Cybersecurity
Judge Jed Rakoff Closed the RaccoonO365 Civil Case in Default While Nigeria’s File Still Names Okitipi Samuel
Hacker News
December 18, 2025
Judge Jed Rakoff Closed the RaccoonO365 Civil Case in Default While Nigeria’s File Still Names Okitipi Samuel
On May 18, 2026, Judge Jed S. Rakoff entered a default judgment and permanent injunction against Joshua Ogundipe in Microsoft's RaccoonO365 suit. Nigerian police still name Okitipi Samuel as the…
700Credit’s $17.5 Million Claim Window Has Closed for 5.8 Million Car Buyers Ahead of the October Court Hearing
Hacker News
December 17, 2025
700Credit’s $17.5 Million Claim Window Has Closed for 5.8 Million Car Buyers Ahead of the October Court Hearing
The September 22 claim deadline on 700Credit's $17.5 million settlement has passed for about 5.8 million car buyers. A federal judge in Detroit hears final approval on October 7.
U.S. and European Sanctions Hit Beijing’s Integrity Technology Group for Supplying Flax Typhoon’s Hacking Infrastructure
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January 4, 2025
U.S. and European Sanctions Hit Beijing’s Integrity Technology Group for Supplying Flax Typhoon’s Hacking Infrastructure
OFAC sanctioned Integrity Technology Group in January 2025. The European Union listed the same Beijing firm in March 2026 over Flax Typhoon's device compromises.
A Stolen BeyondTrust Key Opened U.S. Treasury Workstations Before OFAC Sanctioned Shanghai Operator Yin Kecheng
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December 30, 2024
A Stolen BeyondTrust Key Opened U.S. Treasury Workstations Before OFAC Sanctioned Shanghai Operator Yin Kecheng
Treasury told Congress a stolen BeyondTrust remote-support key reached Departmental Offices machines. OFAC later sanctioned Yin Kecheng. Salt Typhoon was a separate campaign.
NGate’s HandyPay Clone and a 13-Minute WindRelay Call Show How NFC Relays Empty Contactless Cards
Hacker News
August 25, 2024
NGate’s HandyPay Clone and a 13-Minute WindRelay Call Show How NFC Relays Empty Contactless Cards
NGate relayed contactless cards through Android phones in Czechia, then hid inside a trojanized HandyPay app in Brazil. Group-IB later documented WindRelay, planted during a 13-minute bank-scam call.
Fudan FM11RF08S Hotel And Office Cards Still Hide A Factory Backdoor, And Proxmark Guides Now Walk Attackers Through The Keys
Hacker News
August 22, 2024
Fudan FM11RF08S Hotel And Office Cards Still Hide A Factory Backdoor, And Proxmark Guides Now Walk Attackers Through The Keys
Shanghai Fudan's FM11RF08S MIFARE Classic cards carry the hardware backdoor key A396EFA4E24F, which dumps diversified hotel and office keys. A 2026 Proxmark manual recovered a live hotel card after automated…
Eight of Nine Chinese Pinyin Keyboards Let Eavesdroppers Read What Nearly a Billion People Typed
Hacker News
April 25, 2024
Eight of Nine Chinese Pinyin Keyboards Let Eavesdroppers Read What Nearly a Billion People Typed
Citizen Lab found that eight of nine popular Chinese pinyin keyboards could leak keystrokes to a passive eavesdropper, exposing up to a billion users.
Ukraine, the FBI, and Australia Arrested the U-Admin Phishing-Kit Author, and the Phishing-as-a-Service Market Kept Selling
Crime News
February 9, 2021
Ukraine, the FBI, and Australia Arrested the U-Admin Phishing-Kit Author, and the Phishing-as-a-Service Market Kept Selling
Ukrainian cyber police, the FBI, and the Australian Federal Police arrested the alleged author of U-Admin, a phishing panel tied to more than half of Australia's 2019 phishing attacks. LabHost,…