Dutch Police Arrest ‘Reformed’ Hacker in Shiny Hunters Investigation
Authorities in the Netherlands have arrested a 23-year-old convicted cybercriminal on suspicion of aiding in data thefts and extortions by the prolific hacker group ShinyHunters. In the days immediately following the suspect’s arrest, remaining ShinyHunters members dramatically escalated their attacks, stealing highly sensitive data from the FBI and extorting the Russian ransomware group Cl0p.
404 Media, A Little Sunshine, Bloomberg, CL0P, FBI, Google Threat Intelligence Group, KELA, Latest Warnings, Mandiant, Ne'er-Do-Well News, Neo Security, NL Times, odido, oracle, PeopleSoft, Pepijn van der Stap, Ransomware, Reuters, ScatteredLapsussHunters, ShinyHunters, SLSH, TeamPCP, Umbreon, Wired
Dutch phone giant Odido says millions of customers affected by data breach
The Dutch phone giant Odido is the latest phone and internet company to be hacked in recent months, as governments and financially motivated hackers continue to steal highly confidential information about phone customers.