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Naming names: some comments on Hunting Cyber Criminals’ attributions and proof

Posted on July 20, 2020August 3, 2025 by Dissent

For the past few months, I waited for Vinny Troia of Night Lion Security to publish a report he prepared that would contain proof to support his claims that certain named individuals were members of thedarkoverlord.  In the last few weeks, Troia expanded his claims to assert that he had also identified members of GnosticPlayers…

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Missouri law firm sued by insurer for not disclosing 2016 hack by thedarkoverlord

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Dissent

For the past few years, this site has covered litigation against Athens Orthopedic Clinic in Georgia related to their hack by thedarkoverlord in 2016. The lawsuit against the clinic, filed by a patient, made it all the way to the Georgia Supreme Court on the issue of whether under Georgia state law, the plaintiff had…

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“Crafty Cockney,” associate of thedarkoverlord, fighting extradition to the U.S. after being charged with hacking, extorting, U.S. medical entities in 2016

Posted on January 10, 2019July 22, 2025 by Dissent

Now THIS is very big news on thedarkoverlord front: Joseph Curtis reports that Nathan Wyatt, who was jailed on fraud charges in the U.K. but has been released from prison there, is now fighting extradition to the U.S. on charges he was involved with hacking and extorting U.S. medical entities as part of  thedarkoverlord.  This…

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From thedarkoverlord 9/11 files… a glimpse into what your life is worth. (updated)

Posted on January 1, 2019 by Dissent

The events of 9/11 and theories about those events have occupied a prominent place in our culture. As someone who was there in the aftermath, as a rescuer with the Red Cross, I have enduring memories of what is was like to be just north of Ground Zero in eery silence, and to see the…

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Caribbean Island Properties “pillaged” by TheDarkOverlord

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Dissent

In recent months, we’ve seen the return of threat actors calling themselves TheDarkOverlord (TDO), although some sources have speculated that arrests announced in May may have damaged the group.  As some journalists and others have noted in conversations, certainly this incarnation of TDO does not seem to know of some events or statements they’ve made…

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Columbia Falls School District Number 6 notifies employees whose data may have been compromised by TheDarkOverlord

Posted on January 12, 2018 by Dissent

Interesting.  The Columbia Falls School District Number 6 in Montana, who had been attacked by TheDarkOverlord, sent out notification letters and notified the Montana Attorney General’s office on January 5. In their submission to Montana, they note that the breach began September 1, and ended on November 13.  In actuality, the November 13 date was…

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