Feds Charge Five Men in ‘Scattered Spider’ Roundup

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2024 20:13:08 +0000

Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles this week unsealed criminal charges against five men alleged to be members of a hacking group responsible for dozens of cyber intrusions at major U.S. technology companies between 2021 and 2023, including LastPass, MailChimp, Okta, T-Mobile and Twilio.

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Alleged Boss of ‘Scattered Spider’ Hacking Group Arrested

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2024 23:40:20 +0000

A 22-year-old man from the United Kingdom arrested this week in Spain is allegedly the ringleader of Scattered Spider, a cybercrime group suspected of hacking into Twilio, LastPass, DoorDash, Mailchimp, and nearly 130 other organizations over the past two years.

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Fla. Man Charged in SIM-Swapping Spree is Key Suspect in Hacker Groups Oktapus, Scattered Spider

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2024 19:07:18 +0000

On Jan. 9, 2024, U.S. authorities arrested a 19-year-old Florida man charged with wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, and conspiring with others to use SIM-swapping to steal cryptocurrency. Sources close to the investigation tell KrebsOnSecurity the accused was a key member of a criminal hacking group blamed for a string of cyber intrusions at major U.S. technology companies during the summer of 2022.

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LastPass was undone by an attack on a remote employee

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Tags: LastPass

Tags: remote

Tags: work

Tags: worker

Tags: VPN

Tags: media player

Tags: compromise

Tags: breach

Tags: AWS

Tags: cloud

Tags: storage

The attackers responsible for the LastPass breach compromised a remote worker’s computer.

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A week in security (January 16—22)

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Tags: Google

Tags: Rust

Tags: Chromium

Tags: Mailchimp

Tags: SweepWizard

Tags: bossware

Tags: TikTok

Tags: surveillance firm

Tags: Voyager Labs

Tags: TracketPacer

Tags: Facebook

Tags: Instagram

Tags: Vice Society

Tags: Liquor Control Board of Ontario

Tags: Zoho ManageEngine

Tags: GitHub

Tags: LastPass

Tags: Git flaw

Tags: ransomware

Tags: credit card fraud

The most interesting security related news from the week of January 16-22.

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LastPass users should move their crypto funds, experts warn

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Tags: LastPass

Tags: breach

Tags: cryptocurrency

Tags: unencrypted data

Tags: vault

Tags: secret key

Tags: lawsuit

Experts are warning LastPass users to move their crypto funds since there are plenty of indications that the breach is actively being exploited against cryptocurrency owners

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LastPass updates security notice with information about a recent incident

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Tags: LastPass

Tags: security

Tags: incident

Tags: update

Tags: notice

Tags: unencrypted data

Tags: password manager

LastPass has posted an update to the August security incident that raises some questions about stolen unencrypted data

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