#ExtraditionCase

British National Arrested, Charged for Hacking US Companies

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September 30, 2024 at 06:00AM The Department of Justice and SEC charged British national Robert Westbrook, 39, with hacking into the systems of five US companies. He allegedly gained unauthorized access to executive email accounts, obtained nonpublic information, and profited from trading securities before public earnings announcements. He faces extradition and potential prison sentence, fines, … Read more

Iranian cyberspies target US defense orgs with a brand new backdoor

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December 23, 2023 at 07:54AM Iranian cyberspies, identified as Peach Sandstrom by Microsoft, are targeting defense industrial base organizations with a new backdoor called FalseFont. APT33, which Mandiant tracks as Iran-backed, engages in strategic cyberespionage against organizations in the US, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea. Additionally, 443 online shops have been compromised by cyber crooks … Read more