Collaborate Disseminate
Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles this week unsealed criminal charges against five men alleged to be members of a hacking group responsible for dozens of cyber intrusions at major U.S. technology companies between 2021 and 2023, including LastPass, MailChimp, Okta, T-Mobile and Twilio. Continue reading Feds Charge Five Men in ‘Scattered Spider’ Roundup
By Waqas
OGUsers was also hacked in May 2019, April 2020, and December 2020.
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Facebook, TikTok and Twitter coordinated to banish hundreds of accounts on Thursday allegedly linked to OGUsers, a marketplace for hacked usernames that can fetch tens of thousands of dollars. Buyers use the simple, short usernames — such as @food — to obtain clout or make money. Facebook said it has cracked down on accounts affiliated with OGUsers before, but it is making its enforcement public in a bid to deter those who would harass or hack legitimate users to obtain those valuable accounts. “They harass, extort and cause harm to the Instagram community, and we will continue to do all we can to make it difficult for them to profit from Instagram usernames,” said a spokesperson for Facebook, which owns Instagram. In all, Facebook suspended around 400 accounts. Twitter said it suspended “a number” of them but didn’t elaborate upon request. TikTok did not immediately respond to a request for […]
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Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter this week all took steps to crack down on users involved in trafficking hijacked user accounts across their platforms. The coordinated action seized hundreds of accounts the companies say have played a major role in facilitating the trade and often lucrative resale of compromised, highly sought-after usernames. Continue reading Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter Target Resellers of Hacked Accounts
By Sudais Asif
OGUsers hacking forum was hacked twice in past as well. Here’s what happened back then and what happened this time.
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For at least the third time in its existence, OGUsers — a forum overrun with people looking to buy, sell and trade access to compromised social media accounts — has been hacked. Continue reading Account Hijacking Site OGUsers Hacked, Again
Two young men from the eastern United States have been hit with identity theft and conspiracy charges for allegedly stealing bitcoin and social media accounts by tricking employees at wireless phone companies into giving away credentials needed to remotely access and modify customer account information. Continue reading Two Charged in SIM Swapping, Vishing Scams
Three individuals have been charged for their alleged roles in the July 15 hack on Twitter, an incident that resulted in Twitter profiles for some of the world’s most recognizable celebrities, executives and public figures sending out tweets advertising a bitcoin scam. Continue reading Three Charged in July 15 Twitter Compromise
The New York Times last week ran an interview with several young men who claimed to have had direct contact with those involved in last week’s epic hack against Twitter. These individuals said they were only customers of the person who had access to Twitter’s internal employee tools, and were not responsible for the actual intrusion or bitcoin scams that took place that day. But new information suggests that at least two of them operated a service that resold access to Twitter employees for the purposes of modifying or seizing control of prized Twitter profiles. Continue reading Twitter Hacking for Profit and the LoLs
A rival hacking forum has yet again hacked OGUsers and doxxed its database for one and all to grab. Continue reading Hackers’ forum hacked, OGUsers database dumped (again)