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  • Hackers get hacked, as BreachForums database is leaked

    Hackers get hacked, as BreachForums database is leaked Have you ever stolen data, traded a hacking tool, or just lurked on a dark web forum believing that you are anonymous? If so, I might have some unsettling news for you. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Graham Cluley Go to…

  • Meet Rey, the Admin of ‘Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters’

    Meet Rey, the Admin of ‘Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters’ A prolific cybercriminal group that calls itself “Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters” has dominated headlines this year by regularly stealing data from and publicly mass extorting dozens of major corporations. But the tables seem to have turned somewhat for “Rey,” the moniker chosen by the technical operator and public…

  • BreachForums seized, but hackers say they will still leak Salesforce data

    BreachForums seized, but hackers say they will still leak Salesforce data Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Graham Cluley Go to grahamcluley

  • “Pompompurin” resentenced: BreachForums creator heads back behind bars

    “Pompompurin” resentenced: BreachForums creator heads back behind bars Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, the creator of the notorious BreachForums hacking forum, has been resentenced to three years in prison after a US appeals court overturned his prior sentence of time served and 20 years of supervised release. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security…

  • BreachForums broken up? French police arrest five members of notorious cybercrime site

    BreachForums broken up? French police arrest five members of notorious cybercrime site Suspected high-ranking members of one of the world’s largest online marketplaces for leaked data have been arrested by French police. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Graham Cluley Go to grahamcluley

  • Taking the shine off BreachForums

    Taking the shine off BreachForums ShinyHunters threat group members were arrested in a coordinated law enforcement action for their association with BreachForums mindimcdowell Go to sophos

  • Breachforums Boss to Pay $700k in Healthcare Breach

    Breachforums Boss to Pay $700k in Healthcare Breach In what experts are calling a novel legal outcome, the 22-year-old former administrator of the cybercrime community Breachforums will forfeit nearly $700,000 to settle a civil lawsuit from a health insurance company whose customer data was posted for sale on the forum in 2023. Conor Brian Fitzpatrick,…

  • Fintech Giant Finastra Investigating Data Breach

    Fintech Giant Finastra Investigating Data Breach The financial technology firm Finastra is investigating the alleged large-scale theft of information from its internal file transfer platform, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. Finastra, which provides software and services to 45 of the world’s top 50 banks, notified customers of the security incident after a cybercriminal began selling more than…