A member of Silk Typhoon, Xu Zewei is accused of launching cyberattacks against universities in the US.
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Energy and Water Management Firm Itron Hacked
Itron, which serves utilities and cities around the world, discovered unauthorized access to its systems on April 13.
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After Bluesky, Mastodon Targeted in DDoS Attack
The DDoS attack caused a major outage, but Mastodon mitigated it within a few hours.
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Third US Security Expert Admits Helping Ransomware Gang
Angelo Martino of Florida has pleaded guilty to collaborating with the BlackCat cybercrime group while working as a ransomware negotiator.
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$290 Million Kelp DAO Crypto Heist Blamed on North Korea
The hackers targeted LayerZero’s DVN, compromising certain RPCs and DDoSing others to trigger failover to the poisoned infrastructure.
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British Scattered Spider Hacker Pleads Guilty in the US
Tyler Buchanan admitted in court to hacking into various companies, defrauding them, and stealing cryptocurrency from multiple individuals.
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Bluesky Disrupted by Sophisticated DDoS Attack
A pro-Iran hacker group has taken credit for the attack on Bluesky, which appears to have lasted 24 hours.
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Another DraftKings Hacker Sentenced to Prison
Kamerin Stokes sold stolen credentials through an online marketplace even after pleading guilty to his role in the DraftKings attack.
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Two North Korean IT Worker Scheme Facilitators Jailed in the US
Kejia Wang and Zhenxing Wang compromised the identities of dozens of US persons to help land jobs at over 100 companies.
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53 DDoS Domains Taken Down by Law Enforcement
Authorities in 21 countries participated in a coordinated action against DDoS-for-hire services.
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