ShinyHunters Extorted Boeing Spin-Off Prior to Arrests

(krebsonsecurity.com)

43 points | by speckx 3 hours ago

2 comments

  • SoftTalker 13 minutes ago
    A Jordanian teen is behind ShinyHunters? I don't know if this is impressive or just a sad commentary on the state of security at the organizations they ransomed.
    • whizzter 1 minute ago
      Never underestimate the amount of free time a teenager has (both in doing things and teaching themselves), most might not be up to adult levels but many capable ones are far more capable than many adults doing their jobs.

      I was offered my first outside job after the second year of highschool, I kinda accidentally interviewed for a at the time respected gamedev firm (since I was looking for a summerjob heh) and when we started talking about when to start and I mentioned my school semesters the interviewer realized that I was younger than he had assumed.

    • orbital-decay 5 minutes ago
      Hard-to-reach targets probably become a lot easier to reach when you have years' worth of stolen credentials and private data.
    • ocdtrekkie 3 minutes ago
      I think more modern security is an "emperor has no clothes" situation than people think. The LLMs are gonna have a field day.
  • Computer0 20 minutes ago
    I support shinyhunters