November 19, 2024 at 01:21PM Russian cybercriminal Evgenii Ptitsyn, 42, appeared in a Maryland court after extradition from South Korea. He faces charges for operating the Phobos ransomware, allegedly extorting over $16 million from more than 1,000 victims globally. He could face significant prison time if convicted on multiple counts, including wire fraud and extortion. … Read more
November 14, 2024 at 03:53PM Robert Purbeck, 45, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for hacking 19 US servers, stealing personal information of 132,000 people, and extorting an orthodontist for Bitcoin. He accessed sensitive data from a medical clinic and a police department. He must also pay over $1 million in restitution. ### Meeting … Read more
November 14, 2024 at 08:54AM Two Nigerian nationals have been charged for hacking into US tax preparation companies, with one suspect located in Mexico and the other in North Dakota. The incident highlights ongoing cybersecurity threats faced by financial institutions. **Meeting Takeaways:** – Two Nigerian nationals have been charged with hacking. – One individual is … Read more
November 5, 2024 at 05:56PM Canadian authorities arrested Alexander “Connor” Moucka for allegedly compromising 165 Snowflake accounts. Known online as “Judische” and “Waifu,” he boasted about the hacks on Telegram. The breaches, linked to UNC5537, exploited credentials from previous infections, targeting companies like Ticketmaster and AT&T, with ransom demands up to $5 million. ### Meeting … Read more
November 4, 2024 at 06:52PM Nokia is investigating a claim by hacker IntelBroker, who alleges to sell stolen Nokia source code obtained from a third-party vendor. While Nokia has found no evidence of a breach in its own systems, it is monitoring the situation closely. IntelBroker has a history of compromising multiple companies. ### Meeting … Read more
October 18, 2024 at 05:54AM An Alabama man has been arrested for his involvement in hacking the SEC’s X account, an incident that resulted in a significant increase in Bitcoin’s price. **Meeting Notes Takeaways:** 1. An individual from Alabama has been arrested. 2. The arrest is related to the hacking of the SEC’s X account … Read more
October 17, 2024 at 10:04AM Brazilian police arrested a suspect linked to significant cybercrimes, including attacks on the FBI’s InfraGard, Airbus, and the US EPA, believing them to be the notorious hacker USDoD. The individual faces hacking charges, while investigations continue to uncover further cyber intrusions associated with them. ### Meeting Notes Takeaways **Arrest of … Read more
September 30, 2024 at 06:05PM The U.S. SEC charged U.K. citizen Robert B. Westbrook with hacking into the computer systems of five U.S. public companies, accessing confidential earnings information, and conducting insider trading. Westbrook made illegal profits of approximately $3,750,000 from 14 trades. He now faces civil and criminal charges, which may result in prison … Read more
September 26, 2024 at 12:57AM Nation-state threat actors backed by Beijing penetrated several U.S. internet service providers as part of a cyber espionage campaign, aimed at accessing sensitive information and gaining persistent access to target networks. The attacks, attributed to a group known as GhostEmperor, targeted Southeast Asian entities and an unnamed client compromised in … Read more
September 19, 2024 at 12:21PM Cybersecurity company Huntress has identified threat actors targeting the construction sector by infiltrating the FOUNDATION Accounting Software. Attackers use brute force to exploit default credentials, gaining access to plumbing, HVAC, concrete, and related sub-industries. To mitigate risk, it’s advised to rotate default credentials, avoid exposing the application over the public … Read more