Maryland man faces federal charges for crimes allegedly linked to 764

Erik Lee Madison is accused of victimizing five children this fall. His alleged criminality dates back to 2020, when he was a minor.

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday addresses 63 defects, including one actively exploited zero-day

Researchers warn that although exploitation of the zero-day is complex, a functional exploit exists in the wild.

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Hitachi subsidiary GlobalLogic impacted by Clop’s attack spree on Oracle customers

The digital engineering services firm said human resources data on nearly 10,500 current and former employees was exposed.

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What’s left to worry (and not worry) about in the F5 breach aftermath

Researchers say the nation-state attacker could cause more serious problems with the BIG-IP source code it nabbed during the attack on F5’s systems.

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Russian national pleads guilty to breaking into networks for Yanluowang ransomware attacks

Aleksei Olegovich Volkov served as an initial access broker and was involved in attacks on seven U.S. businesses from July 2021 through November 2022.

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SonicWall pins attack on customer portal to undisclosed nation-state

The security vendor said the attack, which exposed customers’ firewall configuration files, is contained and unrelated to recent Akira ransomware attacks on its customers.

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Apple addresses more than 100 vulnerabilities in security updates for iPhones, Macs and iPads

The tech giant didn’t report active exploitation of any of the patched defects, yet details about potential impacts remain limited.

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Prosecutors allege incident response pros used ALPHV/BlackCat to commit string of ransomware attacks

The alleged cybersecurity turncoats attacked at least five U.S. companies while working for their respective employers, officials said.

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Alleged 764 leader arrested in Arizona, faces life in prison

Baron Cain Martin, a 21-year-old, allegedly joined the nihilistic violent extremist group in 2019. Officials described his alleged crimes as “atrocious” and “so depraved they defy comprehension.”

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Ukrainian allegedly involved in Conti ransomware attacks faces up to 25 years in jail

Oleksii Lytvynenko, 43, was arrested in Ireland in 2023 and extradited to the U.S. earlier this month. He pleaded not guilty in federal court Thursday.

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