Jason Pufahl, VP of Security Services, Vancord

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

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

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.”

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.

Betsy Cooper, Founding Director, Aspen Policy Academy

Prosecutors accuse Tony Christopher Long of animal crushing, sexual exploitation of a minor, cyberstalking and extortion.

Kevin Greene, chief cybersecurity technologist, public sector, BeyondTrust

Authorities arrested seven people allegedly involved in the operation and seized 1,200 SIM boxes containing 40,000 active SIM cards.

WatchTowr CEO Benjamin Harris