ShinyHunters Extorted Boeing Spin-off Prior to Arrests
2026-10-08T13:23:23Z•607c97917565f0e61aa38ad53e5fcece1a47e91dcc1384417f0a945823dee011
AT&TMicrosoftShinyHuntersSnowflakeTeamPCPVerizonactive-exploitationcybercrimedark-webdata-brokerdata-theftdriver-licensesextortionidentity-theftlaw-enforcementprivacyransomwaresupply-chain-attacktelecommunicationsvulnerability-management
What happened
KrebsOnSecurity reporting covers major cybercrime investigations, arrests, data theft and extortion campaigns, supply-chain attacks, large-scale identity-data exposure, telecommunications breaches, and Microsoft vulnerability disclosures. Notable developments include ShinyHunters and TeamPCP arrests, Snowflake-related extortion prosecutions, the sale of more than 153 million driver-license scans, theft of telecom metadata affecting over 100 million customers, and Microsoft patch releases addressing hundreds of vulnerabilities, including actively exploited flaws.
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