FBI Arrests Executive at Ransomware Negotiation Firm
2026-10-13T07:23:22Z•cc3fdadd1cde330c45be074f007e3121ca466e14e80637de43a6d5639f2ac641
FBIMicrosoft vulnerabilitiesShinyHuntersTeamPCPactive exploitationcybercrime arrestsdata brokerdata extortiondrivers licensesidentity theftpatch managementprivacyransomwaresoftware supply chain attackstelecommunications breach
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KrebsOnSecurity RSS items report major cybercrime and security developments, including ShinyHunters data theft and extortion activity, arrests tied to ransomware and supply-chain crime, theft and sale of more than 153 million driver’s-license scans, telecommunications customer metadata theft, and large Microsoft security patch releases. The most urgent themes are large-scale personal-data exposure, active extortion campaigns, software supply-chain attacks, and actively exploited Microsoft vulnerabilities.
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