Browsing: extortion

Fast Facts A 19-year-old, Peter Stokes, accused of being a key member of the cybercrime…

Fast Facts Researchers warn that cybercriminal group ShinyHunters exploited an unpatched Oracle PeopleSoft zero-day vulnerability…

Fast Facts Zachary Sweeney, linked to the extremist group 764 and The Com, faces multiple…

Essential Insights Silent Ransom Group, likely based in Russia, targets U.S. law firms using social…

Quick Takeaways A Latvian national, Deniss Zolotarjovs, was sentenced to 102 months in prison for…

Essential Insights Two threat groups, Cordial Spider and Snarky Spider, affiliated with The Com, are…

Summary Points Researchers warn that BlackFile, an extortion group linked to The Com, uses voice-phishing…

Quick Takeaways Angelo Martino, a ransomware negotiator for DigitalMint, pleaded guilty to conspiring with affiliates…

Fast Facts Tyler Buchanan, a key member of the hacking group Scattered Spider, pleaded guilty…

Top Highlights Ransomware in March increasingly relied on structured, repeatable extortion models combining encryption with…