How kids pay the price for ransomware attacks on education

Categories: News

Categories: Personal

Categories: Ransomware

Tags: ransomware

Tags: vice

Tags: education

Tags: files

Tags: dark web

Tags: ssn

Tags: stolen identity

Data stolen during attacks on schools can contain highly sensitive information.

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BreachForums to be shut down after all for fear of law enforcement infiltration

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Tags: BreachForums

Tags: Pompompurin

Tags: FBI

Tags: Dark Web

Tags: data breaches

After the arrest of the administrator of the Dark Web site BreachForums there was talk about keeping it alive, but now the forums will be shut down for fear of law enforcement infiltration.

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Suspected LAPSUS$ group member arrested in Brazil

Categories: Cybercrime

Categories: News

Tags: Brasil

Tags: Lapsus$

Tags: Telegram

Tags: Dark Web

Tags: data exfiltration

Tags: SIM jacking

Tags: arrests

A person suspected of being a member of hacking group Lapsus$ has been arrested by Brazilian police

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SSNDOB stolen data marketplace shut down by global law enforcement operation

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 08 Jun 2022 13:05:35 +0000

Law enforcement has seized an underground marketplace trading in SSNs and other personal data. We take a look at how they did it.

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FBI warns of education sector credentials on dark web forums

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 31 May 2022 17:24:50 +0000

The FBI warns of education sector credentials being placed for sale on the dark web. We take a look at the risks involved.

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Client side scanning may cost more than it delivers

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 10 May 2022 13:04:04 +0000

On May 11, 2022, the EU will publicize a proposal for a law on mandatory chat control. Privacy advocates aren’t happy.

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Ransomware gangs are recruiting breached individuals to persuade companies to pay up

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2022 12:17:12 +0000

Ransomware attackers are starting to reach out to individuals whose data they have compromised in a breach, asking them to help get the compromised company to pay up.

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