Sam Wildman reports that a Wellingborough, U.K. man who has been linked to TheDarkOverlord has been sentenced to jail for three years, but for crimes that do not unequivocally appear to be the work of the blackhat hacking collective. “Crafty Cockney,” whose real name is Nathan Wyatt, had pleaded guilty in September to 20 counts…
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Montana district hacked, threatened by TheDarkOverlord; offers lessons to Spokane-area schools
There are a few interesting details on the Montana (Flathead) attack by TheDarkOverlord (TDO) in an article by Eli Francovich in The Spokesman-Review. It sounds like TDO used methods they’ve used in the past and did a good job of covering their digital footprints. I’ve started looking into the Flathead/Columbia Falls incident a bit more…
UK’s National Cyber Security Centre makes note of TheDarkOverlord
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre, part of the GCHQ, saw fit to include a notice about TheDarkOverlord in their Weekly Threat Report of November 3. Their weekly threat report is drawn from open source reporting. The Dark Overlord – Systematic cyber-enabled extortion A cyber crime group called ‘The Dark Overlord’ has claimed responsibility for…
Exclusive: Government attempt to compromise us with NIT failed – TheDarkOverlord
In an exclusive interview with DataBreaches.net, TheDarkOverlord discusses government attempts to compromise them and the commercial success of their operations. While reporting on TheDarkOverlord hack involving the information of Flathead, Montana students, Matt Hoffman of the Billings Gazette included a somewhat surprising detail: At one point, unsuccessful raids were conducted in London attempting to locate hackers,…
“We’ve maintained access to Line 204’s network for a year” – TheDarkOverlord
First it was Larson Studios. Then an attempt to extort its clients, like Netflix. And now it’s Line 204. Lest there be any doubt, TheDarkOverlord wants you to know it is serious about attacking Hollywood “with prejudice.” And despite what Line 204’s owner claimed, the hack on Line 204 was not last week. It occurred…
Line 204 hacked by TheDarkOverlord
Line 204 in Hollywood has disclosed that they were hacked by TheDarkOverlord. The Los Angeles Business Journal reports: “All we know right now is that the group has stolen Line 204’s client database, and we’re working with the FBI now to uncover exactly what they may actually have in their possession,” a Line 204 spokeswoman…