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Tal Kollander’s history divides neatly into two halves: first as an active hacker and then as the block that stops hacks.
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Cybercrime
Thalha Jubair and Owen Flowers were prosecuted over a 2024 cyberattack targeting Transport for London (TfL).
Cybercrime
Angelo Martino, a former ransomware negotiator, was sentenced to 70 months for helping the BlackCat/Alphv group.
Cybercrime
Nathan Austad has been ordered to pay roughly $1.8 million in forfeiture and restitution, and the sentence also includes 3 years of supervised release.
Cybercrime
26-year-old Abdellah Belmili faces up to 30 years in prison for allegedly operating the marketplaces Market0Day and Spoxy.
Hacker Conversations
From building LED bulbs to graduating college and buying a house with money earned from bug bounties.
Cybercrime
Oleksii Oleksiyovych Lytvynenko admitted to working on the development of a loader for the Conti gang.
Cybercrime
Catalin Dragomir previously pleaded guilty to selling access to an Oregon state government office’s network.
Cybercrime
The two own Dutch companies that allegedly provided bulletproof hosting services to Russia-aligned threat actors.
Cybercrime
Jacob Butler, 23, has been arrested in Canada and US authorities are seeking his extradition on computer hacking charges.
Cybercrime
Gavril Sandu, 53, was indicted in 2017, but was arrested and extradited to the United States only in 2026.
Cybercrime
Deniss Zolotarjovs was directly involved in extortion strategies and in negotiations with victim companies.
Cybercrime
A member of Silk Typhoon, Xu Zewei is accused of launching cyberattacks against universities in the US.
Cybercrime
Tyler Buchanan admitted in court to hacking into various companies, defrauding them, and stealing cryptocurrency from multiple individuals.
Cybercrime
Kamerin Stokes sold stolen credentials through an online marketplace even after pleading guilty to his role in the DraftKings attack.
Cybercrime
Shchukin is accused of extorting more than $2 million as the head of the GandCrab and REvil ransomware operations.
Cybercrime
Jonathan Spalletta exploited smart contract vulnerabilities to steal approximately $55 million in cryptocurrency and cause Uranium to shut down.
Cybercrime
The 24-year-old suspect has been accused of trafficking over 26,000 cards from a single brand.
Cybercrime
The group’s administrator and moderator were arrested last year, and two other members were arrested this month.
Cybercrime
Catalin Dragomir admitted in a US court to selling access to an Oregon state government office’s network.
Vulnerabilities
Over 24,000 internet-accessible server-management interfaces disclose authentication hashes before login.
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Many companies are showcasing their products and services this week at the 2026 edition of the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas.
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