Two Americans Sentenced to Prison for Using BlackCat Ransomware to Attack Multiple Entities

There is an update on the criminal cases against Ryan Goldberg and Kevin Martin, security professionals who turned to the dark side and cut a deal with ALPHV/BlackCat operators to use their ransomware and pay BlackCat 20% of whatever they collected in … Continue reading Two Americans Sentenced to Prison for Using BlackCat Ransomware to Attack Multiple Entities

Versus Project Marketplace Creator and Operator Extradited from Colombia to the United States

The Department of Justice had a pretty good day today in terms of cybercrime. In addition to two men being sentenced for using BlackCat ransomware to try to extort U.S. entities, a German national living in Colombia has now been extradited to the Unite… Continue reading Versus Project Marketplace Creator and Operator Extradited from Colombia to the United States

“to recover your files, kindly send 0.1 BTC to…” ransom note appears on websites

Earlier today, DataBreaches was contacted on Signal by someone who saw a ransom note on Naturalsciences.org. Shortly thereafter, the site was down with a message that it was down for construction (not even “maintenance,” but “construc… Continue reading “to recover your files, kindly send 0.1 BTC to…” ransom note appears on websites

New Apple Leak: Future iPhones May Lose MagSafe Magnets

Apple is reportedly debating whether MagSafe should remain standard on future iPhones, raising questions about design, cost, and Qi2.
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FCC tightens KYC rules for telecoms, closes loophole for banned foreign services

The commission wants telecoms to do more to verify their callers and prevent illegal calls and scams from reaching Americans.

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