting large organizations with ransomware.
Read more about UK arrests MGM Resorts hack-linked 17-year-old
Jail time for operators of DDoS service used to crash thousands of devices
The men responsible for running Astrostress.com, a DDoS-as-a-service website, will face prison time after their service was used to impair thousands of victims' devices via DDoS attacks.
Read more about Jail time for operators of DDoS service used to crash thousands of devices
Disney‘s internal Slack containing unreleased projects leaked – hackers
A hacktivist group claims to have stolen over one terabyte of data from Disney’s internal Slack channels, which were used by the mega conglomerates’ developers.
Read more about Disney‘s internal Slack containing unreleased projects leaked – hackers
Hackers leak millions of Taylor Swift, Foo Fighters, Hozier, and other e-tickets
In what seems like a never-ending taunting of Ticketmaster, attackers allegedly shared hundreds of thousands of electronic tickets to upcoming shows of major artists.
Read more about Hackers leak millions of Taylor Swift, Foo Fighters, Hozier, and other e-tickets
