FBI Arrests Executive at Ransomware Negotiation Firm
2026-10-13T13:23:29Z•5d327505535a1c182e0a1b5298251a1b92b8a6a1e828d50b256694e4c3945758
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KrebsOnSecurity RSS items report major cybercrime investigations and arrests involving ShinyHunters, TeamPCP, and alleged telecommunications intrusions, alongside large-scale data theft, identity-document trafficking, software supply-chain attacks, and extensive Microsoft vulnerability disclosures. The feed also covers privacy enforcement against a data broker and ad-tech tracking transparency. The most significant risks concern ransomware and data-extortion activity, exposed personal and call-record metadata, malicious open-source software, and actively exploited Microsoft vulnerabilities; no
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