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Release of Russian hackers believed to be first U.S. prisoner swap of international cybercriminals

Posted on August 2, 2024 by Dissent

There was some great news today that some American political prisoners held by Russia were being released as part of a multi-country prisoner swap. Kevin Collier reports: It’s rare for Russian criminal hackers to land in U.S. prisons and even rarer for them to get out early. But two of the eight Russians released in…

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Turning the tables: two gangs’ opsec fails exposed data; good guys deleted it

Posted on July 30, 2024 by Dissent

Yesterday’s Risky Biz News reported that threat intel firm DarkAtlas says it gained access to one of the Rclone data exfil servers used by the Medusa ransomware group. How many times have researchers uncovered exposed data and warned that threat actors might be able to acquire, manipulate, or delete data? In today’s post, we read…

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Pro-Russian Hackers Detained in Spain for Cyberattacks on NATO Allies

Posted on July 21, 2024 by Dissent

EU Today reports: Spain has apprehended three individuals accused of executing cyberattacks as part of a well-known pro-Russian hacker group targeting Ukraine and NATO countries that support Ukraine. The Spanish Civil Guard announced on 20 July that they had detained the suspects in Manacor, Balearic Islands, and in the province of Andalusia. The individuals are alleged to…

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“Sadly for the feds I have not been arrested” – RansomedVC

Posted on July 2, 2024 by Dissent

The man known as “Kmeta,” “Impotent,” “RansomedVC,” and other monikers says he is not “Emil Kyulev” and has not been arrested. On June 30, DataBreaches reported on the arrest of a 21-year-old Bulgarian man, Teodor Iliev, who is accused of being the threat actor known as “Emil Külev” (“Emil Kyulev”). DataBreaches subsequently noted some confusion…

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Hunter Biden Drops Data Hacking Suit Against Rudy Giuliani

Posted on June 18, 2024 by Dissent

Quinn Wilson reports: Hunter Biden and Rudy Giuliani told a federal court on Friday that Biden was ending his data hacking suit after the parties reached a joint agreement, ending claims by the president’s son that the former New York mayor illegally hacked and manipulated data from his laptop. The parties agreed to dismiss the suit without…

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Owners of “Empire Market” Charged in Chicago With Operating $430 Million Dark Web Marketplace

Posted on June 17, 2024 by Dissent

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Illinois, June 14: CHICAGO — Two men have been charged in federal court in Chicago with operating “Empire Market,” a dark web marketplace that enabled users to anonymously buy and sell more than $430 million in illegal goods and services around the world. THOMAS PAVEY, also known as “Dopenugget,”…

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