Some of these had assholes, some of them were just talked about.
While researching something I saw in Kim Komando’s newsletter, I’ve scowered the web and came across this from Tech Crunch.
The article is titled Meet the cybercriminals of 2023 where there are links to stories and brief descriptions of each.
Hacker responsible for 2020 Twitter breach sentenced to prison
This was the biggest story I think because not only is this linking to tech crunch, but we definitely covered this jackass thanks to Krebs on Security.
Joseph O’Connor was allegedly responsible for the biggest Twitter hack before Elon Musk eventually baught the company and tore it to shreds.
Ex-Amazon engineer pleads guilty to crypto exchange hacks
I don’t know if we’ve covered this one. According to the summary, the hacker pleaded guilty just recently according to the justice department. The suspect, named only as Ahmed, allegedly stole millions in a hack of crypto currency and then turned good by returning the stolen funds. Or … did he? I guess you’ll have to read more.
Feds accuse Mikhail Matveev of being ‘central figure’ in ransomware gang
This Russian allegedly burned his passport because he’s basicly wanted by the feds. He didn’t necessarily say that he didn’t commit crime, but it isn’t worth traveling as he’ll be picked up. Maybe you should’ve thought of that before you started doing your criminal activity, eh?
North Korean hackers had a busy year stealing crypto for nukes
As suspected and talked about amongst the security industry, North Korea used Crypto Currency heists to deal with getting their nuclear programs off the ground. It was definitely suspected, and I suspect they won’t stop any time soon.
This section talks about hackers for the hermit kingdom. We know that the neuclear program is sanctioned, but the gang will stop at nothing to get the money they need.
Meet the card checker blamed for massive credit card fraud scheme
This one we definitely talked about. Card2Check anyone? Brian Krebs and many others were talking about this one. If you don’t remember this one, better take another look at it. Look at it good.
Cybercrime forum boss busted for hacking, fraud — and child abuse
If it can go wrong, this went completely wrong for this guy. This story talks about one of the most prolific cybercrime forums out there, Breach Forums. At one time, the site had over 340,000 active members. In the end, Conor Brian Fitzpatrick, 20, was arrested. It wasn’t just computer crimes he was charged with either. he was charged with fraud, computer crimes and CSAM. Good job, man. You could’ve had a good life with your skills, but the CSAM charge may get you the most time out of everything else you’re charged with.
FBI took a bite out of Qakbot, a mere setback for the prolific malware gang
Trend Micro talked about one of the biggest Botnets we’ve ever seen. QakBot was recently dismantled which gives us a resbit, for now. Operation Duck Hunt gave computers an uninstaller which rid the botnet for a time, according to the blurb. But while there may be infections again, it wouldn’t surprise me if it came back badder than ever even though it may have had a setback. We’ll have to see with this one.
Teen hacker detained indefinitely due to ongoing risk to the public
Finally, a teen who seems to show no remorse for his actions seems to have been detained under a permanent hosptial stay until doctors determine he’s not a threat. According to the blurb, Arion Kurtaj was responsible for hacking Uber, Rock Star Games and others. He used social engineering and other tactics to score access to victims.
There is other reading within this article at the bottom, and as I said, some of these are things we’ve talked about on TSB itself. Have fun with this one!
Again, the article is titled Meet the cybercriminals of 2023 | TechCrunch and do enjoy this one! Can’t wait for the comment boards on it.