Feds Suspect Ransom Negotiator Ran ShinyHunters Extortion Site
2026-10-19T19:23:22Z•eca9f6fa97060b08f2fb5c515eb6f94c84550b4f17bc1371be9f0665f73064e4
CryptomusFBIMicrosoftRussiaShinyHunterscryptocurrencycybercrimedark webdata brokersdata theftdriver licensesextortionidentity theftlaw enforcementmoney launderingprivacyransomwareransomware negotiationsanctionssecurity patchestelecommunicationsvulnerability management
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KrebsOnSecurity reports on major cybercrime, ransomware, data theft, illicit cryptocurrency payments, law-enforcement investigations, and Microsoft vulnerability disclosures. The most prominent themes are the ShinyHunters extortion ecosystem and alleged ties to ransomware negotiation firms, UK sanctions against Cryptomus for facilitating cybercrime-related money laundering, and exceptionally large Microsoft security update releases. The reporting also covers arrests and prosecutions, mass exposure of driver’s-license data, telecommunications metadata theft, and privacy litigation involving a U
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