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RHC Interviews Lynx Ransomware. The cyber-gang offering Pentest services ensuring privacy

In July 2024, the Lynx group burst into the RaaS world, which from the outset demonstrated above-average aggressiveness and success in attacks with a total of 22 victims featured on their Data Leak Site (also available in the clearnet). Lynx’s victim categories are mainly Construction (ex:/ Miller Boskus Lack Architects and True Blue Environmental), Finance (ex:/ Pyle Group) and Hotel (ex:/ Warwick Hotels & Resorts andRiverside Resort Hotel & Casino). Lynx performs double extortion techniques and a high frequency of attacks in the U.S. but also in the UK, Canada, and Australia. The group describes their activities as exclusively “financially motivated” and

RHC interviews RADAR and DISPOSSESSOR: “When it comes to security, the best defense is a good offense.”

In our usual underground analysis activities, we came into contact with the cyber gang DISPOSSESSOR, which came to attention in February 2024 in the cyber threat landscape. Accessing their Data Leak Site (DLS) one immediately realizes a strong resemblance to that of the well-known cyber-gang LockBit, and even the number of views of individual posts, taking into account that it is a blog in the onion network, has nothing to envy the elite cyber-gang. This profound similarity suggests a possible reorganization by affiliates of the world’s longest-running cybergang, LockBit, in part because of the two Cronos operations, which saw law enforcement break

Threat Actors Release 2022 Electronic Arts (EA) Employee Database

Recently, a threat actor allegedly leaked a database containing information on Electronic Arts (EA) employees from 2022. The data breach was confirmed by the threat actor himself, who explained the reasons behind his decision to make the data public. Currently, we are unable to accurately confirm the veracity of the breach, as no press release has been issued on the official website regarding the incident. Therefore, this article should be used as an “intelligence source.” The Leaker’s Motives The threat actor stated: “I recently noticed that a new burner account was created to try and sell this data breach, but it has