Feds suspect ransom negotiator ran ShinyHunters extortion site(krebsonsecurity.com)

251 points by Bender 5 days ago | 148 comments

KrebsOnSecurity report that federal investigators suspect a U.S. ransomware negotiation firm executive helped run the ShinyHunters group's extortion website.

Alleged Jabber Zeus Coder 'MrICQ' in U.S. Custody(krebsonsecurity.com)

165 points by todsacerdoti 11 months ago | 65 comments

Hackers stole access tokens from Okta's support unit(krebsonsecurity.com)

279 points by todsacerdoti 3 years ago | 137 comments

German police name alleged leaders of GandCrab and REvil ransomware groups(krebsonsecurity.com)

314 points by Bender 6 months ago | 154 comments

Brazil Arrests 'USDoD' Hacker in FBI Infragard Breach(krebsonsecurity.com)

29 points by codewiz 2 years ago | 6 comments

Aisuru botnet shifts from DDoS to residential proxies(krebsonsecurity.com)

57 points by feross 1 year ago | 36 comments

Hacker in Snowflake extortions may be a U.S. soldier(krebsonsecurity.com)

329 points by todsacerdoti 1 year ago | 183 comments

KrebsOnSecurity investigation suggesting the hacker Kiberphant0m, linked to Snowflake customer data extortions, may be a U.S. Army soldier stationed in South Korea.

U.K. orders Apple to let it spy on users’ encrypted accounts(washingtonpost.com)

642 points by Despegar 1 year ago | 925 comments

Washington Post exclusive reporting that the U.K. secretly ordered Apple to provide blanket access to users' encrypted iCloud backups worldwide.

The U.K. government is close to eroding encryption worldwide(eff.org)

555 points by pwmtr 3 years ago | 352 comments

EFF Deeplinks article arguing the U.K.'s Online Safety Bill could undermine end-to-end encryption for users worldwide.

U.S. Senate bill crafted with DEA targets end-to-end encryption(therecord.media)

447 points by walterbell 3 years ago | 316 comments

The Record news article on a U.S. Senate bill developed with the DEA that would require tech companies to report drug activity, threatening end-to-end encryption.

Former US SEC attorney: 'Get out of crypto platforms now'(twitter.com)

320 points by legrande 3 years ago | 393 comments

A tweet by former SEC Internet Enforcement chief John Reed Stark urging people to exit crypto trading platforms amid a growing US regulatory crackdown.

US SEC preparing to scrap quarterly reporting requirement(reuters.com)

695 points by djoldman 7 months ago | 411 comments

Reuters article reporting that the US SEC is preparing to eliminate the quarterly reporting requirement for public companies, citing the WSJ.