Bill Toulas reports: A 36-year-old Yemeni national, who is believed to be the developer and primary operator of ‘Black Kingdom’ ransomware, has been indicted by the United States for conducting 1,500 attacks on Microsoft Exchange servers. The suspect, Rami Khaled Ahmed, is accused of deploying the Black Kingdom malware on roughly 1,500 computers in the United…
“SCAM” is a four-letter word: BreachForums edition
When BreachForums[.]st went offline on April 15, the rumor mills sprang into action. Claims that the forum had been seized (again), or that the owner, ShinyHunters, or Anastasia had been arrested were tossed around, with the only evidence to support any of the claims being redirects of Telegram accounts to FBI Telegram accounts. So of…
Ukrainian National Extradited from Spain to Face Conspiracy to Use Ransomware Charge
A press release from the Department of Justice Defendant Allegedly Took Part in Global Ransomware Scheme Using “Nefilim” Ransomware Strain Thursday, May 1, 2025 Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, a superseding indictment was unsealed charging Artem Stryzhak with conspiracy to commit fraud and related activity, including extortion, in connection with computers, for his…
Gov’t orders SKT to notify individual users whose data may have been breached
Korea JoongAng Daily reports: As customer complaints mount following a major hacking incident at SK Telecom, the government on Friday ordered the telecom giant to notify all users whose personal data may have been exposed and to provide immediate protection for vulnerable groups. The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) convened an emergency meeting at 8…
OK: Cyberattack shuts down Bartlesville School network, state testing postponed
Andy Dossett reports: A network security incident crippled Bartlesville Public Schools’ internet systems, forcing the district to cancel state testing and prompted an investigation into the scope of the breach. Granger Meador, executive director of technology and communications for the district, confirmed May 1 that the disruption rendered many of the district’s computer systems inoperable….
Raytheon Companies and Nightwing Group to Pay $8.4M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Non-Compliance with Cybersecurity Requirements in Federal Contracts
Raytheon Company (Raytheon), RTX Corporation, and Nightwing Group LLC, and Nightwing Intelligence Solutions LLC (collectively, Nightwing), have agreed to pay $8.4 million to resolve allegations that Raytheon violated the False Claims Act by failing to comply with cybersecurity requirements in contracts or subcontracts involving the Department of Defense (DoD). Raytheon is a subsidiary of Arlington,…