Carly Page reports: Security researchers are warning that hackers are actively exploiting another high-risk vulnerability in a popular file transfer technology to launch mass hacks. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-50623, affects software developed by Illinois-based enterprise software company Cleo, according to researchers at cybersecurity company Huntress. The flaw was first disclosed by Cleo in a security…
KillSec3 is a ransomware group, but is it really encrypting its victims these days? Recent data suggests that its affiliate(s) may be trying to extort victims using data that has already been publicly leaked. The following was researched and written by Dissent Doe, JayeLTee, and a third researcher who prefers to remain in the shadows….
On January 9, 2024, DataBreaches reported that French national Sébastien Raoult had been sentenced in a Seattle federal court, but might be out in 11 months. As a suspected member of ShinyHunters, Raoult (aka “Sezyo Kaizen”) had been extradited to the U.S. after being detained in Morocco on his way home to France from a…
Bloomberg Law reports that an accused teenage hacker who was arrested last month in California is suspected of being a member of Scattered Spider, according to several people familiar with the matter. Remington Goy Ogletree (“remi”) was arrested in California on November 4 on a warrant from New Jersey. He was released on an unsecured…
Express Employment Professionals (“Express Pros“) describes itself as a leading staffing agency in the U.S., “specializing in matching job seekers with the best jobs for their skills and experience.” Express Pros is the flagship brand for Express Services and conducts business across the U.S., Canada, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. Express Pros operates as…
Kevin Collier reports: Amid an unprecedented cyberattack on telecommunications companies such as AT&T and Verizon, U.S. officials have recommended that Americans use encrypted messaging apps to ensure their communications stay hidden from foreign hackers. The hacking campaign, nicknamed Salt Typhoon by Microsoft, is one of the largest intelligence compromises in U.S. history, and it has…