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DUPLICATE
For every major story, there's always a TechCruch blogspam at the top of the index, sometimes with less votes than the actual sources they're duplicating.
Just add "sponsored" in front of it and get it over with.
Wonder how many of those got hit.
Lots of security people will be up tonight reviewing logs.
Source: https://medium.com/@fs0c131y/tchap-the-super-not-secure-app-...
All cyber-security firms said they never got hits for Kronos or UPAS-Kit.
The first Kronos detections came after his arrest. Go figure that! How do you charge someone for developing malware that never infected anyone?
The guy has always called the charges "bullshit" and was asking for donations to keep up with legal costs.
This isn't how a legal system is supposed to work. You don't take a guilty plea because you run out of money.
Article spends too much time FUDing "plant explosions" for my taste
The guy was a ransomware distributor who used malvertising campaigns to hijack traffic from all sort of sites, not just porn sites.
NCA press release: https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/hacker-from-russian-...
Maybe for ... let's take a guess... trade secrets and IP?