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Suspected Leader of ‘Scattered Spider’ Hacking Group Taken Into Custody – Krebs on Security

A 22-year-old man from the United Kingdom was arrested in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, on charges of leading the cybercrime group known as Scattered Spider. This group has been implicated in a series of high-profile hacking incidents targeting companies including Twilio, LastPass, DoorDash, Mailchimp, and nearly 130 additional firms over…

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BlackByte Ransomware Targets VMware ESXi Vulnerability in Recent Attack Surge

The BlackByte ransomware group has been actively exploiting security vulnerabilities to facilitate its attacks, notably including a recently patched flaw in VMware ESXi hypervisors. Cisco Talos reports that threat actors are utilizing a combination of this vulnerability along with various compromised drivers to disrupt security measures. Specifically, the exploitation involves…

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