FBI Arrests Executive at Ransomware Negotiation Firm
2026-10-12T01:23:22Z•7164cfae1a26e2b430587430e4918cff87e50d08868a6580d6fabfbc886e3b10
FBI investigationMicrosoft vulnerabilitiesShinyHuntersTeamPCPactively exploited vulnerabilitycall and text metadatacybercrime arrestsdata brokerdata extortiondata theftidentity theftmalicious open-source softwareprivacyransomwarestolen driver licensessupply-chain attackstelecommunications breach
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KrebsOnSecurity reports on major cybercrime investigations and arrests involving the ShinyHunters and TeamPCP groups, data theft and extortion, compromise of telecommunications customer metadata, supply-chain attacks, and the sale of more than 153 million stolen driver’s-license images. The feed also covers large Microsoft security updates, privacy litigation against a data broker, and online tracking transparency. The most significant threats are large-scale personal-data exposure, ransomware-related extortion, software supply-chain compromise, and actively exploited Microsoft vulnerabilities
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