Two US cybersecurity experts sentenced in ransomware case, third awaits July ruling

2026-05-02T20:51:43Zc2a87be108098ab8c998b72a11559e89f184d79a993c05018c332dff46c058b5
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What happened

Multiple high-impact cybersecurity developments: two US security professionals were sentenced for supporting ransomware operations; Trellix disclosed unauthorized access to part of a source-code repository (no evidence of misuse reported); researchers uncovered a stealthy Python-based RAT called Deep#Door that uses batch-file delivery, disables Windows defenses and maintains multiple persistence mechanisms; the FBI warned of rising cyber-enabled cargo theft targeting brokers and carriers; a carding service leak exposed ~345,000 payment cards; Anthropic launched Claude Security to counter rapid

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