There is an update to the case of Maksim Silnikau, who was extradited from Poland to the U.S. in August 2024 to stand trial here. Ionut Arghire reports: The Belarusian creator and administrator of the Ransom Cartel ransomware was sentenced to 16 years in prison in the US. Maksim Silnikau, 40, built the ransomware operation…
As everyone expected, it was only a matter of time before the most recent version of BreachForums was seized, and last night, it happened. This time, though, there is no announcement from ShinyHunters about rebuilding the forum and making it stronger and better than ever. To the contrary, ShinyHunters says they are done with the……
Veronica P. Adams and Andrea DeField of Hunton Andrews Kurth write: Last month, Ace American Insurance Company filed a subrogation action against its insured’s cybersecurity and technology vendors, alleging missteps by the technology companies. See Ace American Insurance Company v. Congruity 360, Trustwave Holdings, Case No. 2:25-cv-15657 (D.N.J. Sep. 15, 2025). Ace seeks to recover the $500,000……
A high-severity security flaw has been disclosed in Meta’s Llama large language model (LLM) framework that, if successfully exploited, could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the llama-stack inference server. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-50050, has been assigned a CVSS score of 6.3 out of 10.0. Supply chain security firm Snyk, on the…
Welcome to this week’s Cybersecurity News Recap. Discover how cyber attackers are using clever tricks like fake codes and sneaky emails to gain access to sensitive data. We cover everything from device code phishing to cloud exploits, breaking down the technical details into simple, easy-to-follow insights. ⚡ Threat of the Week Russian Threat Actors Leverage…
KSAT reports: The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District will close for most of next week after the district detected ransomware in its servers, according to district officials. The district will close from Sept. 15-18 and will exchange the dates it is closed with other previously scheduled non-working days integrated into the current UCISD calendar. The……
“IntelBroker” was arrested in France in February, 2025, but news of his arrest was first disclosed today by French authorities. Now the U.S. is revealing its charges against him as they seek his extradition from France. From the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, this press release: Kai West, a British…
