FBI Arrests Founder of Ransomware Negotiation Firm
2026-10-10T13:23:22Z•4706db57021ea414602f4c437ac76247b9622fe207a4a914331e18967936c2db
AT&TBoeingFBIMicrosoft Patch TuesdayShinyHuntersTeamPCPVerizonactively exploited vulnerabilitiesadtech trackingcall metadatacybercrime arrestsdark webdata brokersdata extortiondata theftdriver's licensesidentity theftprivacyransomwaresoftware supply chaintelecommunications breachtext metadata
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KrebsOnSecurity reporting covers major cybercrime and security developments, including ShinyHunters data theft and extortion activity targeting the FBI and a Boeing-related business, arrests of alleged cybercriminals, telecommunications breaches exposing call and text metadata, a dark-web service selling more than 153 million driver's-license images, TeamPCP software supply-chain attacks, large Microsoft vulnerability patch releases, privacy disputes involving data brokers, and online tracking infrastructure.
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