“Goodbye isn’t the end. It’s the beginning of what happens next.” — Joshua Shaw Reading the news, I see some headlines suggesting that “Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters” lied in their “Goodbye” message. One headline read, “Security Industry Skeptical of Scattered Spider-ShinyHunters Retirement Claims.” Another read, “Scattered Spider Resurfaces With Financial Sector Attacks Despite Retirement Claims,” and…
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Cyberattack disrupts European airports including Heathrow, Brussels
Sabine Siebold, Christoph Steitz and Muvija M report: A cyberattack on a provider of check-in and boarding systems has disrupted operations at several major European airports including London’s Heathrow, the continent’s busiest, causing flight delays and cancellations on Saturday. Collins Aerospace, which provides systems for several airlines at airports globally, is experiencing a technical issue…
Teen Suspect Surrenders in 2023 Las Vegas Casino Cyberattack Case
Corey Levitan reports: A teenage boy suspected of involvement in the 2023 cyberattacks that disrupted the two largest Las Vegas casino companies has surrendered to authorities, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD). The suspect, whose name has not been released due to his status as a minor, is currently being held at…
Medical Associates of Brevard notifies 246,711 patients after cyberattack
On January 23, 2025, the Bian Lian ransomware gang added the Medical Associates of Brevard (“MAB”) to its dark web leak site. At the time, they listed the types of data they claimed to have acquired, but did not provide any screenshots or proof of claims. Months later, BianLian went offline. What happened to any…
‘I Was a Weird Kid’: Jailhouse Confessions of a Teen Hacker
Margi Murphy reports: Between the money bag and clown emojis, the lmfaos and the loooools, a pixelated thumbnail of a teenager covered in blood appeared in a Telegram group chat on a September afternoon in 2022. Noah Urban, then an 18-year-old living in Palm Coast, Florida, clicked play. He watched as the kid in the video begged him…
FOIA Document on Breach of Sensitive DHS Domestic Intelligence Sharing Portal
Today’s entry in our “No Need to Hack When It’s Leaking” files is courtesy of the Brennan Center, which obtained an internal oversight report detailing the two-months-long exposure of federal, state, and local intelligence about Americans. A 2024 internal oversight report from the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security…