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Jana Winter, Raphael Satter, and A.J. Vicens report: A key member of the ShinyHunters hacking group, which claims to have stolen data on every FBI employee, was detained this week in Jordan, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters. Two of the sources said he was cooperating with the FBI to identify his fellow……
What defenders check after a story like this
- Backups kept offline or immutable – and a restore you have actually tested.
- Multi-factor authentication on every remote way in, with VPNs and firewalls patched first.
- Alerts for the warning signs: new admin accounts, security tools switched off, mass file changes, large uploads.
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Defender’s notebook
The attacker technique behind this story, in MITRE’s terms – and what to check in your own estate.
Exfiltration Over Web Service
ExfiltrationWhat a defender checks
- Watch for large uploads to cloud storage and file-sharing sites.
- Hunt for tools like rclone and unexpected archive files.
- Use DLP on your most sensitive data.
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