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US DoJ charges five alleged members of the Scattered Spider cybercrime gang

Security Affairs

Justice Department charged five suspects linked to the Scattered Spider cybercrime gang with wire fraud conspiracy. Justice Department charged five alleged members of the cybercrime gang Scattered Spider (also known as UNC3944 , 0ktapus ) with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. ” reads the press release published by DoJ.

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U.S. Offered $10M for Hacker Just Arrested by Russia

Krebs on Security

In January 2022, KrebsOnSecurity identified a Russian man named Mikhail Matveev as “ Wazawaka ,” a cybercriminal who was deeply involved in the formation and operation of multiple ransomware groups. Matveev’s hacker identities were remarkably open and talkative on numerous cybercrime forums.

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Web Hacking Service ‘Araneida’ Tied to Turkish IT Firm

Krebs on Security

Silent Push said Araneida is being advertised by an eponymous user on multiple cybercrime forums. Araneida Scanner’s Telegram channel bragging about how customers are using the service for cybercrime. In 2022, Araneida told fellow Breached members they could be reached on Discord at the username “ Ornie#9811.”

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From Cybercrime Saul Goodman to the Russian GRU

Krebs on Security

In 2021, the exclusive Russian cybercrime forum Mazafaka was hacked. Launched in 2001 under the tagline “Network terrorism,” Mazafaka would evolve into one of the most guarded Russian-language cybercrime communities. One representation of the leaked Mazafaka database. As well as the cost of my services.”

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Hackers Claim They Breached T-Mobile More Than 100 Times in 2022

Krebs on Security

Image: Shutterstock.com Three different cybercriminal groups claimed access to internal networks at communications giant T-Mobile in more than 100 separate incidents throughout 2022, new data suggests. But by the time we got to claims made in the middle of May 2022, completing the rest of the year’s timeline seemed unnecessary.

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Who’s Behind the Seized Forums ‘Cracked’ & ‘Nulled’?

Krebs on Security

The FBI joined authorities across Europe last week in seizing domain names for Cracked and Nulled , English-language cybercrime forums with millions of users that trafficked in stolen data, hacking tools and malware. Intel471 finds the user FlorainN registered across multiple cybercrime forums using the email address olivia.messla@outlook.de.

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Two U.S. Men Charged in 2022 Hacking of DEA Portal

Krebs on Security

The government alleges that on May 7, 2022, Singh used stolen credentials to log into a U.S. On May 12, 2022, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that hackers had gained access to a DEA portal that taps into 16 different federal law enforcement databases. .” federal government portal without authorization. ” Image: USDOJ.

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