Cyber CrimeNigerian sextortion suspects face US charges after teen deaths
Two Nigerian men extradited to the US over sextortion schemes linked to deaths of two minors face life sentences.
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Cyber CrimeMcKesson Breach Stakes Rise as Deadline Nears
Healthcare giant McKesson confirms data theft as ShinyHunters threat to leak by September 1.
SecurityFulcrumSec Claims Manchester Airport Breach, 86 GB Stolen
Extortion group FulcrumSec says it stole 86 GB from Manchester Airports Group, exposing detailed travel data.
SecurityWhen the 'rescuer' is the attacker
Ransom Busters, a fake recovery firm, steals victims' ransom payments that were meant for the original criminals.
Cyber CrimeWhen Ransomware Victims Get a Rescue Offer From a Stranger
A ransomware affiliate is contacting victims, offering to delete stolen data for $20,000–$60,000. Experts call it a scam.
Cyber CrimeExfilSquad Leak Analysis Confirms 13 Victims
Fortra researchers verified ExfilSquad's access to sensitive data from 13 organizations, likely via misconfigured Power Pages portals.
Cyber CrimeRingCentral Breach Exposes 1.6M Accounts
ShinyHunters leaks data from 1.6 million RingCentral accounts after July hack.
Cyber CrimeUber Freight breach disrupts nothing, says logistics arm
Helix extortion crew claims theft of nearly a million files from Uber Freight, but the logistics arm says operations are unaffected.
Cyber CrimeRansomware Group Hardens Infrastructure via Smart Contracts
DeadLock uses Polygon smart contracts to make extortion infrastructure harder to disrupt, Microsoft reports.
Cyber CrimeThe Com member gets prison for sextortion
UK court sentences 20-year-old to two years for blackmail and sextortion targeting 117 teen victims.
Cyber CrimeAnalyzing the BlackFile to Redact Pivot
Google Threat Intelligence Group links the retired BlackFile extortion brand to the active Redact group through shared infrastructure.
Cyber CrimeSnowflake Extortionist Enters Guilty Plea
A Canadian national has admitted to his role in a massive 2024 campaign that compromised over 165 major corporate Snowflake accounts.
Cyber CrimePNLD Breach Exposes Police Contact Data
The Police National Legal Database confirms a data breach involving over 100,000 records of officers and legal professionals.
Cyber CrimeBrinks Home Breach Exposes Data Files
The extortion group ShinyHunters has leaked 41 gigabytes of data following a security incident at the Dallas-based home security firm.
Cyber CrimeHealthcare SSO Targeted by ShinyHunters
A new advisory from Health-ISAC warns that extortion actors are compromising single-sign-on credentials to exfiltrate cloud data.
Cyber CrimeShinyHunters Brand Used in $2K Scams
Threat actors are repurposing publicly leaked data to launch targeted sextortion campaigns demanding Bitcoin payments from breach victims.
Cyber CrimeEuropol Targets The Com Content Ecosystem
Law enforcement has flagged over 4,000 URLs linked to a network that recruits minors for digital extortion and physical violence.
Cyber CrimeUS Targets Global Scammers via Visas
New State Department policy revokes visa access for cybercriminals and their families to combat cross-border investment scams.
SecurityStadler Rail Defies $12.3M Ransom
The Swiss train manufacturer confirms it rejected a multi-million dollar extortion attempt following a third-party data breach.
Cyber CrimeAbbott Labs Investigates Dual Intrusion
Abbott is currently evaluating the security impact of two distinct unauthorized access claims within its diagnostic and lab portal divisions.
When Local Government Surrenders to Seven-Figure Extortion Demands
An unnamed county allegedly bypassed federal guidance, paying a $1 million ransom to digital extortionists without any proof of data deletion.
Cyber CrimeCenters Laboratory Breach Exposes Half a Million Patient Records
A severe data exfiltration event at a New Jersey diagnostics firm highlights the evolving extortion tactics of the WorldLeaks group.
Cyber CrimeVishing to Data Heist: Helix Group Elevates SharePoint Extortion Threat
A sophisticated new group named Helix leverages identity-based phishing and MFA abuse to infiltrate corporate SharePoint environments, exfiltrating sensitive data for extortion or sale.