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700,000 US dollars in Bitcoin
Computer engineer Daniel Rhyne is said to have launched a massive cyberattack against his own employer.
Rhyne, who worked as a virtual machine (VM) expert at the company, used his position to secretly create a virtual machine on the company’s network.
After dismantling
The takedown of the LockBit ransomware group in February 2024 shook the cybercrime world.
According to WithSecure’s new report, LockBit is now in a rebuilding phase, with clear signs of a planned comeback.
240 GB archive
Japanese car manufacturer Toyota recently confirmed an incident in which customer data was exposed through a security breach at a third-party provider.
A hacker had previously published a 240 GB archive of stolen data on a hacker forum.
The unmasking of the Styx Stealer
Check Point encountered a curious malware case: The security researchers at Check Point Research (CPR) discovered that the developer of the new malware Styx Stealer made a serious mistake during debugging that leaked data from his computer.
Security breach or hysteria?
An alleged hack at data broker National Public Data (NPD) made headlines this week for potentially exposing billions of social security numbers. Real leak or hysteria?
Iran suspected
A few months before the US election, reporters are allegedly leaked internal communications from the Trump team.
Are foreign hackers interfering in the election campaign?
Tragedy following Ransomware Attack
A Swiss farmer has become the target of a hacker attack that not only paralyzed his computer systems but also had fatal consequences for one of his animals.
FBI investigates
The US security company KnowBe4 has revealed on its blog that it unknowingly hired a North Korean hacker. Company founder and CEO Stu Sjouwerman describes the incident as a “lesson”.
Old or new leak?
A hacker calling himself “Emo” claims to have stolen sensitive data from the popular project management tool Trello.
Sp1d3rHunters
The threat actor Sp1d3rHunters is already leaking more data, as shown by darknet analyses from Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence.