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Japan’s National Police Agency confirmed the arrest and extradition to Germany of a Russian national accused of being involved in the Qilin ransomware gang.
The Record
The FBI has arrested another suspected co-conspirator of ShinyHunters, FBI Director Kash Patel said on October 9 in a post on X. ShinyHunters is the extortion group that said in September it had breached the FBI’s jobs portal and stolen sensitive data on almost all FBI agents and job applicants. The FBI has not named…
The Hacker News
In this video conversation, Dark Reading editors discuss some of the news they didn’t get a chance to cover, from the arrest of a suspected ShinyHunters operative to the compromise of a Pentagon-run data center.
Dark Reading
The FBI has arrested another suspected member of the ShinyHunters extortion group believed to be involved in the recent breach of FBI systems, Director Kash Patel announced Friday.
BleepingComputer
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a previously unseen variant of the DarkSword iOS exploit kit called P7 DarkSword. “Compared with the variants we usually observe, P7 reduces its on-device footprint, adds on-device keychain and crypto-wallet theft, and adds two way C2 communication with the attacker’s infrastructure,” iVerify said in a new report published Thursday.…
The Hacker News
Oleg Korniev, a 42-year-old dual citizen of Ukraine and Russia, was a principal of Your Mule Cashout, or “YMCO,” which from 2007 until 2014 set up a sophisticated network of mules in the U.S. and Europe.
The Record
A company known for wearable cardiac sensors, iRhythm, has begun notifying states of the impact of a data breach from the summer.
The Record
Attackers are increasingly ditching ransomware in favor of stealing company data and threatening to leak it. Let’s look at why this is happening and how businesses can protect themselves.
Kaspersky
The owner of a ransomware remediation company is facing trial for defrauding customers. Zohar Pinhasi, also known as “Zack Silver” and “Zack Green,” has been arraigned in New York on wire fraud charges for allegedly defrauding clients of his ransomware remediation company, MonsterCloud. Pinhasi falsely claimed he could recover documents encrypted by ransomware without paying…
CSO Online UK
“We will continue to work closely with our partners to disrupt what’s left of the ShinyHunters group and their associates, no matter where they operate,” FBI Director Kash Patel said.
The Record
Germany has arrested a Russian national suspected of being a leading member of the Qilin ransomware group following extradition from Japan earlier this month.
BleepingComputer
Zohar Pinhasi stands accused of duping distressed ransomware victims by offering fake cyber services that he could not provide.
Computer Weekly