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Almaty Takedown: The Inside Story of the International Sting That Toppled a Ransomware Kingpin The chat room where the members reported the file and negotiation amount stolen by Mr. A

The chat room where the members reported the file and negotiation amount stolen by Mr. A

Almaty Takedown: The Inside Story of the International Sting That Toppled a Ransomware Kingpin

ddos April 21, 2026

South Korean authorities, in concert with law enforcement in Kazakhstan, have apprehended the purported mastermind behind a...

Shattering the Syndicate: Poland Dismantles Key Operative in Global Phobos Ransomware Hunt Twitter Hack Crypto Seizure Car Hacking Devices German Darknet Arrest Zero-Day Theft TfL cyberattack SIM box fraud Myanmar Crime Crackdown Min Clan Verdict Bitcoin Seizure Scattered Spider Arrest Pompompurin SIM swapping Insider threat Cybercrime Dark web North Korea Espionage Military Tech Theft Cybercrime Bust Crypto Theft Cybercrime BreachForums Takedown

Twitter Hack Crypto Seizure Car Hacking Devices German Darknet Arrest Zero-Day Theft TfL cyberattack SIM box fraud Myanmar Crime Crackdown Min Clan Verdict Bitcoin Seizure Scattered Spider Arrest Pompompurin SIM swapping Insider threat Cybercrime Dark web North Korea Espionage Military Tech Theft Cybercrime Bust Crypto Theft Cybercrime BreachForums Takedown

Shattering the Syndicate: Poland Dismantles Key Operative in Global Phobos Ransomware Hunt

ddos February 20, 2026

In Poland, law enforcement agencies have executed a targeted operation against an alleged operative within the infrastructure...

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Crypto Tax Alert: ShinyHunters Holds 50,000 Waltio Users Hostage in Bold Blackmail Plot

ddos January 27, 2026

Waltio, a French enterprise specializing in fiscal calculations for cryptocurrency holders, has been targeted by a blackmail...

Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters Vow “Revenge” After FBI Seizure, Confirming Data Leaks from Qantas, Gap, and Vietnam Airlines SitusAMC Mortgage Breach LG Energy Solution Ransomware Somalia Visa Breach Knownsec Leak Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters Shadow AI Leakage Data Broker Document leak

SitusAMC Mortgage Breach LG Energy Solution Ransomware Somalia Visa Breach Knownsec Leak Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters Shadow AI Leakage Data Broker Document leak

Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters Vow “Revenge” After FBI Seizure, Confirming Data Leaks from Qantas, Gap, and Vietnam Airlines

ddos October 15, 2025

In the night of October 12, the cybercriminal collective Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters (SLSH) — notorious for its...

Hacker Alliance Demands $989M Ransom, Threatens to Leak 1 Billion Salesforce Records Salesforce Gainsight Hack Salesloft breach Salesforce Extortion

Salesforce Gainsight Hack Salesloft breach Salesforce Extortion

Hacker Alliance Demands $989M Ransom, Threatens to Leak 1 Billion Salesforce Records

ddos October 7, 2025

A group calling itself Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters has reemerged after months of silence and multiple arrests of...

Data Extortion

Almaty Takedown: The Inside Story of the International Sting That Toppled a Ransomware Kingpin

Shattering the Syndicate: Poland Dismantles Key Operative in Global Phobos Ransomware Hunt

Crypto Tax Alert: ShinyHunters Holds 50,000 Waltio Users Hostage in Bold Blackmail Plot

Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters Vow “Revenge” After FBI Seizure, Confirming Data Leaks from Qantas, Gap, and Vietnam Airlines

Hacker Alliance Demands $989M Ransom, Threatens to Leak 1 Billion Salesforce Records

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