Third US Security Expert Sentenced to Prison for Helping Ransomware Gang
2026-07-10T13:24:08Z•fbe3d5de907c92eb10ab398af81ff70c2972038bef8cd280c8256fbf229b6914
AI attacksAlphvBalochistan PoliceBlackCatChina-linkedGigaWiperGitHub supply-chainGo moduleHalluSquattingIndia-linkedMicrosoft Entra IDOktaPalo Alto Networks','PAN-OS','vulnerability patching','buffer /PowerShellbotnetdead-dropdestructive malwareinsider assistancemalware distributionnation-statephishingransomwareremote code executionvishingwiper
What happened
SecurityWeek roundup: former ransomware negotiator Angelo Martino was sentenced to 70 months for aiding the BlackCat/Alphv gang. SentinelOne reports China- and India-linked actors have both targeted Pakistan’s Balochistan Police for at least two years. Okta warns of vishing campaigns that trick Microsoft 365 customers into visiting phishing sites mimicking Microsoft Entra ID. The GigaWiper backdoor combines a standalone wiper, ransomware encryption and multi-pass wiping capabilities for destructive system-level sabotage. Researchers demonstrated “HalluSquatting,” using adversarial AI hallucina
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