The private equity firm said attackers broke into some of its cloud platforms during a five-day period in early July, compromising sensitive personal data.

Christopher Bloor, Defense Director at the SANS Institute

Kyle Spitze led an offshoot of the violent extremist collective and victimized dozens of girls, coercing them to degrade themselves under threats of doxing and swatting.

The data theft extortion group likely compromised a critical vulnerability affecting PTC’s product lifecycle management software in June, a month before it sent threatening emails to victims.

BlackFile’s four affiliate groups are still targeting victims, including medical technology organizations. Several potential victims received new extortion demands last week, according to Google.

The “philosophical shift” that the memo authorizes raises legal, practical and moral questions, experts say.

Cameron Curry stole corporate data and employee information, which he used to threaten the company as his six-month contract gig came to a close. He ultimately extorted…

Kat Sommer, head of government affairs at NCC Group

One expert called it a “pretty big shift in U.S. cyber policy,” and there have been reservations in the past about opening the door to private sector…

Maksim Silnikau participated in cybercrime since at least 2005. He ran Ransom Cartel from 2021 until his arrest in 2023.