FBI Arrests Executive at Ransomware Negotiation Firm
2026-10-10T19:23:21Z•8da9c5b46e73c6dde2ec79a831caebf5da307b0ce7d3b953bd0069a5a20837f8
FBIMicrosoft vulnerabilitiesShinyHuntersTeamPCPactively exploited vulnerabilitycall and text metadatacybercrime arrestsdark webdata brokerdata extortiondriver's licensesidentity theftlaw enforcementmalicious open-source softwarepatch managementprivacyransomwaresoftware supply chain attackstelecommunications breach
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KrebsOnSecurity RSS items report major cybercrime investigations and arrests involving ShinyHunters and TeamPCP, large-scale data theft and extortion, exposure of more than 153 million driver's-license scans, telecommunications customer metadata theft, and extensive Microsoft vulnerability disclosures, including actively exploited flaws. The collection reflects high-impact ransomware, supply-chain, identity-theft, privacy, and vulnerability-management risks.
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