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REvil ransomware group vanishes after mounting US pressure
Currently, Hackread.com can confirm that the official website of the REvil group along with its chat and payment gateways are offline.
REvil Ransomware targets 1000+ businesses causing holiday havoc
REvil ransomware gang was revealed to have attacked at least 40 Managed Service Providers (MSPs) through Kaseya. Here's what happened.
US seizes official website of Iranian state-owned Press TV
With Press TV; there are at least 6 regional websites that are currently displaying notices of seizure apparently uploaded by the US authorities.
Russian admin of cybercrime marketplace Deer.io jailed in US
Kirill Victorovich Firsov, a Russian Citizen has been jailed for 30 months in US prison for running popular cybercrime marketplace Deer.io.
Hacker dumps sensitive household records of 250M Americans
As seen by Hackread.com, the database was leaked on a prominent hacker forum and comprises 263 GB worth of records.
DoJ charges man for hacking, tempering with public water facility
According to a DoJ, Travnichek was accused of hacking a public water facility's computer and tampering with the local water supply system.
A child sent out gibberish tweet from official US Nuclear-agency account
A Child’s Gibberish Tweet from US Nuclear-agency Account Sends Twitter into Frenzy - Sparks Debates on National Security.
US charges 3 North Korean hackers for extorting $1.3+ billion
One of the hackers was also charged in 2018 for playing a role in the Sony Pictures hacking and WannaCry ransomware attacks.
Russian hacker jailed in US over $19M fraud, 100M users’ data theft
The 37-year-old hacker Andrei Tyurin was extradited to the US from Georgia in September 2018.
Russian hackers also hacked Department of Homeland Security – Report
The known list of targets hit by hackers is now five. Here is which department was hacked and what you should about the attack.