The Good | FBI and Europol Arrest Ransomware Broker and Dismantle Major Botnet Russian national, Aleksey Olegovich Volkov, is set to plead guilty for acting as an initial access broker (IAB) for Yanluowang ransomware attacks targeting at least eight U.S. companies from July 2021 to November 2022. Using aliases like “chubaka.kor” and “nets”, Volkov sold […]

The Good | Authorities Crack Down on Ransomware, Crypto Fraud & DPRK Laundering Ops Three ex-employees of cybersecurity firms DigitalMint and Sygnia have been indicted for participating in BlackCat (aka ALPHV) ransomware attacks on five U.S. companies between May and November 2023. The defendants allegedly acted as BlackCat affiliates, breaching networks, stealing data, deploying encryption

Today, on the main stage at OneCon 2025, SentinelOne is taking the wraps off its vision, roadmap, and new portfolio for securing an AI-powered world. From securing AI tools, applications, and agents to transforming and automating security operations, SentinelOne’s AI Security strategy and new innovations will help customers accelerate and de-risk their AI advantage. Introducing

Every major technology revolution begins the same way: Promise, panic, and potential. The internet gave us connection. Cloud gave us scale. AI is giving us cognition – systems that can reason, decide, and act. Firewalls helped the internet era. Workload protection helped the cloud era. And, in the AI era, you have AI Security. This

The Good | Former GM of DoD Contractor Pleads Guilty to Selling U.S. Cyber Secrets Peter Williams, a former general manager at U.S. defense contractor L3Harris Trenchant, has pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court to two counts of stealing and selling classified cybersecurity tools and trade secrets to a Russian exploit broker. Between 2022 and

The Good | Europol Dismantles Global SIM-Box Fraud Network Europol has dismantled a major cybercrime-as-a-service (CaaS) operation, codenamed SIMCARTEL, that powered over 3,200 fraud cases and caused at least €4.5 million in damages. The network operated 1,200 SIM-box devices containing some 40,000 SIM cards, enabling criminals to rent phone numbers registered to individuals in more

The Good | DOJ Seizes $15B in Crypto, Targets Global Scam Ring & PowerSchool Hacker The U.S. Department of Justice has seized $15 billion in bitcoin from the Prince Group, a vast criminal syndicate behind cryptocurrency scams known as romance baiting. Led by fugitive Chen Zhi (aka Vincent), the group defrauded billions from victims through

Regulatory compliance has never been more critical, or more complex, for organizations operating in a cloud-first world. As companies increasingly adopt and reap the benefits of the cloud, the challenge evolves from meeting established industry compliance requirements to keeping pace with ever-changing regulations and unique internal standards for each company. Many CISOs are finding that

The Good | Teens Arrested in Nursery Doxing Case as OpenAI Disrupts Cybercrime Clusters U.K. police have arrested two 17-year-olds in Hertfordshire for allegedly doxing children following a ransomware attack on London-based Kido nurseries. The Radiant Group claimed responsibility, saying they stole sensitive data and photos of over 8000 children and leaked some online to

The Good | UK Convicts “Bitcoin Queen” in World’s Largest Cryptocurrency Seizure This week, a court in the UK convicted Bitcoin fraudster Qian Zhimin (aka Zhang Yadi) of acquiring and possessing criminal property after a 7 year pursuit and the recovery of stolen crypto assets now worth $7.3 billion. Qian, a 47 year old Chinese