South Korean authorities have detained a former penetration tester accused of using the ARTEX AI framework to breach over 90 organisations and steal 8.2 million records.
The DragonForce extortion group has claimed responsibility for a breach at Hisense, demanding a $5 million ransom to prevent the leak of 19GB of allegedly stolen data.
A former core infrastructure engineer at a New Jersey industrial company has received a 32-month prison sentence for deliberately locking thousands of devices in a ransomware-style attack on his employer's network.
The ShinyHunters hacking group has dismissed allegations of extortion regarding its alleged theft of FBI data, calling the incident a marketing campaign designed to protect its brand.
Karen Vardanyan has been sentenced to two years in federal prison and ordered to pay $1.2 million in restitution for his involvement in Ryuk ransomware attacks.
