The following is the DOJ’s press release on Sebastien Raoult: Seattle – A 21-year-old French citizen from Epinal, France, will appear tomorrow January 27, 2023, in U.S. District Court in Seattle on a nine-count indictment alleging conspiracy to commit computer fraud and abuse, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, four counts of wire fraud and three counts…
Hive Ransomware’s infrastructure seized; law enforcement “hacked the hackers”
After months of a “cyber stakeout” in which law enforcement officials lawfully hacked the hackers, one of the top ransomware gangs in the world had their servers seized and their operations dismantled. DataBreaches reported the seizure earlier this morning. Hive ransomware gang has been the subject of numerous posts on DataBreaches over the past two…
Developing: Hive’s leak site seized
A coordinated law enforcement effort has resulted in the takedown of Hive ransomware group’s leak site. The notice appears in both Russian and English, which is a bit of a change for how these seizure notices usually appear. This is a developing story and will be updated. According to the DOJ, they will be announcing…
Baltimore schools cyber attack cost nearly $10M: State IG
ABC News reports: Baltimore County Public Schools failed to act on several state recommendations to help mitigate cyber attacks before a hack disrupted school operations and cost the school system millions of dollars in damages and repairs, according to a report from a state inspector general. BCPS was hacked using a phishing email in November 2020 —…
NCSC: Russian and Iranian hackers targeting UK politicians, journalists
John Leonard reports: NCSC, the cyber security arm of GCHQ, has issued an advisory warning about the targeting of media and political organisations by hackers from Russia and Iran. The groups mentioned, SEABORGIUM from Russia and TA453 (alias APT42 and Charming Kitten) from Iran, are believed to be associated with the governments of those countries….
Bloke allegedly stole, sold private info belonging to ‘tens of millions’ globally
Jessica Lyons Hardcastle reports: A man suspected of stealing personal data belonging to tens of millions of people worldwide and selling that info on cybercrime forums has been arrested by Dutch police. The 25-year-old now faces charges of violating data privacy and computer trespassing laws, and laundering cryptocurrency valued at around $491,000, according to media…